Blood tests & ECGs
The investigations requested by your surgical team, with the exact tests, timing and arrangements for communicating results agreed before your appointment. An ECG records the heart's electrical activity.
Medical care — Newmarket
Pre- & post-operative clinics
Local medical support before and after surgery at a private hospital in the UK or abroad — with a clear plan from your surgeon.
Blood tests, ECGs and GP assessments. Wound checks, dressings and suture removal. Care is subject to clinical suitability and review of your surgeon's letter.
CQC-registered clinic · Planned care by appointment
Your surgeon's letter is required before care is confirmed
We require a letter outlining exactly what your surgeon needs and confirming that they retain responsibility for the surgery, any further intervention and management of surgical complications. Our clinical team must review the request before accepting your care.
Before & after your operation — 01
Practical support, coordinated with your surgical team
Whether you are preparing for surgery or returning home after an operation, we can consider the following planned services. The medical services at our Newmarket clinic are provided through our medical division, MedHub.
GP assessments
A focused review of your health, medical history and medicines to address your surgeon's stated requirements. Findings can be shared with your surgical team with your consent; the final decision to operate remains theirs.
Wound checks & dressings
Assessment of suitable surgical wounds and planned dressing changes in line with your surgeon's instructions, with attention to healing and signs that need further medical or surgical assessment.
Suture removal
Removal of non-dissolvable stitches when the wound is ready and it is clinically safe to do so, following your surgeon's written plan. Timing is individual to the procedure, wound site and healing.
Tests and GP assessments do not guarantee fitness for surgery or anaesthesia. Your operating surgeon and anaesthetist remain responsible for the final decision to proceed and for reviewing the information they have requested.
A written plan — 02
What we need from your surgeon
Please contact reception before booking. We will explain how to provide the letter and relevant records securely. Do not send medical records or wound photographs through the website's general enquiry form or chat.
If your records are not in English, ask your surgical team to provide a clear English-language care plan. For post-operative care, we may also need your discharge summary, operation details and current medication list.
The letter should include:
- Your details, the surgeon's name, the procedure and the planned or completed operation date.
- The exact blood tests, ECG or GP assessment requested, when they are needed, and how results should be sent, reviewed and acted upon.
- The wound-care plan: dressing type and frequency, review arrangements, and which sutures need removal and when.
- Confirmation that the operating surgeon retains responsibility for surgical care, further intervention and management of surgical complications.
- A named clinical contact, reliable contact details and a clear escalation plan, including arrangements outside normal hours and access to hospital care if required.
Surgery privately or abroad — 03
Arrange aftercare before you travel
Routine local appointments are only one part of recovery. Ask your surgeon where follow-up will take place, how they will manage complications and whether further treatment is included in your surgical package. Our involvement is not an endorsement of the operation or overseas provider.
Surgery and long journeys can increase blood-clot risk. Ask your surgical team for individual travel and recovery advice; this service does not replace their advice about when it is safe to fly.
Read NHS advice on cosmetic surgery abroadDo not wait for a routine appointment
If you are worried after surgery
Emergency symptoms: call 999
Call 999 for severe difficulty breathing, chest or upper-back pain, collapse or uncontrolled heavy bleeding. Leg pain or swelling together with breathlessness or chest pain also needs emergency help. Do not drive yourself to A&E.
New or worsening symptoms: seek urgent advice
Contact your surgical team or a GP urgently for increasing wound redness, heat, swelling or pain, pus or discharge, a wound that opens, fever or feeling unwell. New one-sided leg pain or swelling, sudden breathlessness or coughing up blood also needs urgent assessment. If you cannot get prompt advice, contact NHS 111; use 999 for the emergency symptoms above.
Do not delay urgent or emergency care while waiting for a surgeon's letter, a reply from the clinic or your next dressing appointment. These examples are not a complete list of possible complications.
FAQ
Pre- & post-operative care — your questions
Can't find your answer? Call us on 01638 476423 — our team will be glad to help.
Yes. We can consider planned pre-operative tests and assessments, and routine post-operative wound care, for patients having surgery at a private hospital in the UK or overseas. Your surgeon's letter and care plan must be reviewed by our clinical team before we confirm whether we can provide the requested care. This does not replace your surgeon's follow-up or endorse the surgery or provider you have chosen.
The letter must identify the surgeon and planned or completed operation, specify the blood tests, ECG, GP assessment or wound care needed and their timing, and explain how results and concerns should be communicated. For aftercare, it should include dressing instructions and any suture-removal plan. The surgeon must confirm that they retain responsibility for the surgery, further intervention and management of surgical complications, with named contact details and a clear escalation route.
No. We can provide a GP assessment and the agreed investigations, but these do not guarantee fitness for surgery or anaesthesia. Your operating surgeon and anaesthetist remain responsible for the final decision to proceed. The letter should make clear what assessment is required, when tests must be performed and who will review and act on the results.
We can assess suitable surgical wounds, provide agreed dressings and remove non-dissolvable sutures when clinically appropriate, in line with your surgeon's written instructions. Removal timing depends on the operation, wound site and healing; we do not use one fixed timetable for every patient. If a wound is not healing as expected or needs intervention beyond our service, further surgical or hospital assessment may be necessary.
The operating surgeon must remain responsible for surgical complications and any further intervention, as set out in their letter. Our clinicians remain responsible for the care they provide and for recognising and escalating concerns appropriately. We are not an emergency department or a substitute for specialist surgical care. Do not wait for a routine appointment or a surgeon's reply if you need urgent or emergency treatment.
Contact reception before booking so we can explain how to provide your surgeon's letter and relevant records securely. Once the requested care has been reviewed, we can confirm suitability, appointments and an individual quotation. Test and dressing costs depend on the written plan. Do not assume these appointments are included in your surgical package or covered by your insurer.
Start with your surgeon's plan
Discuss the care you need
Contact reception so we can review the requirements before confirming an appointment. Fees are quoted individually after reviewing the requested tests, assessments and dressings. Insurance cover and inclusion in your surgical package must be checked separately.
Patient information
Our service requirements above reflect the clinic's care policy. General safety information is supported by:
- NHS: cosmetic surgery abroad
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: surgical wounds and preventing infections
- NHS: deep vein thrombosis
- NHS: pulmonary embolism