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King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust private patients service: Liver medicine and liver transplant surgery in London

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If you are seeking treatment for liver disease, or in need of a liver transplant. King’s College Hospital enjoys a world-class reputation for both adult and paediatric liver disease.
 
King’s College Hospital is one of London’s most prestigious teaching hospitals, with a history of clinical excellence dating back to 1840. The Private Patient Service is housed in the Guthrie Wing. Called King’s International, it offers patients the highest standards of clinical and customer care, whether they are from the UK or overseas (residents of more than 50 countries were treated last year).
 
A designated General Manager and a Clinical Director lead a highly commended nursing team and pharmacy team dedicated to patient safety and care. Staff keep their clinical skills continuously updated, while ensuring customer service standards are met through the ‘King’s behaviour standards’ programme. All consultants work in the National Health Service (NHS), so their clinical practice is also up to date.
 
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Why choose King’s College Hospital?

 
King’s College Hospital is one of the UK’s leading centres for liver transplant and liver medicine.
  • In 2004/5, King’s College Hospital ran the largest UK adult liver transplant programme in terms of patients who received transplants, and the largest Paediatric liver transplant programme in Europe, in terms of patients who received transplants per year.
  • There is a dedicated pathology and immunology laboratory and an ongoing research programme into all aspects of liver disease within the King’s College Hospital Institute of Liver Studies.
  • The Hospital has a designated liver transplant theatre and team: 6 consultant transplant surgeons and dedicated adult and paediatric liver medicine consultants, totalling 8 paediatric liver medicine consultants and 6 adult liver medicine consultants.
  • The Hospital has a designated Liver Intensive Care Unit with 14 beds and four designated consultants with a specialism in Liver Intensive Care Medicine, led.
  • King’s College Hospital has pioneered many of the leading techniques within liver transplantation including split-liver transplantation and transplantation involving un-matched organ donors.
 

Clinical expertise

The liver treatment and transplant team is led by:
  • Liver Transplantation Surgery: Professor Nigel Heaton
  • Liver Transplantation Medicine: Dr John O’ Grady
  • Paediatric Liver Transplantation Medicine: Professor Anil Dhawan
  • Adult Liver Intensive Care Medicine: Dr Julia Wendon

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The service provides excellent clinical support facilities including:
  • A private outpatient suite with five consulting rooms
  • 21 single-bed rooms
  • A two-bed high dependency unit
  • Access to the  Clinical Institute for Liver Studies and Liver Intensive Care Unit
  • A day room
  • Some visitor parking outside the Guthrie Wing or main car park
The colour-coordinated rooms are pleasantly furnished, many with their own shower or bath. All rooms have a remote-controlled television, a direct dial telephone and a safe for valuables. Accommodation for a relative in the room can sometimes be arranged on request.
 
As well as excellent nursing care, the Clinic offers a special catering service to meet individual requirements and a multi-faith chaplaincy service for your spiritual needs. Four in 10 of our patients are from overseas so all our staff have a high level of cultural awareness.

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Contact details

General enquiries: +44 (0) 20 3299 3192.
Referrals should be made via:
 
Mr Romi Appanah: Head of Nursing for International & Private Patients
Fax: 00 44 (0) 207 346 4718
Phone: 00 44 (0) 207 346 1763
 
Or Mrs Jean Smith: In-Patient Coordinator for International & Private Patients
Fax:00 44 (0) 207 346 4718
Phone:00 44 (0) 207 346 4716
 
Address:
International & Private Patient Services
Guthrie Wing
King’s College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS

Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7346 3192
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7274 5453
Email: private.enquires@kingsch.nhs.uk
 
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