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It is difficult and dangerous to offer specific advice over the internet. The comments on the associated pages are designed to provide a general overview and you should seek professional help if you have a significant problem. I can normally only see patients after referral from another doctor, ideally your general practitioner. This is to protect you, so that there is someone who has your complete medical record and can provide an overview. I can be contacted as below in Oswestry or Wrexham & as an NHS patient or privately.
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NHS Patients:
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Jane Niccolls (Oswestry & Mold)
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Denise Darlington (Wrexham only)
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Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
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Wrexham Maelor Hospital
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Oswestry
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Croesnewydd Road
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Shropshire SY10 7AG
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Wrexham LL13 7TD
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01691 404094
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01978 725721
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www.rjah.nhs.uk
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Wrexham Maelor Hospital Website
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Private Patients:
The advantages of private treatment are the prompt treatment with comfort & convenience. Whilst I am involved in the training of surgeons in my NHS practice, the treatment of my NHS patients is to the same standard as those in the private sector. No elective operations are done on my NHS patients other than under my supervision. Unfortunately, private treatment is expensive if you are not insured. I do charge within the maximum allowances set by all the major insurers. Specifically, my charges are within BUPA’s scale, and only Norwich Union will not routinely cover the charges.
My charges are usually £150-£200 for an initial assessment not including any X rays, injections, orthoses etc. Just to give an idea about the “total cost packages” offered by the hospitals in which I work, a knee or ankle arthroscopy (going home the same day) costs around £2500, with ligament reconstruction or joint stabilisation of the knee, shoulder or ankle (1 night in hospital) £4000 - £5000. This includes all hospital charges as well as anaesthetic and surgical fees.
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