It is estimated that 670,000 people in England have dementia. That figure is expected to double in the next 30 years. Currently fewer than half of people with dementia have been diagnosed. The government says the overall dementia diagnosis rate in England - about 45% - is "shockingly low". The issue was raised as a priority a year ago in the prime minister's "challenge on dementia".
The London Clinic is one of the first healthcare providers in the UK to offer a test for people experiencing dementia symptoms that can help to diagnose or exclude Alzheimer’s disease.
Latest research to be presented at The London Clinic will demonstrate a new minimally invasive procedure, helping millions of men with enlarged prostate.
New procedure administered under local anaesthesia will provide men with BPH symptom relief and improved urinary flow along with preserved sexual function
The London Clinic is proud to be sponsoring and providing clinical testing for the Xtreme Everest 2 expedition.
The London Clinic is the UK’s first independent not for profit hospital to achieve Joint Accreditation Committee-ISCT (Europe) & EBMT (JACIE) Accreditation for the clinical, collection and processing sections of its stem cell transplantation programme. The Clinic is the biggest donor cell collection centre in the UK.
I trained and nursed at London teaching hospitals. I always believed the mantra that 'if you need a hip operation then go privately but if it's something serious then go straight to the NHS - all the better if it's a teaching hospital.' The underlying suggestion being that private hospitals were only good at basic procedures.
The risks of vitamin D deficiency have been much documented in the news of late, with the reduced daylight hours during the winter months resulting in lower exposure to sunlight, which is required for the body to make the vitamin. The diet does not on its own provide sufficient vitamin D to maintain adequate levels.
The London Clinic has this month been awarded a prestigious 5 star Food Hygiene Rating
On the 9 January 2012, The London Clinic consultant Mr Dinesh Nathwani successfully performed the world’s first BioPoly partial knee resurfacing procedure. The surgery was conducted through The Advanced Therapies Centre, a newly launched clinical trials facility at The London Clinic, which aims to provide innovative treatment choices for patients through access to trials and novel therapies.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved in record time, the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial to investigate the potential of CyberKnife induced tumour damage, in combination with an immune system stimulant from skin injections in treating advanced metastatic colorectal cancer. This is to be undertaken at The London Clinic’s new Advanced Therapies Centre.
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The guiding principle of The London Clinic has always been to deliver exceptional patient care. This was the focus in 1932 when the Clinic opened and it has remained the ethos we have followed for the past 80 years.
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