Press release - 21 April 2011
Royal seal of approval for leading London
hospital
The London Clinic, the largest independently
owned hospital in the UK, is proud to announce that the
organisation has been granted a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the
International Trade Category as a result of successfully increasing
overseas income by more than £9m over the past three years.
The prestigious award represents an extremely
high accolade for The London Clinic and reflects the Clinic’s
commitment to investing in the needs of international patients,
offering bespoke and specialist services to visiting nationals from
well over 30 countries.
The London Clinic manages all overseas business
through a dedicated International Office. The team boasts excellent
relationships with Embassies and health offices in London and
overseas, with regular visits to the Middle East to meet the
dignitaries and officials responsible for the transfer of patients
to the UK for treatment. As a registered charity, the Clinic has
been able to re-invest over £145m into new facilities and services
in the past 5 years.
Right: All overseas
business is managed through our dedicated International
Office
The
London Clinic was officially opened 79 years ago in 1932 by the
then Duchess of York (later to become Queen Elizabeth The Queen
Mother). More recently (March 2010) the Clinic’s new £90m
state-of-the-art cancer centre – housing the latest radiotherapy
and radiosurgical technology – was opened by Her Majesty The
Queen.
In addition to a strong business relationship
with the Middle East, The London Clinic continues to look for
opportunities in new markets such as Cyprus, Russia and China. The
Clinic also offers a ‘Second Opinion’ service for overseas patients
and now hopes to have a greater focus on the EU market.
Left: HM The Queen discussing our new
radiotherapy equipment with one of our consultants
Mr Miller adds: “We offer a truly unique
service at The London Clinic for our international patients and it
is very important for us to have been recognised and commended for
our ongoing investment in the international healthcare market.
“Harley Street and The London Clinic have long
been associated with the provision of medical expertise and
clinical excellence for our patients both at home and abroad. We
are thrilled to have been allowed to bear the emblem of the Queen’s
Award for Enterprise in International Trade and will ‘wear’ it with
pride over the next five years.”
ENDS
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information about The London Clinic and The London Clinic’s
International Office and International Patients Centre, please call
the press office on 020 8786 3860 / 0770 948 7959 alternatively,
please email: jo.hudson@trinitypr.co.uk
Notes to Editors:
• The London Clinic is the UK’s largest
independently-owned non-profit hospital
• Over 250 patient beds and 12 operating
theatres including dedicated endoscopy suites and
a day surgery unit
• 24 hour consultant-led Intensive Care Unit
with 11 beds
• As a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation, The
London Clinic is able to
continuously reinvest in the latest medical technology,
facilities and clinical and nursing
support
• Highly complex procedures in addition to
routine surgery and medicine such as organ
transplants, radiosurgery,
radiotherapy, robotic surgery and neurosurgery
• Located on Harley Street in the heart of
London’s medical community
• Long-standing international reputation
attracting leading consultants for nearly 80 years