PRICES & PATIENT INFORMATION

Mr Stranks sees private patients at The Hampshire Clinic or Candover Clinic and usually operates privately at the Hampshire Clinic on Wednesday afternoons. He can also operate privately at The North Hampshire Hospital using the Candover Suite.

Whether you have health insurance or not, a consultation and any future treatment is between Mr Stranks and yourself.

The fees charged by Mr Stranks for outpatient services from April 2014 are as follows:

New consultation : £210.00
Follow-up consultation : £100.00

Mr Stranks does have specific agreements with some insurance companies, with the aim of keeping shortfalls to a minimum.
You will receive accounts separately from the Hampshire Clinic or Candover Clinic for the use of the outpatient facilities and for any X- rays or scans if they are required.

If you require any clarification regarding costs or any other information in this section of the website, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Stranks’ secretary.

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IN-PATIENT TREATMENT

If you require surgical treatment this might be undertaken as a day case or may require a stay in hospital.

The cost of this treatment is usually broken down into 3 parts.

  • Mr Stranks’ charge
  • Anaesthetist’s charge
  • Clinic charge

You or your insurance company are likely to receive invoices separately for each part.  There are too many procedures to list them all here.

If you have any questions regarding the approximate cost of treatments please enquire from Mr Stranks’ secretary.  At the time of booking your procedure a written quotation will be provided.

Sometimes proposed operative treatments need to be changed for your benefit at the time of operation.  The fee charged will be for the actual procedure undertaken.

HEALTH INSURANCE

If you have health insurance your costs will be covered up to the limit that your policy dictates.  Please be aware that any shortfalls will be payable by yourself as the treatment is between yourself and Mr Stranks and not between yourself and the insurance company.

Mr Stranks is happy to arrange for your claim form and subsequent invoices to be sent directly to your insurance company after they have been completed.  We are also happy to send copies of the invoices to you if you request this.  Your insurance company will inform you if there is an excess or shortfall which you will then need to pay.

If there is a dispute with your insurance company it would be appreciated if you would settle Mr Stranks account yourself during your negotiations.

If you do not have medical insurance all invoices will be sent directly to yourself.

Mr Stranks, along with the many of the orthopaedic surgeons in the North Hampshire region, charge according to the WPA fee schedule. Insurance companies have not increased their surgeons’ fees for some considerable time.  Unfortunately, as a result some companies do not always provide a full level of cover and there may be a shortfall on your account.

Mr Stranks does have specific agreements with some insurance companies, with the aim of keeping shortfalls to a minimum.

If you have any concerns regarding your level of cover please discuss this with Mr Stranks’ secretary or with your insurance company.

The consultant anaesthetists working at The Hampshire Clinic also charge according to the WPA schedule, and it is advised that you also check their fees.

FIXED PRICE PACKAGE

The Hampshire Clinic and the North Hampshire Hospital Candover Clinic offer fixed prices for surgery for patients who are not insured.  The price quoted will not include the cost of the initial consultation fees, but does include the operation and outpatient follow-up appointments for 6 months.

Please make enquiries through Mr Stranks’ secretary if you require a formal fixed price quotation.

PAYMENT Information
Please see downloadable patient information leaflet.

G and J Ortho Ltd Information and Data Policy:

Mr Stranks collects and stores information about you and your medical conditions and communicates with other medical professionals and hospitals concerning your treatment.  He retains the information as he is obliged to do by the General Medical Council. It is stored on a computer-based system, which complies with all the Data Protection Regulations.

He never sends or shares your information with anybody, apart from your GP, medical and allied professionals involved in your treatment, without your specific permission.  Mr Stranks does retain the information after your discharge in case further treatment is needed or problems arise.  (He is obliged to do so by the GMC)

Mr Stranks always tries to send you copies of the information he sends to other medical professions, in order to keep you informed.

If you do not wish information to be passed on to other medical professionals, please let Mr Stranks or his secretary know.  If you would like to see the information that Mr Stranks keeps, again, please contact his secretary.

Mr Stranks is registered with the Data Protection Authority. A full copy of G and J Ortho Ltd Information and Data Policy can be found on Mr Stranks’ Web site www.stranksorthopaedic.co.uk and can be read or downloaded.

Financial Interests

Mr Stranks is legally obliged to tell you if he has any financial interests in the Hampshire Clinic, Candover Clinic or any equipment used there.  He can confirm that he does not have any such financial interests.

Quality Information

You can compare independent information about the quality of private treatment offered at the hospital and other private healthcare providers from the Private Healthcare Information Network website (www.phin.org.uk ).