General Medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management and nonsurgical treatment of unusual or serious diseases. Doctors working in this area are often called general physicians.
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General Medicine
General Medicine
General Medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management and nonsurgical treatment of unusual or serious diseases. Doctors working in this area are often called general physicians.
Because their patients are often seriously ill or require complex investigations, general physicians do much of their work in hospitals.
Most general physicians are also sub-specialists: that is, they will often have a specialist interest in one organ system or one particular area of medical knowledge. They will have received lengthy clinical and scientific training in their areas of interest, and have special expertise in the use of drugs or other medical therapies (as opposed to surgery).
We have a number of general physicians working in the Outpatient Consulting Rooms.
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Our Hospital is renowned for providing exemplary levels of care across more than 90 services. From orthopaedics, to urology, ENT, as well as a private GP practice and our urgent care centre, Casualty First, our services are led by some of London’s leading Consultants. For more information, and to find a service suitable for your care, find out more about the services that we offer.
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If you are self-paying you don’t need a referral from your GP for a consultation. You can simply refer yourself* and book an appointment.
If you have medical insurance (e.g. Bupa, Axa PPP, Aviva), you will need to contact your insurer to get authorisation for any treatment and, in most cases, you will require a referral letter from your GP.
If you do not have a GP, then we have an in-house private GP practice that you can use. Alternatively we can suggest the most appropriate course of action for you to take, given your location and individual circumstance.
*Please note – for investigations such as X-rays and MRI’s a referral will be required. However, we may be able to arrange this for you through our on-site private GP.
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