Hospitals & Clinics > Scotland Hospitals & Clinics

Advantages: easy access, close to city centre
Disadvantages: time delays

Glasgow Dental Hospital and School was founded in 1879 and has been churning out dentists since 1948. The current hospital is based around a 1931 building on Renfrew Street and a larger extension fronting Sauchiehall Street completed in 1970. The West of Scotland Postgraduate Dental Centre is located adjacent to the Dental School and provides post-graduate and distance dental education (cited from Wikipedia) Situated further up from the main shopping ...
...and the main campus of Glasgow University. Driving is more difficult due to congestion, and parking fees are high - plus the area is well patrolled by traffic wardens. There are a few disabled parking spaces in the car park behind the hospital (Renfrew Street). The Layout The Glasgow Dental Hospital and School can be quite a confusing place, essentially being 2 buildings in one. Each of the nine floors is dedicated to a different branch of ... Read review

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Acid in eye, nurse tried to complete treatment before tending to my eye.

...went to the East Finchley sk:n clinic expecting great results as I suffer from acne scarring. Before attending my appointment, I was sent an information pack about the clinic and procedures that they do. The information was well presented and it made me feel that it was worth paying more to get treatments through the clinic as there are only doctors or nurses who undertook the treatments. The first consultation went well and the nurse advised that ...
...ever go back to any sk:n clinics again and would advise anyone interested to shop around as there are many clinics out there that would do a better job. All I could think about was luckily, I did not ask for any laser treatment as I would definitely be blind by now. When I left the clinic, I went to the car and told my partner how unhappy I was with the treatment. He told me to go back immediately to complain, which I did. When we went back to the ... Read review

Advantages: The effects were amazing, skin looked smooth and clear afterwards, Non invasive
Disadvantages: Quite expensive, effects on last for so long

...company caught my eye - Sk:n Clinics. These clinics have a few premises around the UK and offer a number of services that not only help with skin rejuvenation but also laser hair removal, tattoo removal, teeth whitening and even cosmetic surgery. I however was more interested in the skin treatments they offered which are microdermabrasion, glycolic acid peels, tca easy peels, treatments for lines and wrinkles, temporary and permanent skin fillers, ...
...be a facial peel. At Sk:n they do various kinds of peels and I had assumed she meant the kind that made the whole surface of your skin peel off in chunks which are called tca peels, she told me that my skin really didn't need that level of peel and explained that they also do a low intensity glycolic acid peel which she felt would be more suitable. Unlike the peels you see on makeover programmes such as 10 Years Younger these kinds of peel do not ... Read review

Advantages: State of the art equipment and well trained and competant staff.
Disadvantages: None

...I first came accross the Fetal Medicine Centre when I was doing research as a somewhat shellshocked new mum of a baby boy born with Down Syndrome in April 2004. I bcame preganant again the following year and immediately called the centre to book the Nuchal T and blood tests combined with CVS. I found the receptionist who took my call to be extremely helpful and patient, explaining the procedure in an unhurried way. Within 3 days I had my information ...
...was only treated with curtesy, respect and patience. It was a lovely, clean and welcoming place with wonderful staff bar none and I would reccommend it to anybody without hesitation. The fact that all the fees paid go to research into fetal medicine only raises the centre in my estimation. ... Read review

Advantages: Generally good facilities; skilled specialists; easily accessed by public transport
Disadvantages: Patients' experience is often poor; some facilities not up to standard

SUMMARY The Royal Free, Hampstead NHS Trust is a large north London hospital that sees about half a million patients a year. It offers a wide range of treatment types, from a major A&E department to a nationally-recognised secure disease control unit. The majority of its clients come to the hospital for outpatient treatment. For this reason, I was shocked to find that my experience as an outpatient at this hospital was not at all positive. DETAILS ...
...my first experience of the Royal Free, and it was an extremely negative one. I was treated very roughly, despite my clear explanation that I was a chronic pain sufferer. My referral, from a leading specialist in my condition, was not taken seriously, and the physiotherapist tried to persuade me not to have hydrotherapy. When I insisted, because my consultant had told me I needed this treatment, I was grudgingly offered a few sessions. I left hoping ... Read review