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Intestinal Failure Service: Leading comprehensive care for intestinal failure
42-52 Nottingham Place
London
W1U 5NY
London
W1U 5NY
Welcome to the Intestinal Failure Service at The Princess Grace Hospital
Intestinal Failure Service
The Princess Grace Hospital is delighted to announce the launch of its multidisciplinary intestinal failure (IF) service, one of the only private IF services in the UK. The service supports a group of very complex patients with severe gastrointestinal disorders and advanced malignancy who are unable to maintain their nutritional and fluid requirements without ‘artificial’ nutrition. A dedicated IF service, enables such patients to be optimised for the advanced surgical and medical treatments they need to manage their primary conditions.
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Meet our expert multidisciplinary intestinal failure team
Our patients benefit from the combined experience of a whole team of clinicians, including:
Surgeons
Mr Alastair Windsor, Consultant General Surgeon
Mr Edward Westcott, Consultant General Surgeon
Miss Caris Grimes, Consultant Laparoscopic General and Colorectal Surgeon
Dietitians
Glenda O’Connor, Lead Dietitian
CNS
Dierdre Cunningham
Noemie Madrid
Radiologists
Dr Andrew Plumb
Gastroenterologists
Dr Farooq Rahman, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Professor Peter Irving, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Professor James Lindsay, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Pharmacists
Jaime Whiteside
Wider healthcare team:
- Haematologists
- Microbiologists
- Nutritionists
- Oncologists
- Pathologists
- Psychiatrists
- Physiotherapists
Complex GI Centre
At The Princess Grace Hospital, we have the clinical expertise and infrastructure to diagnose and treat the full breadth of GI conditions, no matter how complex. Our robust governance structure and consultant-led multidisciplinary approach ensure that patients receive the most appropriate treatment and management plan for their condition.
ICU
At The Princess Grace Hospital our state-of-the-art intensive care unit, which has an integrated high-dependency unit, means we can deliver enhanced patient care to the most critically unwell patients, while our ward-level critical care outreach team means we can support those patients who require extra monitoring in a traditional ward setting.
Nutritional support
We deliver enteral and parenteral nutrition support as well as expert nutritional analysis and advice to our patients. Our programme allows patients with chronic conditions who need parenteral nutritional support to receive that treatment in the comfort of their own home. Due to the complex nature of this treatment, The Princess Grace Hospital is proud to be one of the few in the UK able to offer it.
Patient story
“I’m six foot two and my average weight at the time was around nine and a half, or 10 stone. If you look back at old family photos, I'm skin and bone, you know?”
Jon Ashby, 58, is recalling his referral for surgery a little over 10 years ago. Having lived with Crohn's disease of the small intestine for most of his life, he was showing signs of intestinal failure (IF) and was becoming dangerously malnourished.
Different types of intestinal failure
Self-limiting
Type 1 IF is acute, short-term and self-limiting. It can resolve spontaneously without treatment and lasts less than 28 days. Some examples of type 1 include acute post-op ileus and acute inflammation.
Prolonged
Type 2 IF is a prolonged, acute condition which requires complex multidisciplinary team care and IV supplementation over periods of weeks or months. Some examples of type 2 include abdominal sepsis, enterocutaneous fistula and GI complications.
Long term
Type 3 IF is a chronic condition in which patients need IV supplementation over months or years. This can be irreversible. Some examples of type 3 include short bowel syndrome, chronic obstruction and motility disorders.
Frequently asked questions
Intestinal Failure Service FAQs
Yes, we have free onsite parking for our customers.
The last time for appointments at Princess Grace Hospital is XX. Appointments will need to be booked in advance.
No, as part of HCA UK we offer an Urgent Care service at The Lister Hospital. Alternatively the closest Emergency department is Charing Cross Hospital.
How we work with doctors
Meet our team
Our medical centre is supported by the expertise of leading consultants and multidisciplinary teams. Our teams are able to identify and diagnose complex conditions quickly and with accuracy.