Anaesthetics and pain management

The anaesthetic service provides medical emergency cover 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the whole of The London Clinic. Care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team led by the individual patient's consultant.

There is also a team of consultant intensivists who are available should there ever be a need to admit patients to the Critical Care Unit. Working alongside these consultants is a team of CCU fellows who are available 24/7 for the whole hospital.

The patient's care is co-ordinated by a team of critical care specialist nurses who also deliver the hands-on nursing care for individual patients. They are trained to deal with all types of medical emergency. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:1 for CCU level 3 and 1:2 for CCU level 2.

Outpatient pain management

The London Clinic provides pain management services on an outpatient basis. These are operated by consultant anaesthetists who specialise in pain relief and pain management, including interventions for spinal pain, management for acute and chronic pain, and vascular and oncology interventions.

Pain relief after an operation

This is managed by a consultant anaesthetist, and supported by trained nursing staff in recovery, critical care and on the nursing floors.