News and events

Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer amongst women in the UK and campaigners are planning to make Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2019 the loudest of its kind ever – as they prepare to make some noise about the ‘silent killer’.

Valentine’s Day is approaching and love is in the air - but a heart beating faster than usual might be a sign of much more than just a romantic reaction!

We're raising awareness for cervical cancer. It is important to get the message across that cervical screening is not a test for cancer, but instead allows for detection of abnormalities at an early stage.

Cosmetic surgery experts are predicting that 2019 will be the year when more is less as people make changes to the way they look.

She’s a motor-biking, music-loving mum-of-two who prides herself in keeping fit and looking good. But when Sarah Sleet hit 60 she decided that it was time to give nature a ‘helping hand’ and went under the knife for neck lift surgery.

Chef Laura, was struggling to do her job due to having flat feet as standing up all day became painful. After seeing Consultant Podiatrist Mr Stuart Metcalfe, she is back on her feet in the kitchen, and sometimes even manages some retail therapy after work!

Keen golfer Tony Rossborough was back in the swing of things just weeks after having a hip replacement operation. Now, less than seven weeks after surgery at Spire Parkway Hospital, the 66-year-old financial adviser is golfing three times a week and is happy to report his game is actually improving.

James had badly torn his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) – something  more unusual and difficult to treat that the more common anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage often suffered by sportsmen, but Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Jamie Arbuthnot rebuilt his PCL using James' hamstring tendon.

Graham is making great progress on his road to recovery after his bladder cancer operation led his consultant to also find he had prostate cancer.

At the recent Spire Matrons meeting, Spire Parkway Hospital were awarded two Spire Exemplar awards for outstanding service in both Dementia Care and Cancer Standards.