News


Tuesday, 08 July 2008
The new breast screening service at the Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital was aired on BBC Look East on 3 July 2008.  Well known BBC Look East presenter Susie Fowler-Watt was filmed at the Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital going through the BreastHealthUK private breast screening service.   Private breast screening is now more readily available to a wider age group not currently eligible for the NHS...
Wednesday, 02 July 2008
The physiotherapy team at the Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital offer personal, professional and highly skilled private physiotherapy treatment and rehabilitation. With walk-in appointments available and no GP referral letter required, the physiotherapy centre at the Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital provides the best in physiotherapy care in a regulated environment.  The physiotherapy centre is regulated...
Friday, 27 June 2008
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) facility The Spire Cambridge Lea Hopsital is the only private hopsital provider outside of London in England to have an Endoscopic Ultrasound facility. EUS is a novel method used in the investigation, diagnosis and staging of gastrointestinal tract (UGIT) disease. It is an increasingly important technique for visualising the gastrointestinal tract including the...
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
BreastHealth UK launch an innovative private breast screening service including a state of the art digital infrared scanner at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital   One in nine women in the UK will develop breast cancer and every year more than 44, 000 new cases are diagnosed. Most of the new breast cancers arise in women with no prior family history of breast cancer. The earlier breast cancer is...
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
New treatment for age-related macular degeneration   Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital has introduced a new treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is an important condition affecting older people. This condition affects the macula which is a small area at the centre of the retina. The macula is responsible for what we see straight in front of us, allowing us to see fine detail...
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
5 star food safety award for Cambridge Lea   Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital has been awarded a prestigious 5 star food safety award by South Cambridgeshire Environmental Health Department. Under the Food Safety Act 1990, environmental health inspectors are required to inspect food premises according to the Food Standards Agency Code of Practice. South Cambridgeshire have introduced an innovative...