Heart check up - Doctors specialists of April

One Heart Clinic is a cardiac centre of excellence based in the heart of London’s medical district on Harley Street. It provides a full range of non-invasive cardiology diagnostics, using state of the art equipment. The One Heart Clinic cardiologists also perform invasive cardiology interventions to treat a variety of cardiac conditions within many of London’s renowned private hospitals. They also hold posts at leading London teaching hospitals and have trained in some of the most prestigious hospitals in London and Cambridge. One Heart Clinic has its own consulting and diagnostic suite and access to on-site cardiac CT and open cardiac MRI scanners, allowing patients to receive the full range of advanced care all in one place. Designed with patient-centred care in mind, the clinic aims to provide easy access and world-class standards. They believe the finest cardiac care can only be achieved by the best cardiologists in their fields. These cardiologists collaborate to work together and trust each other to deliver expert advice and treatment tailored to the individual patient.

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.

Ross Hall Clinic Braehead, which opened in 2022, is Ross Hall Hospital's new facility where the majority of outpatient clinics for most specialties take place. Ross Hall Clinic Braehead is also home to an MRI suite, a pre-operative assessment department, Eye Care Scotland - a dedicated ophthalmic complex including four consultation rooms and two operating theatres, two minor treatment/procedure rooms, a cardiology suite, a neurophysiology suite, and a respiratory laboratory. Patients requiring surgery will largely be seen at Ross Hall Hospital, excluding minor procedures and ophthalmic procedures.