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Welcome to the regular blog series from HCA UK's healthcare specialists.


HCA Healthcare UK works with medical and surgical consultants, and talented clinical teams from across the globe. Each and every one has a skill set and healthcare knowledge most of us would envy. We've asked a selection of our health professionals to give some of their best tips, advice, guidance and expertise on a range of different health subjects.


We hope you will discover some of the amazing health and wellbeing information our specialists have to share to help you focus on maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing.

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Cancer care

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Why opt for microsurgical breast reconstruction?

 Expert surgeon Mr Stuart James explains the benefits of this specialist procedure

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Moving forward after breast cancer

Being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing experience – suddenly there are hospital appointments, treatment recommendations and decisions that need to be made, often in a short space of time. Hospital quickly becomes your second home, your clinical team become a second family and getting through treatment becomes a focal point for you and your loved ones. But what happens when treatment ends and life is supposed to go back to ‘normal’?

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Cardiac

Q&A with Professor Gerry Carr-White

Consultant Cardiologist at The Cardiac Clinic, part of HCA Healthcare UK

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What is an MDT?

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Dr Rodney Foale, Cardiology consultant

What is high cholesterol and how can it be treated?

Your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but high levels of cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease.

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4 things to lower your blood pressure | HCA UK

High blood pressure, or hypertension, can be difficult to identify as most people do not experience obvious symptoms until it's more serious.

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Orthopaedics

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Anterior hip surgery - is it time to lead from the front?

Hip replacement is one of the most successful operations ever developed and six months after surgery 93% of UK patients report the result of their operation as good, very good or excellent. Even more importantly, most are unaware of having an artificial hip and enjoy a full, active lifestyle.

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Women's health

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A new dawn for gynaecology

Through her NHS practice at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and her private practice at HCA Healthcare UK’s The Harley Street Clinic, Ms Fani Kokka commonly sees female patients with concerning symptoms.

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Q&A with Raef Faris

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Can endometriosis increase your risk of ovarian cancer?

By Asst Professor Ahmad Sayasneh consultant gynaecologist and oncology surgeon at The Princess Grace Hospital, part of HCA UK.

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Men's health

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Raised PSA levels - when should you be concerned?

Have you received a high PSA test result? Our expert urologists discuss why it is important to look at the context before you let worry set in.

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Nutrition in male fertility

The dietitians at The Lister Hospital looks at how food and nutrition can affect fertility in men

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Male Pattern Hair Loss

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