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St Francis Honoured in the 2019 CHKS Awards

St Francis Private Hospital was shortlisted in the CHKS Quality Improvement Award and was the only Irish hospital honoured in the 2019 CHKS Awards.

According to CHKS, which carried out an exhaustive three day inspection of St Francis last April, the Quality Improvement Award "recognises significant improvements to patient care and the patient experience, as well as staff welfare, safety and morale".

The Top Hospitals award is based on the evaluation of over 20 key performance indicators covering safety, clinical effectiveness, health outcomes, efficiency, patient experience and quality of care, in all of which St Francis scored top marks.

The hospital's CEO Brian Conlan says that being shortlisted for the award is a testament to the expertise, hard work and dedication of its 80 members of staff.

St Francis Honoured in the 2019 CHKS Awards

New eReferral Service

St Francis Private Hospital is delighted to announce that we have introduced an e-referral system in junction with Clanwilliam and Healthlink. GP practices can now email referral letters electronically to St Francis Private Hospital. This provides a fast safe way of sending referral letters and reduces administration time in the GP Practice.

You can send a referral during the consultation with the patient through the following software packages Helix, Socrates and Health Practice Manager, the referral is sent through Healthlink which has a long standing track record in Irish Healthcare as a safe and efficient delivery system of patient information.

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Sexual Health Clinic - New Service Announced

The St Francis Private Hospital Sexual Health Clinic offers friendly, professional, discreet, efficient and reassuring care for all aspects of your sexual health.

Our clinic is open, by appointment only, Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm.

Appointments outside of these hours can be facilitated by arrangement.

Please call us in confidence on 087 3225440 if you wish to make an appointment.

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Direct Access to Dedicated Consultant Led Endoscopy Service

Mr Shabaz Mansoor, Consultant General Surgeon

The following is an outline of the referral criteria.

Suitable Patients:

New Upper GI Symptoms
Suspected GI Bleed (Stable)
Suspected Malabsorption Syndrome
Diarrhoea
Rectal Bleeding
Altered Bowel Habit
Weight Loss
Anaemia (Iron Deficiency)
Family History/Screening

Unsuitable Patients:

Not Fit for Day Case Procedure
Not Fit for 'At Home' Bowel Preperation
Aged Under 16
Significant Co-Morbidities (uncontrolled CFF, Several Bowel Disease)
Haemodynamically Unstable Patient

Service Features:

Same day Consultant Triage: Referrals received by 2 pm
Appointments: Organised within 2 working days directly with patient
Reports to referring doctor
Results & management plan: Discussed with patient on the day of procedure
Insurance Cover: Please check with your insurance provider
Urgent Patients Prioritised

Download Endoscopy Referral Form (word)

New Cardiology Services Announced

St. Francis Private Hospital are delighted to announce, in conjunction with The Mater Private, the launch of high quality and efficient cardiology services to our patients.

This service caters for GP Referrals as well as referrals from other hospitals.

We will provide a wide range of diagnostics procedures including:

ECG (Electrocardiograph)
Echo (Echocardiogram)
Excercise Stress Test
24 Hour & 48 Hour Heart Monitoring (Holter Monitoring)
24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring

Cardiology services commenced on Monday 04/12/18

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Download our Cardiology Referral Form (pdf)

Green Light Laser Services

St Francis Private Hospital is delighted to announce the introduction of green light laser services for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

GreenLight uses laser energy to remove enlarged prostate tissue, resulting in an open channel for urine flow-through and a quick return to a life that's free of BPH symptoms.

GreenLight Laser Therapy is suitable for most patients with an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

GreenLight Laser Therapy is typically a day case procedure; meaning your patient can return home hours after the procedure, and can return to normal, non-strenuous activities within days.

For more information please visit: www.greenlightbph.co.uk