Private hospital appts..

[vik6525]

Hi! Stupid question, but does anyone have a rough idea as to how much it is to see a private gynae consultant? Im on the nhs waiting list, but they think it could be another couple of months til i get in, and my health is really starting to concern me now... thanks...

[JennyW]

i have private healthcare and all my appointments have been made within a few days. Doubt you'd have to wait more than a week

[lisyloo]

It will probably be very quick.
I had to have some holiday jabs done private once because I'd left it too late for NHS.
For my doctors I needed to allow 4 weeks.
Privately I could go the same day.
Paid the cost in the end rather get some deadly disease.

[recovering spendaholic]

Hi - sorry you are having gynae probolems. I was in the same boat as you the other week and paid to see a specialist privately - got an appointment the next day at the local consulting rooms and he charged me £90 - but I saw a consultant, he listened to my problems at length and he examined me and did a scan there and then. I needed a hysteroscopy and this cost me £250, but again, that was done really quickly and the consultant himself did it and he talked me through the whole thing and I got the reassurance I was seeking and it was well worth every penny.

[nearlyrich]

If you ask your GP's reception for the telephone number of the consultant's secretary she will be able to advise cost and speed of appointment. I have been in your position, I ended up paying for my hysterectomy privately 10 years ago. You should get a swift appointment with your consultant for £100 or less in my experience, I have booked private appointments fairly recently for other problems.

[Bossyboots]

My gynae consultant charges £95 per visit and then there are charges for the lab to test swabs or whatever he takes.

I saw my GP on the Thursday and could have seen the gynae on the following Tuesday had that suited me. I actually saw him on the following Thursday. In all, it was a month from seeing my GP to having a hysteroscopy, D&C and biopsy. However, the rest of my treatment cost nearly £1500 with hospital and anaesthetic fees.

However, he is also the gynae I originally saw at my local NHS hospital and I could have fast tracked there after seeing him privately first so that might be an option.

[Nicki]

However, he is also the gynae I originally saw at my local NHS hospital and I could have fast tracked there after seeing him privately first so that might be an option.

I'm not sure this is still possible, though it did used to be the case. My DD saw a dermatologist privately a few months ago, and the dermatologist then asked us to bring her to see her at her NHS clinic because she has special needs and the doctor needed to have paediatric nurse and the specialised facilities available to treat her properly. She said to me that from that point on she would see her as a NHS patient, that the rules had recently changed to prevent private patients continuing to be treated by the same doctor as NHS patients, but due to the particular special circumstances in this case, that she would be able to argue that an exception should be made. I don't know if this is a nationwide rule or just applies to our local hospital.

To answer OP's question my gynae charges £100 for consultation fee + extra on top for every procedure (eg smear is £35), and you also have to pay the hospital's fees for things like blood tests and scan's and obviously for any surgical procedure.