St Mark's Hospital

Details

Name :

St Mark's Hospital

Address  :

Watford Road

Town  :

Harrow

State  :

Middlesex

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

HA1 3UJ

Phone  :

44 020 8235 4000

Fax  :

44 020 8869 2936

Web URL  :


Description

St Marks Hospital

St Marks Hospital is a national and international referral centre for intestinal and colorectal disorders

As well as clinical services covering all aspects of colorectal disease and intestinal failure it has many research interests and a very active programme of teaching and education

St Marks Hospital was founded by Frederick Salmon in 1835 to treat patients with anorectal disorders It was one of the first specialist hospitals and has played a major part in the development of colorectal disease gastroenterology and nutrition St Marks Hospital and Academic Institute together form a centre for coloproctology attracting practitioners from the UK and overseas to enable best practice to be spread to other institutions

St Marks prides itself on a multidisciplinary approach to individual patients and combines both medical and surgical expertise with specialist nursing and paramedical skills

Within the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust St Marks Hospital is headed by the Clinical Director Professor Robin Phillips The Clinical Director is supported by the Divisional General Manager Specialist Services who together with the Dean of St Marks Academic Institute Dr Brian Saunders form the Executive of the hospital

St Marks Hospital along with the Hope Hospital Manchester are nationally headed to provide the Intestinal Failure Service The Intestinal Failure Service is commissioned from St Marks by the National Commissioning Group for Highly Specialised Services
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