St Mary's Hospital

As with any hospital that serves such a large area there are a range of NHS facilities which cater for most diseases and ailments. Should there be a requirement to do. The surgeons are also on hand to provide emergency surgery, scheduled surgery and life saving operations within state of the art facilities.

The services range from the assertion and treatment of cancers. A cardiology unit to deal with heart problems and attacks. A specialist paediatrics department for the treatment of illnesses within children and a Neurology unit to assist with diagnosing and treating brain injuries and brain diseases. Let's look at all the departments with a brief overview.

Cancer Services: One of the biggest threats to the UK and worldwide population is that of contracting cancer. The range of cancer service that St. Mary's provides are related to bowel, breast, brain and central nervous system (CNS), lymphoedema, oesophago-gastric cancer, liver, lung and thyroid.

On top of the extensive dedicated cancer teams which deal with the above, chemotherapy, gynaecology and haematology departments are offered also.

Cardiology: The Cardiology clinics mainly deal with Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, Community cardiology, Pulmonary hypertension, Structural heart disease, Lipidology and Rheumatology with full Cardiac prevention and rehabilitation both onsite and as an out patient using external services.

Gynaecology And Maternity: The maternity unit is situated in the Clarence wing and the services range from Antenatal clinics, Fetal medicine, Day assessment unit, Birth centre and Delivery suite, Post-natal ward and a neonatal intensive care Winnicott baby unit.

The Gynaecology department also provides a full service dedicated to Colposcopy, Endometriosis, Fertility and reproductive medicine, Hysteroscopy clinic, Menopause, Minimal access gynaecology, Private gynaecology and gynaecological oncology services and Reconstructive surgery amongst other NHS services.

Neurology: The variety of clinics, neurology rehabilitation unit, Neurovascular medicine unit and neurology department deal with many issues that the can arise from brain trauma and disease.

Several of the main functions serve patients who have had a stroke, have multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease or movement disorders. As well as catering for epilepsy, dementia, acquired brain injury neuromuscular disease and a variety of neuro related problems.

St. Mary's Hospital London also deals extensively with Pathology sciences such as Histopathology and Cytology, Children and young people's services (paediatrics), an elaborate Imaging and screening department with radiology, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, bone density measurements, magnetic resonance imaging amongst other essential imaging requirements. And of course Emergency departments and urgent care centres.