NHS waiting lists are estimating up to 6 years for non emergency hip surgery, 3 years for knee replacement and indefinite periods for foot and ankle surgery depending upon where you reside. Many patients are therefore seeking private treatment and are often surprised to find private treatment to be more affordable than they thought

Our aim is to deliver the most cost effective ambulatory foot surgery to those patients who do not have Private Medical Health Insurance (P.M.H.I). The introduction of fixed price surgery has been highly successful in other disciplines such as dentistry for procedures as dental implants & cosmetic surgery. Fixed pricing has gained favour in general surgery for procedures such as hernia repair

It has been reported that P.M.H.I for many procedures has up to a 40% shortfall in cover (Sunday Times 2002) and an imbalance between fees for simple & complex procedures (London Consultants Assoc. Newsletter 2002) leaving both practitioner & patients confused.

Many patients are now electing for fixed price surgery, as an alternative route to private surgical treatment.

Fixed pricing is where pre-operative, intra-operative & post-operative costs are combined and a fee is quoted without a hidden extras. It is in effect a contract.

AMBULATORY FOOT SURGERY (A.F.S)

Sometimes called "Walk In Walk Out" surgery but is better described as DAY-CASE Surgery concerns procedures that are performed in a single day, where the patient is allowed to return home, then attends his/her podiatry practice for post-operative care with the minimum interference to their lifestyle.

A.F.S was developed in North America by Podiatrists and gained interest in the U.K during the sixties. Over 60% of surgical procedures on the foot can be performed as A.F.S under local anaesthesia by injection