News and events

Lung Cancer Awareness Month runs throughout November It is the most common cause of cancer death in the UK and usually shows no symptoms in the very early stages – so recognising possible signs of lung cancer when they do occur is of the utmost importance.

Event details. Date: Thursday 18 October 2018. Time: 6.30pm. Venue: Spire Parkway Hospital. Book early to avoid disappointment.

When Jennifer Hagon started getting pains in her hip she made all kinds of lifestyle changes in order to cope with the situation. However, after seeing Mr Makrides at Spire Parkway and learning she needed a hip replacement, she opted for a new muscle sparing technique which would mean a quicker and more comfortable recovery period.

September is breast cancer awareness month. Are you checking your breasts for any abnormalities?

We wish our Matron, Pat Munday, all the best in her retirement, after 30 years in the nursing profession.

When Jason snapped the tendon that connects his bicep to his arm during an arm wrestling competition, he sought help from Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Shyamalan at Spire Parkway Hospital.

A pectus condition is the name given to a group of chest conditions in which several ribs and the breastbone grow differently. There are two main types of pectus conditions: pectus excavatum (sunken chest) and pectus carinatum (pigeon chest). Consultant Thoracic Surgeon Mr Babu Naidu explains.

We all know we should wear sun cream when on the beach but few of us wear it everyday as part of our daily routine. Lorry drivers are increasingly being treated for skin damage and skin cancer on their right ear after lengthy exposure to sun through the drivers side window.

A year after severe pain forced Stephen Sharp to abandon a climb up Mount Snowdon, he was back on Wales’s highest mountain just nine weeks after having a hip replacement operation!