Eight in 10 Brits have experienced chronic aches and pains – with a third admitting their lives are currently ‘on hold’ as a result, study by Practice Plus Group has revealed. A poll of 2,000 adults revealed over half (53 per cent) have suffered discomfort for more than a year, with 24 per cent claiming…

Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton is celebrating Neurodiversity Awareness Week (17 March 2025) this week with five new neurodiverse interns. “This opportunity has shown me I can get a job. This is a job like I have never done before, it’s changed my perspective of a hospital and how it works.” Charlie Richards, intern at…

You might be surprised to learn that one of the most common questions asked by our recovering hip and knee surgery patients is ‘How long after surgery can I have sex?’ To answer the question, and spare some blushes from shy patients, Practice Plus Group has launched a new intimacy guide catering to those recovering…

On a visit to Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre at St Mary’s, Portsmouth, Stephen Morgan MP heard about how short the centre’s NHS waits are, and pledged to help raise awareness of the centre so that more patients can access the care they need. “Our waiting lists are currently just two weeks for cataract surgery…we’re…

Half of Brits have no idea you can choose which hospital you can have an NHS operation in, according to Practice Plus Group research. “47% have never heard of ‘patient choice’ and assumed you’re just put on a waiting list with no option but to wait however long it takes.” A poll of 2,000 adults…

Practice Plus Group staff are celebrating this month, after being recognised in this year’s National Joint Registry (NJR) awards for demonstrating consistently high patient safety standards for its orthopaedic (hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder) joint replacement surgeries. Hospitals within the group picked up Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for the quality of the data…

Celebrity GP and Health Advisor Dr Hilary Jones MBE, best known for his ITV appearances officially opened Practice Plus Group’s brand-new hospital in Birmingham today! Local residents will be pleased to hear that the newly refurbished Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham, currently has no waiting list for either NHS or private patients. As of November,…

To further support eye-health for people in the Lancashire region, a new eye care clinic is opening soon in the heart of Bamber Bridge, just three miles from Preston. The new site launch announcement comes as we mark National Eye Health Week (23-29 September), which promotes the importance of good eye health and regular eye…

This week, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham, welcomed its first patients through the doors after an extensive renovation project. The team have been waiting 11 weeks for this moment and were primed and ready to roll out the red carpet. First to arrive was Alan Voyce, 75, a retired tool setter who has been on…

With a scheduled hip replacement booked in at our Practice Plus Group Hospital in Barlborough, David, 71, a retired Navy Officer, began to consider how he might get to his appointment – his wife doesn’t drive and the hospital is 20 miles from his home. Fortunately for him, the hospital had just launched a new…