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Are you a Staff Nurse, Radiographer or Physiotherapist looking for a fantastic new position? If so, please come along to our Clinical Recruitment Evening on Wednesday 27th February 2019!  Whether you are looking for…

Parkside Hospital Rated No.1 Across Greater London in 2018 Each year, Howard Warwick Associates Ltd. conducts an independent survey in which patients can rate private healthcare providers on all aspects…

Looking for a fantastic new Nursing or Theatre position? If so, please come along to our Nursing & Theatres Recruitment Evening on Tuesday 2nd October 2018!  Whether you are newly qualified, looking for your…

We celebrate 35 years with the opening of a new Outpatient Department Responding to a growing demand, our new outpatient department, The Parkside Suite, is set within the main hospital building…

It's Healthy Eating Week! Our second article this week looks at how we can make small swaps to everyday dishes, making us feel and look healthier! Parkside's talented Dietitian, Michelle Bremang,…

As today marks the start of BNF Healthy Eating Week, we thought: what better way to kickstart the week than by busting a breakfast myth and giving you some great tips…

Saturday 9th to Sunday 17th June 2018 is Bike Week! In honour of the 95th Bike Week, we thought we'd take the opportunity to ask some of our fantastic physiotherapists about cycling and it's…

Last week, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Duncan Tennent appeared on an episode of Food Unwrapped on Channel 4.   Mr Tennent  was approached by Channel 4 due to the use of pig skin…

This week, the Daily Mail conducted a survey in which they asked over 260 consultants from 7 different specialties across the UK: ‘If your own nearest and dearest were to…

Dementia Action Week is your week to make a difference to the lives of people living with or affected by dementia and to spread the word amongst others! For Parkside,…

Looking for a fantastic new Nursing or Theatre position? If so, please come along to our Nursing & Theatre Recruitment Evening on Tuesday 22nd May 2018!  Whether you are newly qualified…

We always like to receive positive feedback from our patients, and we also love to stay in touch to see how their getting on after surgery. One particularly success story…

Mr Paul Harris, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, has been named as one of London's top doctors for Plastic Surgery by the Independent Practioner! Mr Harris is no stranger to recognition as…

Last week, our bariatric surgeon Professor Marcus Reddy carried out the first day-case gastric bypass procedure in the UK. Gastric bypass surgery is a major operation for weight loss, and over…

Heart disease is the UK’s biggest killer. In this piece, Dr Arvind Vasudeva, Consultant Cardiologist, offers expert advice on how you can improve your heart health for the year ahead…

With the start of the new year, many celebs and self-appointed nutrition ‘experts’ will be filling our screens, pages and social media feeds with their latest fads, products and programms…

On Tuesday 30th January we're holding a free evening seminar open to the public on marathon training tips by our specialist team to make sure you're in top condition by race…

With Christmas jumpers making an appearance, and festive events flocking your schedule, no doubt the festive tipples will be starting to flow. Here are 5 tips to have both a…

Try this recipe from BBC Good Food Magazine for a festive vegan main course: Beetroot & squash Wellingtons with kale pesto   Ingredients 1 red onion, cut into 8 wedges…

Christmas is a time of year when Vegans can feel left out. With veganism gaining in popularity, the chances of having a vegan Christmas dinner guest can be high. Here…

  Last week Aspen Healthcare held the 3rd annual CEO Quality Symposium in which teams from across all the Aspen hospitals and clinic presented ways in which we had improved…

What is IBS? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic and potentially debilitating chronic bowel disorder. It is often a diagnosed when investigations have not shown any evidence of structural,…

October 1st is the official Older Person's Day for 2017, an international day to celebrate the achievements and contributions that older people have made to society.   This year we…

  It's National Allotments Week and with the abundance of seasonal fruit and vegetables around at this time of year, we’ve asked our Dietitian to tell us, what exactly is…

Please be aware that there will be a mass participation cycle ride on Sunday 30th July, which goes along Parkside (the main road at the front of the Hospital), resulting…

Miss Shamim Umarji, Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon has recently featured in the Mail Online in relation to the treatment of ligament rupture experienced by Andrew Castle, former number one…

Diabetes is a condition where the amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood is higher than normal because your body cannot use it properly. You will either be treated with…

If a stroke causes damage to the part of the brain which controls movement, a patient can present with a variety of different symptoms, including weakness, lack of co-ordination, altered…

Depending on the type of vegetarianism, some people will choose to avoid all animal based products or may only consume certain products, such as dairy products or eggs. Some nutritional deficiencies…

What is Globus Pharyngeus? Globus Pharyngeus refers to the feeling of a lump in the throat. Some people describe this as a ‘tightness’ in the throat which is commonly felt when…