The London Bridge Hospital: Haematology clinics and treatment

London Bridge Hospital, one of six owned by HCA (Hospital Corporation of America), has established an international reputation for offering the best in private healthcare. They provide the very highest standards of clinical skills and nursing care across a wide range of specialties in a comfortable, newly-refurbished hospital overlooking the River Thames and Tower Bridge within easy reach

Dedicated and highly trained staff at every level ensure that patients receive the best possible treatment, making your stay as pleasant and comfortable as possible. All Clinical staff are professionally registered and undergo a range of annual updates. These include basic and advanced life support, infection control, health & safety and customer care. In addition staff undertake numerous post graduate educational courses to ensure that patients receive the most up to date and experienced based care.

Whether you are an inpatient, day case or outpatient you will be cared for by a team of professionals.

Their GP Liaison Department works closely with all consultants who see patients at London Bridge Hospital and they have a dedicated and caring approach in finding you the earliest appointment possible with the correct specialist for your needs.

For an appointment or for any further information please call them on 0845 602 7906 or send them an email.

Haematology treatment

The hospital provides treatment and advice for patients with blood clots such as Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. This usually involves treatment with anticoagulant (blood thinning) drugs both on inpatient and outpatient basis. An efficient Anticoagulant Clinic is run at the Hospital for this purpose. Advice on thrombosis prevention (e.g. on long haul flights) and testing for Thrombophilia (thrombotic tendency) is also available.

The hospital is also well equipped for dealing with assessment of potential bleeding problems that may complicate surgery.

There is close supervision of the Pathology Laboratory by a Consultant Haematologist and blood diseases are quickly identified and dealt with. Advice is also provided in resolving Haematological problems which occur during assessment of other medical or surgical conditions such as performance of Bone Marrow biopsies both on an inpatient and outpatient basis.

Venesection (removal of blood on a regular basis) for such conditions as Haemochromatosis (too much iron in the body)  and Polycythaemia (overproduction of red blood cells) is also provided.

Services provided include:

Bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy

Minor invasive procedure under local anaesthetic for the diagnosis of haematological disorders, evaluation of pyrexias of unknown origin and for the staging of haematological malignancies e.g. lymphoma.

Lumbar puncture and intrathecal chemotherapy

Minor invasive procedure under local anaesthetic. Diagnostic test to exclude meningeal infiltration by leukaemia or lymphoma. Allows instillation of local chemotherapy as therapy or prophylaxis.

Bone marrow transplantation

Surgical procedure under general anaesthetic for the collection of autologous or allogeneic stem cells to enable bone marrow transplantation.

Haemopoietic stem cell transplantation

Treatment option for certain patients with haematological malignancies and some non-haematological disorders. Complex preparatory work up including donor assessment and stem cell collection prior to 4-6 week inpatient admission and post-transplant follow up.

Facilities at the London Bridge Hospital

The London Bridge Hospital has over 100 rooms, making it one of the largest private hospitals in the UK. Standard in-patient rooms are single with air conditioning and en-suite bathroom facilities including a shower.  Many rooms overlook the River Thames whilst others overlook the attractive internal atrium.

Each bedroom has TV, satellite channels, radio, direct dial telephone, a fridge and Nurse Call system. If requested they can provide daily newspapers, books and a number of business services.

A different menu for each day of the week gives you a choice of dishes including vegetarian options. Their chef will cater for special diets while their dietician will recommend the dishes that are most appropriate for you.

London Bridge Hospital has a great deal of experience in meeting the cultural needs of international patients and offers a service which provides support from the moment a medical report is received right through to assistance with arranging transport home, ensuring international patients feel at ease about coming to London for treatment and feel at home during their stay at London Bridge Hospital.

Contact details

The London Bridge Hospital

27 Tooley Street

London SE1 2PR

Tel:  0845 602 7906

        0845 602 4255  - appointments

Fax: +44 (0)20 7407 3162

Email: info@lbh.hcahealthcare.co.uk

Website: www.londonbridgehospital.com

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