News
Friday, 24 October 2008
Spire Bushey Hospital is keen to raise awareness about glaucoma during World Blindness Month. Glaucoma is the name for a group of eye conditions in which the optic nerve is damaged at the point where it leaves the eye. It affects two to four per cent of people over the age of 40 in the UK and is the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness. It is believed that only 50% of people with the...
Monday, 01 September 2008
Breast imaging service
Spire Bushey Hospital took delivery of a brand new, latest technology digital mammography unit in January. The new unit enables the hospital to offer a comprehensive, rapid diagnostic breast imaging service to patients who have a strong family history and are under the NHS threshold for breast screening.
In addition, current best practice within any breast screening...
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Spire Bushey Hospital now offers a cervical cancer vaccine that protects young women from most forms of cervical cancer, Doctors have welcomed the vaccines introduction as they believe it could save the lives of thousands of women.
Every year 3, 000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in Britain and three women under the age of 44 die from the disease every day.
The vaccine, which...
Monday, 21 July 2008
An increasing number of men are choosing to have an abdominoplasty. One former patient, Jamie Wishart, was kind enough to speak to the BBC about his experience with an abdominoplasty here at Spire Bushey Hospital. His consultant surgeon, Mr Jag Chana, was also interviewed. To see the video on the BBC website of Mr Wishart talking about his abdominoplasty click here and to see Mr Jag Chana discuss...
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
At Spire Bushey Hospital we offer various investigations carried out by our highly experienced cardiac staff. Our friendly, professional team will ensure you receive excellent care. The clinic is available for people who are concerned about their health as well as those already diagnosed with a heart condition. You can self-refer for some tests, or contact us once you have a referral letter from...
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
At Spire Bushey Hospital the chest clinic provides daily access for patients with respiratory conditions and symptoms. Rapid access to consultant chest physicians allows early diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. Respiratory medicine encompasses numerous problems, some of the commoner benefits for patients following rapid assessment include:
Cough can be a debilitating symptom,...
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
A new quick procedure not widely available on the NHS which treats age related blindness disease is now available at 13 Spire Healthcare hospitals around the UK, including Spire Bushey Hospital.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the central part of your vision and occurs mainly in older people. About one in 100 people aged 65-75 and one in eight people aged over 85 suffer from...
Monday, 09 June 2008
Sarah Denning runs ante-natal classes at Spire Bushey Hospital on Sunday mornings and occasionally on Saturdays. Sarah is a registered practising midwife at Watford Maternity Unit. Sarah works with Consultant Obstetrician Mr Richard Sheridan, offering continuity throughout pregnancy and birth for private obstetric patients.
Sarah says: "My classes will help you to gain confidence and to have...
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
Sara Ryan, Head of Clinical Services at Spire Bushey Hospital is pleased to report that: "Following the return of the self-assessment documentation of all the Healthcare Commission standards I am delighted to inform you that we are meeting all the standards and hence a statutory inspection of Spire Bushey Hospital is not required this year.
"The hospital continues to work towards a high...
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Physiotherapy can help virtually any condition that affects your muscles, tendons, joints or nerves including:
· back and neck pain
· arthritis
· upper limb work-related problems eg repetitive strain injury
· sports/dance injuries
· strokes and other neurological problems
· incontinence
. balance Disorders with vestibular...
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Bushey Hospital now offers the latest surgical development for a condition that is reckoned to affect one in two of us at some time in our lives. The technique is so new that less than twenty consultants are offering this in the UK, with only a handful of these based in the south.
This potentially dehabilitating condition is not always recognised for the serious impact it can have upon...
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Hospital puts its best foot forward
A new high tech machine which starred in BBC’s Dragon’s Den and could help people suffering knee and back pain, is now available at Spire Bushey Hospital.
The Gaitscan, which measures how people walk, uses a pressure plate which scans at 300 times per second to produce 2D and 3D images of a patient’s feet. It can help people suffering from knee and lower...
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
Heart health assessment at Spire Bushey Hospital
Spire Bushey Hospital is now offering a new service to anyone who is concerned about the health of their heart or the impact their lifestyle is having on their health. According to the British Heart Foundation’s latest statistics, it is clear that cardiovascular disease remains the UK’s biggest killer. They believe that heart disease prevention...
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
New private GP service at Spire Bushey Hospital
Dr Ralph Abrahams now holds clinics at Bushey Hospital by appointment only. Out of hours appointments and home visits are also available. To make an appointment with Dr Abrahams call 07846 853584. Some of the services Dr Abrahams provides are listed below.- General family medicine- Completion of insurance claims- Pre employment medicals- Signing...
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
Spire Bushey Hospital is delighted to offer a twice-weekly CT mobile service. The Toshiba sixteen-slice Aquillion system will now come to the hospital every Wednesday and Saturday to perform scans for referred patients. The benefits of the multislice system are:- Scanning eight times faster than conventional or spiral CT scanning which allows faster examination times for patients.-CT scans for...
