General surgery
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Our general surgery service provides a full range of diagnostic tests, scans and examinations for patients with hernias, lumps and bumps, gallstones and general abdominal conditions.
We have access to some of the best diagnostic facilities in the country, and our consultant pool includes world leaders in a number of surgical specialties, including upper gastrointestinal (GI), colorectal and bariatric surgery. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is a pioneering centre for minimal access surgery.
Your inpatient stay Your stay in hospital
You may need to stay at one of our hospitals to have a procedure or receive treatment, either overnight as an inpatient or during the day as a day patient. Ahead of your inpatient stay, you will usually need to attend a pre-operative assessment appointment.
Find out more about how you can reschedule or cancel your inpatient stay, pre-operative assessments, what to bring with you when you come to hospital and much more.
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Read the full storyWeight loss surgery linked to improvement in breathing issues for obese patients
A new study led by researchers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust suggests that bariatric surgery, also known as weight loss surgery, may reverse some of the negative effects of obesity on the respiratory system.
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Read the full storyHealthcare professionals at St Mary’s Hospital to have secure view of real-time test results via mobile devices
Healthcare professionals will soon have secure access to their patients’ latest test results from their mobile devices via the Streams app. This is the latest way the Trust is using advances in digital technology to provide better care.
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Read the full storyTrust awarded £1.9m for state-of-the-art surgical and imaging theatre
The Trust has been awarded funding to create a new ‘endovascular hybrid’ theatre, allowing patients with complex blood vessel problems to be treated with the most up-to-date procedures.
The staff were professional, kind and reassuring. I would like to leave my thanks to the wonderful clinicians, admin and estate staff for their efforts on a daily basis.
Anonymous
From my five minute wait to meet the doctor in an inviting, clean environment at the beginning, to the nurses who looked after me post surgery, the staff were all brilliant, efficient and caring. I was met with smiles and professionalism and they do everything to make you comfortable. The anaesthetist and surgeon were great at explaining everything.
Karend
A profoundly grateful thanks to the consultant and their surgical team for my recent operation in Paterson Ward. Inside the operating theatre all was brisk, even cheerful, and I was immediately at my ease, whilst the operation proceeded smoothly and efficiently thereafter.
Terence