Dr Richard Shaffer
Specialist in radiotherapy for non-cancer conditionsAppointment subject to confirmation
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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.

Leaders in Oncology Care, also known as LOC part of HCA Healthcare, is an award-winning clinic that specialises in both medical and clinical oncology. Located in Central London's renowned medical district, the specialist oncology clinic has notably been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark. Not only this, but the Harley Street-based clinic has also been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. The distinguished flagship outpatient centre, which comprises of a team of highly revered, skilled, and qualified consultant medical oncologists and consultant clinical oncologists, specialises in chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and hormone therapy. They also specialise in bowel cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer, head & neck cancer and gynaecology cancer. Impressively, LOC part of HCA Healthcare boasts up to 14 dedicated consultation and counselling suites, a pharmacy, and a fully-equipped and state-of-the-art laboratory. The clinic, that ensures and prioritises carrying out innovative, day-case cancer treatment for its patients, can guarantee that all of their patients receiving cancer treatment will be treated in a relaxed and comfortable environment. The clinic's consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop a treatment plan that is highly and carefully personalised to any given patient's specific diagnosis. This integrative approach aims to support the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of each and every patient. At LOC, patients are offered a wide range of various different supportive therapies that are each designed to help the patient and their family before, during, and after treatment. Notably, the clinic can provide much of their wellbeing support virtually, including webinars on physical and emotional wellbeing, virtual support groups, exercise classes, and guided self-care sessions with our complimentary therapy team.