Nurse Nazia Kauser hated wearing glasses since she was prescribed them in her teenage years. Now aged 40, she is able to throw away her hated specs thanks to cataract surgery in Rochdale. Nazia works as a nurse at Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology Hospital Rochdale, and has met many cataract patients on their treatment journey….

Read about hernia surgery patient, Steve’s successful Practice Plus Group experience. Steve has always been physically active, enjoying his running, cycling, swimming and walking until he developed a hernia. He’d suffered with hernia discomfort on and off for years until it got to the point that the hernia pain was too much. The hernia had been assessed…

Read about Shepton Mallet cataract surgery patient, Mike’s successful Practice Plus Group experience. When I realised I had a cataract and needed a lens replacement, a neighbour recommended Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet to me, and I’m glad they did. The whole process was smooth, easy, thorough, efficient and slick. Everyone had a role, they…

Read about Adrian’s Portsmouth cataract surgery experience… “Don’t underestimate the difference cataract surgery will make to your life.” Adrian Peake, Operations Director at Practice Plus Group, has joined the millions of people who have had cataract surgery in the UK after suffering from symptoms for nearly 3 years. Adrian had been an avid reader all of his…

Read about Terence’s Barlborough hip replacement experience… “I would recommend Practice Plus Group without a shadow of a doubt,” says Terence Watson, 80. “I was in severe pain and needed a hip replacement on my right side, but I couldn’t get into my local hospital for 18 months. I couldn’t have carried on for that…

Read about Ian Key’s successful hip replacement surgery in Shepton Mallet… “I began experiencing left hip pain in the autumn of 2021. This got progressively worse and by May 2022, walking and night pains had become severe both in my hip and immediately under my knee. My wife Amanda and I love to walk –…

Read about Adrian Roke’s successful knee replacement surgery in Barlborough… A Worksop man has been one of the first to get a new knee and return home on the same day thanks to a team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (formally Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre) who have pioneered routine hip and knee replacement as…

Read about Rachel Adamson’s successful hip replacement surgery in Barlborough… A familiar face in the Humberside and Nottinghamshire farming communities is looking forward to returning to horse riding after having a hip replacement at just 49. Rachel Adamson farms 330 acres in Cottingham with her husband Dave, and for 28-years has been Group Secretary for…

Read about Geoffrey’s Barlborough hip replacement experience… More than 40 years after a horrific crash, Geoffrey Oldknow is looking forward to a summer riding around the Peak District on his motorbike, thanks to hip replacement surgery at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (formally Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre). This year Mr Oldknow retires after more than 50 years…

Read about Shepton Mallet’s MRI facility in the words of its first patient, James Harmer… The first patient has been seen at the new £900,000 MRI facility at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet (formally Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre), and he has declared it to be “really smart” and the team “very friendly”. James’ story…