Your Body
Mass Index (BMI)
is an important
factor in
determining
whether or not
you are suitable for
weight loss surgery.
If you don’t know yours, you can calculate it here.
By listening to our patient feedback it allows us to drive change, identify service inefficiencies and prioritise resources to deliver improvements.
All include 3 years of aftercare **
| Operating Venue |
Hospital Details |
| SHEFFIELD Band Only The Claremont Hospital 401 Sandygate Road Sheffield S10 5UB |
The Claremont Hospital is a private hospital with 41 beds. Located in beautiful landscaped gardens, patients enjoy a peaceful stay and panoramic views over Sheffield's skyline. |
Mr Roger Ackroyd is a Consultant General Surgeon who specialises in surgical procedures for obesity. Mr Ackroyd’s surgical practice offers a full range of obesity procedures including gastric banding and gastric bypass. He is registered with the GMC in England. |
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| MANCHESTER Band/Bypass/Sleeve Spire Manchester Hospital Russell Road Whalley Range Manchester M16 8AJ |
Spire Manchester Hospital is a private hospital situated just two miles away from the city centre and approximately five minutes drive from the Chester Road/Mancunian Way Junction. |
Mr Khurshid Akhtar has developed wide experience in all aspects of general and gastrointestinal surgery since qualifying in 1983. He has a large laparoscopic surgical practice. He has been working as a specialist laparoscopic & Upper Gastrointestinal surgeon since 2000. He is registered with the GMC in England. |
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| LONDON (WATFORD) Band only Spire Bushey Hospital Heathbourne Road Bushey Watford WD23 1RD |
Spire Bushey Hospital offers comprehensive private hospital services to patients from Hertfordshire, North London and surrounding areas. |
Professor Nadey Hakim is a Consultant General Surgeon and the 35th world president of the International College of Surgeons. He’s published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and has written many books about weight loss surgery. He is registered with the GMC in England. |
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| SHEFFIELD Bypass/Sleeve The BMI Thornbury Hospital 312 Fulwood Road Sheffield S10 3BR |
The Thornbury is part of BMI Healthcare, a leading provider of independent healthcare. The Thornbury with its 77 spacious rooms provide care within a friendly and comfortable environment. www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/thornbury |
Mr Roger Ackroyd is a Consultant General Surgeon who specialises in surgical procedures for obesity. Mr Ackroyd’s surgical practice offers a full range of obesity procedures including gastric banding and gastric bypass. He is registered with the GMC in England. |
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| LONDON Band only The Highgate Hospital 17-19 View Road London N6 4DJ |
The Highgate is a 28 bed private hospital in North London. The Highgate sits a short distance from Central London in the pleasant surroundings of Highgate Woods and Highgate Golf course. www.highgatehospital.co.uk |
Professor Nadey Hakim is a Consultant General Surgeon and the 35th world president of the International College of Surgeons. He’s published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and has written many books about weight loss surgery. He is registered with the GMC in England. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON Band/Bypass/Sleeve The Spire Hospital Chalybeate Close Southampton S016 6UY |
Spire Hospital offers comprehensive private hospital services to many patients. It is one of the leading private hospital providers in the UK, with 59 single private rooms. www.spirehealthcare.com/southampton |
Mr Michael van Den Bossche is a Consultant General Surgeon specialising in obesity surgery and other general laparoscopic surgery. He has published articles in several international medical journals. |
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| ROCHDALE Band/Bypass/Sleeve The BMI Highfield Hospital Manchester Road Rochdale Lancashire OL11 4LZ |
The Highfield Hospital has 47 beds with the privacy and comfort of en-suite facilities, satellite tv and telephone. The hospital has three theatres and a high dependency unit www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/highfield |
Mr Khurshid Akhtar has developed wide experience in all aspects of general and gastrointestinal surgery since qualifying in 1983. He has a large laparoscopic surgical practice. He has been working as a specialist laparoscopic & Upper Gastrointestinal surgeon since 2000. He is registered with the GMC in England. |
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| KENT Band/Bypass/Sleeve The BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital Bucks Cross Road Orpington Kent BR6 7RG |
The Chelsfield Park Hospital has 46 beds with all rooms offering the privacy and comfort of en-suite facilities, satellite TV and telephone. The hospital has three theatres and a high dependency unit www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/chelsfield |
Mr Shamsi El Hasani has mainly specialised in upper gastrointestinal surgery. He offers a variety of weight reduction surgical procedures. He also carries our revisional surgery on patients who have had previous bariatric procedures. He is registered with the GMC in England. |
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| PRESTON Band only First Trust Hospital Durton Lane Preston PR3 5LD |
The WLS Group have the exclusive privilege of performing weight loss surgery at this privately owned, independent 22 bed hospital, situated in its own grounds north of Preston. www.firsttrusthospital.org |
| Mr Mujahid Khurshid is the owner of the First Trust Hospital and is a consultant gastrointestinal surgeon with special interests and wide experience in laparoscopic surgery and obesity surgery> He is a member of many professional, national and regional bodies for surgeons. He is registered with the GMC in England. |
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| BELGIUM (BRUSSELS) Band/Bypass/Sleeve AZ Sint-Elisabeth Hospital Godveerdegemstraat 69 9620 ZOTTEGEM Belgium |
AZ Sint Elisabeth Hospital is located in Zottegem (30 miles South West of Brussels, the capital of Belgium). It is a fully equipped, very well appointed medium sized (320 beds) private hospital. www.sezz.be |
Marc Focquet is a consultant surgeon at the Saint Elisabeth Hospital in Zottegem ( near Ghent – Belgium ) He has qualified in medicine at the Catholic University of Louvain in 1979, where he also received his training in general surgery. |
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** 3 years of aftercare includes unlimited gastric band adjustments and review appointments in the first 2 years. Only 3 review appointments to include an adjustment will be offered in the 3rd year of aftercare
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