Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital Newsflash GP & Practice Colleagues Welcome Issue 23 - 2014 Update from Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital Please find listed below the new consultants, and their specialities, who are now available at Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital. We are confident that these consultants will deliver a high standard of patient care ensuring that Nuffield Health continues to be the leading provider of independent healthcare. The consultants are: Mr James Coulston - Consultant Vascular Surgeon Mr David Milliken - Consultant Gynaecologist Dr Peter Noble - Consultant Psychiatrist We have seen some exciting developments throughout the year and our Choose and Book offer continues to grow in order to support our local community requirements. As always, if you or your practice have any specific educational or training requirements, please feel free to get in touch and we will endeavour to assist you. As the end of the year quickly approaches, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support during 2014 and I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year. Sasha Burns Hospital Director Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital To refer patients Send your named/unnamed referral direct to us and we will contact your patient. Tel: 01823 250 611 Fax: 01823 250 610 Email:somersetbookings @nuffieldhealth.com The directory of Consultants can be found online at nuffieldhealth.com /healthcare-professionals Physiotherapy Update We are also developing the current services on offer and we are pleased to introduce Jo Lang to our Physiotherapy team. Jo is a Chartered Physiotherapist qualifying from Southampton University in 1997 with an Honours degree in Physiotherapy. Since then she has gone on to complete a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation and completed foundation level and women’s health training in Acupuncture. Following graduation Jo has spent most of her career working within the NHS as a Clinical Specialist in Women’s and Men’s Health. She is highly skilled in the assessment and management of Obstetric, Gynaecology, Urology and Colorectal dysfunction including pregnancy related back and pelvic pain, incontinence/ prolapse. Should you wish to refer any patients to Jo, you can do this by calling 0844 334 8653. Choose and Book Update Now more patients can get the Nuffield Treatment when booking appointments as we have increased the number of clinics that are available through NHS Choose and Book. The clinics currently on offer include: Cataract; ENT; Gynae Prolapse and Hernia and Gall Bladder. We also support Orthopaedics with Choose and Book, however please note that all referrals for this must go through the OASIS Triage Centre first. GP Events Our consultants continue to enjoy being able to deliver educational events for both Healthcare Professionals and potential customers. Our GP Curry Club continues to grow in popularity so please keep your eyes open for your invitations - early booking is advised to avoid disappointment. Should you have any specific educational requirements please get in touch and we will endeavour to fulfil those. For your convenience we have enclosed a desk calendar for 2015. Referring to Nuffield Health Hospitals Joined up Healthcare To refer to a Nuffield Health Hospital please use the contact details on the front of this Newsflash or use our Referrers’ Directory Patients with Medical Insurance: We have agreements with all major insurers. Please have your patient’s insurance scheme and policy details to hand when booking. A GP letter is also required. Patients Self-paying: We provide a full range of services to patients who are paying for their own treatment. NHS Patients: Via Choose and Book Some procedures are available to patients through Patient Choice. You and your patient can select the most convenient time, date and place of treatment for NHS services listed on the NHS Choose and Book web portal. Simply access the Choose and Book website (chooseandbook.nhs.uk/) and search for consultants/procedures available at your local Nuffield Health Hospital. Please note: not all Nuffield Health Hospitals offer Choose and Book treatment. For assistance or to find out more about the Patient Choice at your local hospital, please contact the Nuffield Health Choose and Book Contact Centre: Tel: 08000 155 020 Fax: 08452 803 251 Email:[email protected] Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital has been established as the leading independent healthcare provider in the Taunton area for over 40 years. Now we are proud to announce that the Nuffield team has grown and it now includes Taunton Fitness and Wellbeing Centre. Nuffield Health bought the gym, previously owned by Virgin, as part of a national expansion plan when they bought 10 gyms across the country earlier this year. This expansion is helping Nuffield to deliver joined-up healthcare as it should be, across the country. Our pioneering approach to independent healthcare brings together fitness, prevention and cure, to arm our customers with the support, information and facilities to get and stay healthy. Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital boasts 41 en-suite rooms; 3 state-of-the art theatres; an innovative Health Style suite (for minor procedures); and over 130 specialised consultants, with appointments available weekly. The newly refurbished gym has a vast range of cardio equipment and weights; 20m swimming pool (with family swim available at weekends); sauna and luxury hydrotherapy pool ; over 50 fitness classes; and a welcoming lounge area offering Costa coffee. The Nuffield Health gym is able to offer NHS employees a reduced membership fee. Simply take this Newsflash to the gym and sign-up for a complimentary taster session. Alternatively call 01823 447 046 and speak to the Sales Manager directly. The Nuffield Health Promise GP Learning Programme Our free GP Learning Programme is a great way to fulfil your CPD requirements. For information on events taking place at Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital please visit our website, telephone Natalie Gardner on 01823 250612 or email [email protected] The Nuffield Health Promise is our pledge to our self paying patients, where we ensure that they receive a clear and transparent price for treatment, the very best in clinical care, and with no time limits on after care**. Contact us: Facts at a glance Information on our latest Infection Control or Patient Satisfaction statistics can be found on our website at nuffieldhealth.com 01823 250 612 [email protected] *Not including private patient units at NHS hospitals. Local area defined as within 15 miles of the Nuffield Health hospital. We will match against written quotes only. Promise is valid for patients paying for themselves. **Where possible, we promise to assist you to receive any follow up advice, treatment or care that is clinically required from your Consultant for as long as you may require it. If a prosthesis is used as part of your treatment this is guaranteed for the manufacturer’s official lifetime of that prosthesis. “Clinically required” indicates where further intervention and/or monitoring of a patient’s condition is deemed necessary as a direct result of surgical intervention.
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