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HCA UK at The Shard is a leading outpatients and diagnostic centre in central London that aims to diagnose and treat patients in a single visit. They offer same day consultations, prearranged one-visit clinic and unplanned diagnostic centres, and provide expert services in minor treatments, imaging, X-rays, CT and MRI scans alongside screening for prostate, breast, cervical and bowel cancer. The areas their specialist outpatient team specialise in are breast, colorectal and diabetes alongside endocrinology, ENT and head and neck, as well as gastroenterology. They are also experts in gynaecology, neurology and orthopaedics and pain management, as well as respiratory and thoracic services, physiotherapy, urology and vascular treatments. The team coordinates tests, assess patient condition and provide medication or minor treatments on the same day, where medically possible. If a patient's case is more complex, HCA UK at The Shard will ensure you have an onward health plan than may involve further treatment. This will either be at London Bridge Hospital or closer to the patient's home. They pride themselves in providing patients with a service where they benefit from the most knowledgeable specialist opinion, with the least inconvenience, in the safest of environments.

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.

The London Independent Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, provides unparalleled medical expertise and compassionate care and is located in Stepney Green, East London, The hospital stands as a beacon of cutting-edge medical advancements, patient-centred services, and a commitment to your well-being. The staff at The London Independent Hospital consists of distinguished surgeons and specialists, at the forefront of complex spine and orthopaedic surgery. The hospital’s unwavering dedication to innovation, coupled with years of experience, empowers its staff to take on the most challenging cases with confidence. The London Independent Hospital also provides expert care and diagnostics in its JAG-accredited endoscopy unit and cutting-edge imaging department (delivering MRI, CT and ultrasound scans), as well as its day-case surgery unit. This state-of-the-art facility also provides leading care in sports medicine, bariatrics, gynaecology and general surgery. Furthermore, the staff at the one-stop balance clinic, the one-stop back pain clinic and health check-ups are devoted to providing second-to-none patient-centred care.