How it works

Patients that do not meet the safe criteria for treatment are not suitable for surgery at Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, St Mary’s Portsmouth:

• The patient must be aged 18 years or over
• The patient must not be pregnant
• The patient must not have unstable diabetes
• The patient must not require an overnight stay
• The patient does not have central Sleep Apnoea, decompensated Chronic Heart Failure (CHF), COPD requiring home oxygen or cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction of <30%
• The patient has not had a Myocardial Infarction (MI) within last 3 months

An outpatient appointment is required if:

• The patient has a Body Mass Index higher than 40
• The patient has unstable angina or aortic stenosis
• The patient is drug or alcohol dependent

For diagnostic imaging referrals:

• The patient must be aged 18 years or over
• The patient must not be pregnant

For our Dermatology service:

• The patient must be aged 4 years or over
• The patient have a pre-diagnosed chronic condition

For our Audiology service:

• The patient must be aged 55 years or over

Please note that we only provide general abdominal, renal and gynaecological ultrasound scanning tests and all of our endoscopy clinics are nurse led.

As long as the condition is managed, and the patient is stable upon admission for treatment, we can accept patients with:

• Angina
• Asthma
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Dementia