Using NHS surgeons privately

[Westy31]

Hey, I was just wondering if it's possible to book in with an NHS consultant direct at your local hospital for private surgery or if you have to go through a provider like the Spire??

I'd love to price private surgery at my own hospital...... Can that be done??

 

[Tules]

most surgeons travel around to hospitals to perform surgery. I would suggest you find a surgeon first and then select a hospital they perform.
Most surgeons have private contact details.
best wishes,

 

[natclaire33)]

I would also say contact the surgeon first, you may have to go through Spire for the first consultation, but i think after that you can talk with the surgeon about what hospital you want to be treated at. Most of the time it shouldn't be a problem to have private treatment at your local nhs hospital, as long as the consultant has all the right paper work etc and a contract in place to be able to treat patients in the private patients unit. I know a friend who was advised to have the surgery in the private unit attached to the local nhs hospital. so i would say go for it

 

[IMac]

First I choose the surgeon, prof Ammori after doing oodles of research then I went directly him. I phoned his secretary and arranged an appt at one of the private hospitals, paid directly to him (I think £150 for an initial consultation) then had the choice of two hospitals based on their status ie the Spire had "excellence" so it was £950 more expensive. I choose the cheaper option and have no regrets at all.
I received two invoices , one for the hospital services and one for the surgeon approx 50% each.
Good luck

 

[JJJ]

Most NHS consultants do private work but not all.
I would suggest looking at your local private hospitals then at who does bariatric surgery. A chat with your GP might let you get some insider info on the surgeon as an individual.

 

[siana58]

Choose your surgeon, or the hospital and then see which surgeons they use....maybe then see which providers use that surgeon at which location and compare costs. I picked my surgeon first, having the op via a provider was a grand cheaper than booking it direct with a private hospital, and the hospitals are about 5 miles apart...