Cholecystitis - Medical specialists

Based at the Platinum Medical Centre in St John's Wood, The Wellington Hospital Outpatients is the largest private outpatient centre in the UK, treating more than 30,000 patients every year. Across 38 consulting rooms and a 10-bed day surgery centre with four operating theatres, it provides rapid access to specialist consultants, comprehensive diagnostics and a dedicated One-Stop Breast Clinic — with results in as little as 48 hours.What medical services does it specialise in?The Wellington Hospital Outpatients brings together leading specialists in orthopaedic surgery, gastroenterology (digestive health), neurosurgery, medical oncology (cancer care), obstetrics and gynaecology (women's health) and physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiotherapy). Breast care services are also provided through a dedicated Breast Care Unit with a One-Stop Breast Clinic.What tests and treatments does it offer?Some of the medical tests and care services offered at The Wellington Hospital Outpatients include:MRI CT scan Ultrasound Mammography Digital X-ray (walk-in X-ray service) PET-CT scan One-Stop Breast Clinic Endoscopy What quality and safety standards does The Wellington Hospital Outpatients meet?The Wellington Hospital Outpatients holds a CQC Good rating. As the largest private outpatient centre in the UK, it delivers consultant-led specialist care with results in as little as 48 hours, supported by a full diagnostic imaging suite and a 10-bed day surgery centre.Where is The Wellington Hospital Outpatients located?15–17 Lodge Road, St John's Wood, NW8. Near St John's Wood tube (10 min). A campus shuttle bus links to The Wellington Hospital main building and other campus locations.What other HCA Healthcare UK centres are there in Central London?The Wellington Hospital Outpatients is part of the Wellington Hospital campus. Other campus locations include The Wellington Hospital at 8A Wellington Place, providing inpatient care, 30 intensive care beds and a full range of surgical facilities, and Golders Green Outpatients and Diagnostics Centre on Golders Green Road, North London, serving patients across the wider North London area.

The Princess Margaret Hospital, part of the Circle Health Group, is a leading private hospital in Windsor that offers its patients a high quality, private orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, cataract surgery, as well as a diagnostic imaging department. The facilities that the hospital boasts include 18 consulting rooms, four operating theatres, a JAG-accredited endoscopy suite, an elective paediatric service, as well as an oncology suite staffed by specialist nurses delivering a wide range of chemotherapy treatments and regimes to patients under the care of consultant oncologists. Patients can also benefit from a physiotherapy department staffed by chartered, state-registered physiotherapists. The Princess Margaret Hospital is also a renowned centre of excellence in the field of pulmonology.

Mount Alvernia Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, has been treating patients in the Guildford area for almost 90 years, providing outpatient, day-case and inpatient services across a range of specialities including orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, women’s health, gastroenterology, gynaecology and dermatology. The hospital has 60 beds over five wards, three theatres, 15 consulting rooms and an ambulatory care unit which includes two Theatres for minor surgery. The hospital’s extensive imaging department houses CT, MRI, X-ray, digital mammography, ultrasound and bone densitometry, alongside a nuclear medicine department. It is one of the only private hospitals in the area to provide PET CT scanning. Alongside surgery, patients can also attend the hospital for private cancer care, physiotherapy and pathology (the hospital has a laboratory for blood tests and analysis). The on-site pharmacy also enables convenient collection of prescribed medication. Mount Alvernia’s private GPs are also based in the hospital; they offer 30-minute appointments and can easily refer onward to expert specialists, as well as for tests, scans and physiotherapy should patients require them.