Childhood obesity - Medical specialists

The Portland Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare, is a revered centre for excellence in private medical treatment located in central London. The highly experienced team offer specialist care for women, children and their families, with dedicated services for children and babies, women’s health and maternity care. With a wide range of highly recommended pregnancy services, including state-of-the-art scanning and expert physiotherapy, The Portland Hospital provides women with a wealth of maternity care options with safety at the heart of all treatment. In addition, the revered hospital offers comprehensive women’s health services, from menopause management to gynaecological surgery, led by highly experienced consultants including leading specialists in endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. The Portland Hospital’s team of distinguished paediatric specialists also provides dedicated care for babies and children and the clinic is equipped with entertainment facilities for young patients to ensure their visit is a calm and pleasant as possible.

The Alexandra Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, is a highly recommended private health care facility located in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. Renowned for its ability to deliver high quality care for a wide range of complex cases including cardiac surgery and neurosurgery, all supported by the highest-level intensive care unit, the hospital's distinguished team of top specialists offer outstanding levels of care. The hospital offers a wide range of services including orthopaedic surgery, spinal surgery, neurosurgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine services, plastic surgery, weight loss surgery, general surgery, gynaecology services, gastroenterology services, ophthalmology services, cancer care as well as a private walk-in centre and a private GP service. The team prides themselves on their friendly, patient first approach to patient care.

The Christie Private Care, part of HCA Healthcare, is a world class centre for cancer care based in Manchester. The centre has been providing expert cancer care for patients in Manchester for over 10 years.The highly experienced team at The Christie Private Care specialises in complex and acute care, providing the latest cancer treatments through the country’s most advanced private cancer network. They also partner with leading NHS teaching hospitals to provide specialist cancer care.What medical services does it specialise in?The Christie Private Care specialises in:Oncology Radiotherapy Interventional radiotherapy(chemosaturation and SIRT) Systemic anti-cancer therapies HIPEC Haematology (including bone marrow transplant, CAR-T bi-specifics) Robotic surgery Oncology surgery What tests and treatments does it offer?The centre treats a wide range of cancers, which are as follows:adrenal cancer blood cancer brain tumours breast cancer gastrointestinal cancer gynaecological cancer head and neck cancer liver cancer lung cancer melanoma (skin cancer) neuroendocrine tumours sarcoma spinal caner urological cancer The centre provides cancer screening and a range of diagnostic tests and scans, including CT, PET and MRI scans, endoscopy and genetic testing. It is also contains a JACIE accredited, quality assured, haematology transplant unit. The centre is part of HCA Healthcare, home to The Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK (SCRI UK), which works constantly to improve cancer therapies for patients. It is the first and only unit outside of the NHS to offer new anti-cancer drugs in therapeutic clinical trials. SCRI UK, serves both private and NHS patients. The institute has become one of the world’s leading clinical research organisations conducting community-based clinical trials throughout the United States and United Kingdom.The specialists at Christie Private Healthcare provide a world class standard of care to their patients thoughout every step of the process, from diagnosis, through to treatment and aftercare. Every member of the research team is committed to maintaining each patient’s rights to privacy, dignity, religion and cultural beliefs and confidentiality.