Many CESP offices provide private consultations and surgery to self-paying patients and those with private medical insurance.

In recent years the NHS has received unprecedented investment aimed at improving the service provided to NHS patients. Waiting times for routine operations are now lower than ever before. Despite this, there are advantages in seeking private treatment with CESP:

The Clinic Experience

• When you are referred to see a Consultant you will be always be seen by that Consultant and not by a trainee working under a Consultant’s supervision.
• At every clinic visit you should be seen by the same Consultant who is familiar with your condition, ensuring continuity and quality of care.
• Your consultation will be a relaxed affair. All new patients generally have a 30 minute appointment while follow up patients have a 15 minute appointment.
• Your consultation will usually be at your Consultant’s private rooms or at a local private hospital. All facilities normally offer comfortable and uncrowded waiting rooms.

The Surgical Experience

• Your surgery will be performed by the Consultant who has seen you in the clinic rather than by a trainee surgeon.
• A choice of intraocular lens implants may be available to patients undergoing private surgery.
• There will be complete flexibility about when your operation is undertaken. Some CESP offices will be able to offer you a choice of local hospitals for your surgery.
• Following surgery, the Consultant who carried out your operation will see you at each post-operative visit. He/she will also be easily contactable should you have any worries or concerns in the immediate post operative period.

Quality and Continuity of Care

At CESP we believe the most important factors in choosing private eye care are the quality and continuity of care, as well as the time spent waiting for surgery.

What is the cost of treatment?

• The fees for a private consultation and for surgery will vary slightly from region to region. Up to date prices for consultations and surgical packages are available on the web-pages of your local CESP office or by contacting that office by ‘phone.
• The fee for cataract surgery is ‘fixed-cost’ meaning it includes the professional charges for the surgeon and anaesthetist, plus hospital fees and charges for aftercare. This normally includes any additional visits up to 1 month following any operation.
• If you have a cataract and would like to consider having private surgery under the care of CESP, please contact your local office directly. Alternatively, if you are uncertain whether you have a cataract or it is some time since you were last examined by an optometrist, it would be wise to make an appointment with your GP or optometrist in the first instance.

Print off a copy of our referral form and take it along with you and ask that any relevant information be entered.

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