Isle of Wight resident, and composer of educational music, Pam Wedgwood, was delighted to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Royal Albert Hall recently after recovering from a hip replacement at a Southampton Hospital. Six months prior, Pam, faced a dilemma when her joint pain became too much to bear and was told there…

Self-employed construction worker Ollie, from Bath, had been struggling with persistent knee pain from his physically demanding job. Not able to risk being out of work, Ollie decided to take action and chose to by-pass the 12-month NHS waiting list offered and chose a private MRI scan instead. “Getting my knee assessed quickly meant it…

Angela Carmela, 90, began experiencing problems with her vision in her mid-80s. Having lived on her own for many years, Angela became frustrated as she began having difficulty day-to-day fastening clothing with zips and making out the number dials, or settings, on electrical appliances. She had to stop driving and getting about with blurred vision…

Janet Lovell, 73, from the Isle of Wight, expected to wait for around a year for an NHS hip replacement after experiencing excruciating pain caused by osteoarthritis. “I was able to have my surgery quickly, within a matter of weeks…I don’t think enough people realise they have a legal right to choose where to have…

“I had one goal before my knee surgery – to celebrate my sister’s 90th birthday, a five-hour car journey away” When knee pain became too much to bear for Jennifer Gill, 84 from Monkokehampton, Devon, she knew she simply had to do something about it. The thought of travelling some 250 miles to celebrate her…

Read about Michael Earl’s successful knee replacement surgery in Southampton. Michael has always played a lot of sport, but following a serious injury at just 26 years old, his left knee was so painful he had to give up playing professionally. As the years went on wear and tear to both of his knees and…

Returning to an active life style is a regular concern for some patients about to embark on joint replacement surgery, however, for Linda, 74, a keen runner from Chard, her total knee replacement surgery has given her a new lease of life. “I was so worried I’d never run again after surgery,” says Linda, who…

Read about Portsmouth hernia surgery patient, Peter Sykes’ successful surgery… We sat down with Peter, a hernia surgery patient (and huge Aston Villa fan!) to learn more about his healthcare journey and experiences with Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth. “I started experiencing discomfort in my groin in 2021 and saw a surgeon in Portsmouth who…

After a career in professional football, West Ham club ambassador and former player Stuart Slater could hardly walk due to crippling hip pain. Stuart says: “Football takes its wear and tear. In my professional career I had five operations, then my hip started to cause trouble due to arthritis. 18 years ago it became really…

Graeme, 71, a retired haematologist, started worrying about his travel plans to the United States because of a suspected hernia. Keen to get on the road, Graeme decided to have his treatment privately with Wellsoon from Practice Plus Group. Graeme, 71, a retired haematologist who worked for many years in the NHS, said: “I gave…