Total Health for expert medical advice and guidance At this time of year the area around the southern end of Harley Street where it meets Cavendish Square and Oxford Street always gets busy as these are the traditional Christmas shopping hotspots. However, this year there is an apparent more northerly shift up Harley Street too as people consider the latest medical treatments as the potential ‘ideal Christmas present’. The appointments staff for the major private hospitals are reporting that this year increasing numbers of people are booking Granny or Auntie in for the latest knee and hip replacement procedures, or for the new cancer cures such as CyberKnife® and Photodynamic Therapy.
It is often down to a relative to find and facilitate an appointment with an appropriate expert. This can be done under the NHS choose and book scheme, or privately either through the GP or by a patient ‘direct referral’. Is there a better gift than being totally cared for in one of the West End’s top private hospitals knowing that when you come out you will be free of pain, or able to walk or there is an excellent chance that your cancer has been removed?
Please see totalhealth for expert guidance on these latest therapies and who the top experts are. For anyone seeking the latest guidance on pain management should see the plain English articles prepared by London’s leading experts Dr Nigel Kellow and Dr Chris Jenner.
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