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Information For Private Patients
In addition to their commitments to Contract/Public patients, Consultants at the
Medical Specialist Group see large numbers of Private Patients each year, referred
directly through their General Practitioners.
Consultants at the Medical Specialist Group have chosen to live and practice in
Guernsey largely as a consequence of its unique and special medical service and
structure. The majority have left busy Private Practices and NHS Teaching Hospital
posts in the UK in preference for the Consultant-only model of health care that has
evolved in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. This health care model facilitates a far more
personalised service with an enhanced level of care and satisfaction for both the
patient and the clinician.
Medical facilities in Guernsey are of an extremely high standard and are constantly
being reviewed and upgraded in partnership with the Board of Health. The vast
majority of routine surgical and investigative procedures can now be performed
locally and regular outcome audits are performed.
New Consultants with additional special skills are constantly being employed by the
Medical Specialist Group to meet the needs of the local population and only the most
complex and major medical problems now require the attention of mainland specialists.
Patients with Private Health Insurance who may previously have chosen to go to
London for specialist advice and treatment can be assured of a level of care and
advice in Guernsey that is the equal of any they would find on the mainland (and
in many cases superior). Many of the local Guernsey Consultants continue to visit
and work in established mainland Teaching Hospitals to ensure not only their own
continuing professional development, but to advise and assist NHS Consultants with
the management of their patients as well.
The Medical Specialist Group welcomes Private Patients who will be provided with
the same high quality service offered Contract patients, with the addition that
they will be;
a) seen by the Consultant of their (or their GP's) choice;
b) seen out of normal clinic hours if they so choose;
c) cared for Privately as In-patients on Victoria Ward at the Princess
Elizabeth Hospital.
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