Published December 6th 2011

Healthcare organisation UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH) has been named as a top provider for joint replacement surgery in the country. UKSH is listed first for knee replacement surgery and third for hip operations in the Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011.

UK Specialist Hospitals scoops national award for Excellence in Risk Management

Published November 18th 2011

UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH) was recently named as the winner in the Excellence in Risk Management category of the prestigious 2011 Laing & Buisson Independent Healthcare Awards. UKSH was also honoured to be nominated as a finalist in four other categories: Management Excellence, Best Use of Technology, Entrepreneurial Achievement and Hotel Services.

Local hospitals celebrate second birthdays

Published November 18th 2011

On Wednesday 2 November UKSH South West, which operates Cirencester, Devizes and Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centres, celebrated two years of treating local patients. UKSH South West has performed over 26,500 procedures since the three treatment centres opened in November 2009.

New RIBA President designed local hospitals

Published November 1st 2011

Angela Brady, the architect and artist responsible for the interior design of Emersons Green, Cirencester and Devizes NHS Treatment Centres has been appointed President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession.

New appointments at UK Specialist Hospitals

Published October 6th 2011

UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH), which runs Cirencester, Devizes and Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centres, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new senior managers.

Top marks for Emersons Green and Peninsula NHS Treatment Centres in patient assessment

Published September 19th 2011

Emersons Green and Peninsula NHS Treatment Centres have received top marks in the National Patient Safety Agency’s annual Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) assessment.

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25 October 2007

A new look on life

I was very interested to read your piece "Eye clinic welcomes 20,000th patient", October 18, about eye surgeon Javad Moayedi.

I was a recent patient myself at the Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre - both eyes with cataracts removed at two separate appointments with a two to three week gap in between - and I decided to have new Tecnis intra-ocular lenses implanted to correct my short sight at the same time.

At the moment this procedure is not funded by the NHS (though of course normal cataract removal is) but speaking as someone who has worn specs for 50 years and now doesn't have to wear them at all, I can only say what a wonderful "new look on life" this is.

The centre itself is impressively clean, the staff friendly, unhurried and most reassuring to a nervous patient who remains awake throughout each brief (15 to 20 minute) procedure, and Mr Moayedi's skill and care at balancing the strength of the lenses that he implants is simply awesome.

This letter appeared in the Shepton Mallet Journal of 25th October 2007.

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