The Portland Hospital for Women and Children

The Portland Hospital is London's only private hospital dedicated entirely to Women and Children. They offer a comprehensive set of services, specialising in obstetrics (maternity), women's health and paediatrics, all under one roof, which has given them a world-wide reputation for exceptional quality of care.

Specialist medical staff

Their expert team of medical, nursing and other clinical staff is committed to provide the best care and personal attention. The hospital is often commended on their professional yet friendly approach. They will do everything they can, to make your visit as comfortable as possible.

The Portland Hospital ensures a high ratio of nursing staff per patient with an average of three to four patients to one nurse/midwife. This ratio is increased to one to one care in critical areas such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Labour Ward.

Many of the highest regarded Consultants choose to use the facilities and consulting rooms at The Portland Hospital. 

Patient safety

Patient safety is their main concern. The Portland Hospital has specialists and facilities on hand, should an emergency arise. In these circumstances you or your child will be cared for by senior doctors such as Consultant Obstetricians, Gynaecologists or Paediatricians, Resident Consultant Anaesthetists, Resident Medical Officers (RMO's) and experienced nursing staff in the facility appropriate to the care required.

These facilities include a dedicated emergency obstetric theatre, NICU, a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and an adult High Dependency Unit (HDU).

All members of staff have had training in emergency procedures and all clinical staff members have been trained in basic life support skills. Many also have skills in intermediate and advanced life support, paediatric advanced life support and newborn life support.

The Portland Hospital services

• Maternity services, private births

• Women's health

• Children’s health

• Hearing

• Physiotherapy

• Imaging services and screening

• Pharmacy

• Hand and wrist unit

Infection Control - Minimising the risk

At The Portland Hospital, minimising the risk of healthcare associated infection, including MRSA infection, for each patient is a matter of continuous vigilance, robust infection surveillance systems and ongoing training of staff at all levels in hospital hygiene. Their entire infection control procedures are supervised and reinforced by experienced and dedicated Infection Control Nurses and Consultant Medical Advisers.

Accreditation

The Portland Hospital is registered with the Healthcare Commission who report on the quality and safety of services provided by hospitals, against their robust standards structure. The Portland Hospital’s latest Healthcare Commission report is from November 2005.

They have participated in and achieved the Health Quality Service accreditation scheme (formally Kings Fund Organisational Audit) since the 1990's which is an additional, voluntary accreditation.

Consultants at The Portland Hospital

Consultants have to apply for Practicing Privileges at The Portland Hospital.

Criteria they are required to meet include:

• Consultant in NHS
• GMC certificate
• GMC specialist registration
• Professional indemnity insurance
• CRB clearance
• Interview with CEO
• Approval by Medical Advisory Committee of The Portland Hospital

Patient feedback

The Portland Hospital has a continuous programme of Patient feedback for all day cases and inpatients. Feedback forms are collected and analysed by an independent research company.

They had 896 forms returned in 2006 (20% return rate)

The following are our results for 2006 based on patients who gave scores Excellent, Very Good, Good or Fair