A partnership between the NHS and the private London Bridge Hospital has kept ‘80 per cent’ of urgent, time-critical care going despite the COVID-19 outbreak.
In March the independent health sector announced it would help ease pressure on the NHS and free up beds for Coronavirus patients by transferring high-risk patients into its own hospitals.
London Bridge Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK, has been working with King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital to look after patients with complex cancer care and in need of urgent cardiac surgery.
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Dr Majid Kazmi, a consultant haematologist who practices at London Bridge Hospital and is also chief of cancer services and deputy medical director Guy’s and St Thomas’, said both organisations have been able to deliver around 80 per cent of their usual work through the partnership.
“It’s working brilliantly, we’ve always had a good relationship with Guy’s and St Thomas’, in the last month this has been transformed to a whole new level, ” he said.
“ At London Bridge Hospital, have a standalone cancer centre at the Guy’s cancer site, top four floors include private inpatient beds, theatres and intensive care units – now available to NHS patients who require time-critical cancer surgery in a safe environment.
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“This unprecedented move allows us to deliver almost 80 per cent of what we would usually be doing despite the COVID-19 situation.
“Huge amount of logistical work is going on behind the scenes, but from a patient perspective we’ve made it as seamless as possible.”
To keep the hospital COVID-19 free, temperature checks are made on all staff and patients and only patients returning negative swabs will have their surgery go ahead.
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London Bridge Hospital has 200 beds and ten operating theatres – all of which are now being used every day of the week by surgical teams from King’s and Guy’s trusts.
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Previous Post Cemeteries ‘may be closed at short notice’ says Southwark Council Next Post Guns, ammunition and drugs seized by Specialist Crime officers on the streets of south LondonWhen you think about private healthcare, you’d be right to expect certain things: first-class service, beautiful surroundings, caring staff, and of course immediate access. Our London Bridge Hospital campus delivers on every one of these expectations.
Spread over three main buildings and five outpatients centres you’ll find contemporary inpatient rooms, chemotherapy suites, physiotherapy gyms and remarkable theatres where operations at the forefront of medicine take place every day. We invest in the latest technologies to enhance our team’s capabilities and allow us to offer treatment built on extraordinary insight and the utmost accuracy.
Whether a patient is meeting their radiographer for an X-ray, discussing the latest treatment in stem cell transplantation or recovering from hip replacement surgery, all our sites share integrated services giving patients access to a seamless experience: from outpatients to day case and inpatient stays.
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At 27 Tooley Street overlooking the Thames, London Bridge Hospital is home to the majority of inpatient care, with six theatres, three cardiac Catheter Labs, 16 intensive care beds, three inpatient wards with 150 bedrooms, and the full range of diagnostic imaging services. A number of consulting rooms and supporting services are also found in St Olaf House, adjacent to the main hospital building, and Emblem House, opposite.
Our main outpatient and diagnostics centre occupies three lower floors of The Shard. This beautiful, calming environment has a private entrance, 78 consulting rooms, 12 private treatment rooms and a state-of-the-art physiotherapy gym. It offers same-day appointments, rapid diagnosis and treatment, with key specialties including physiotherapy, neurology, One Stop Breast and Gynaecology Clinics, orthopaedics, gastroenterology and ear, nose and throat.
You’re never far from receiving outstanding care. Our exemplary outpatient sites located in the heart of the City means you have access to the best facilities and consultants in the medical field at a time and a place convenient to you.
