Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) - Doctors specialists of AFSPA

The Priory Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, is the largest private hospital in Birmingham, West Midlands and focuses on providing patients with the utmost care and consultant-led treatment tailored around them. The Priory Hospital's Outpatient department provides the perfect space to meet specialist consultants and discuss any concerns that patients may have. They have a comprehensive imaging department for fast access to diagnosis and treatment. The Priory Hospital has an interventional suite for cardiac and radiology procedures; a dedicated cancer centre supporting patients at every step of their journey; a specialist fertility centre that offers a full range of conception therapies to help patients achieve their dream of becoming parents; a critical care unit, giving patients and consultants the peace of mind that a higher level of support is available. They perform a wide variety of procedures in the fields of orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, gynaecology and urology, but do also offer more complex procedures such as cardiac, thoracic and cancer surgery.

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.

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.