When it comes to private healthcare, there is a common misconception that access to high quality care is only available to the extremely wealthy, or those lucky enough to have private medical insurance provided by their employer
In a bid to dispel the myths and demystify private healthcare once and for all, Nuffield Health is throwing open the doors to its hospitals in Newcastle and Stockton-on-Tees for a series of public events throughout October and November to show how anyone and everyone can access Nuffield’s award-winning health, wellbeing and medical services.
Working closely alongside leading consultants from various fields of medical practice, including orthopaedics, ear, nose and throat (ENT), general surgery, gynaecology, urology, spinal surgery, ophthalmic care and cosmetics, Nuffield Health has been providing faster access to a wide range of treatments to the people of the North East for over 30 years.
The series of events, which includes a selection of ‘Meet the Expert’ style one-to-ones at Nuffield’s Newcastle and Tees hospitals, the latter of which is rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), will enable visitors to get a real feel for the two hospitals and the full care provision on offer.
Guests can speak directly with consultants to find out more about the different treatments and diagnostic services available to them as well as meet some of the hospital’s service staff and view the overall facilities, including the comfortable, en-suite bedrooms at each site.
”We’re really excited about our upcoming events,” said Stacey Brunton, Sales and Services Manager at Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital. ”The general impression that people have about private healthcare is that it is only available for those with private medical insurance or a lot of money in the bank, but that’s not the case at all.
”By opening our hospitals up to the public, we hope to help debunk some of these myths and demonstrate how our services are available to people from all walks of life, whether they are self-funding, privately insured or in some cases, referred from the NHS.”
With patient choice and accessibility to treatment firmly at the heart of its agenda, another factor that Nuffield Health is keen to highlight during the course of the events is its charitable status.
Operating as a not-for-profit, all monies raised by the organisation are invested back into its services to ensure a consistently high standard of care. This commitment to continuous improvement has seen Nuffield recognised as the Private Hospital Group of the Year for three years in a row at the prestigious Health Investor Awards.
”We always put the needs of our patients first,” Mark Throw, Business Development Manager at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital added. ”Re-investing capital back into the development of our services enables us to plan further ahead and establish clinics and care packages that are important to our patients. Growing our services organically also helps us to better complement the services delivered by the NHS to provide people with more choice about when and where they receive their treatment, as and when they need it most.
”We hope that visitors to our North East hospitals for the course of our events will be impressed by what they see and that it will open them up to the benefits that receiving treatment at Nuffield Health can offer.”
If you’re considering having surgery, there is no better time to find out more about the range of specialist treatments available at Nuffield Health. Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital’s series of events starts on Thursday 3 October with an Ophthalmology workshop about eye treatments and surgery, and culminates with an Orthopaedics event focusing on shoulder, hip and knee pain on Thursday 7 November.
Events at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital start on Wednesday 2 October with a workshop for those suffering with hernia, gallbladder and acid reflux symptoms and ends with a session on spinal therapies for back, neck and sacroiliac joint pain on Wednesday 23 October.
With 31 hospitals located across the country, as well as 112 fitness and wellbeing clubs and diagnostic facilities, Nuffield is the UK’s leading provider of private healthcare.
For full event listings and to reserve a place, visit www.nuffieldhealth.com/hospitals/events