Spa Private Medical — Attraction in Cheltenham

I have lived overseas for 20 years (in the US & Europe) and have witnessed and experienced private & public medicine both overseas and in the UK. Regardless of country, private or public my general experience of all physicians is that they are all fantastic and try their best, the major difference is that some work in an efficient system and some do not, it is different by country. The UK has the NHS but when it takes 3, 4 or 5+ weeks to see my GP but quite often the same day (or day after) to see Dr Pierini or one of his colleagues for a medical reason then I do not hesitate. I have friends who are NHS GPs too; they are wonderful people but they don’t have enough time to see all their patients or more importantly to see them as quickly as the patient would like.

Dr Steve Pierini and his team were all, at some point, NHS doctors, they just moved from State/NHS care to private care. Instead of seeing countless patients all days for slots of 10 or 15 minutes they have so much more time and are under less pressure. This results in feel good factor like visiting a wonderful restaurant vs a bad one.

I reiterate that NHS doctors and nurses (and NHS GPs) are all fantastic. The trouble is there are not enough of them and/or the demands they face in terms of numbers of patients is unfair to both doctor and patient.

Dr Steve Pierini and his team are top notch, from the reception to medical assistants and all the GPs (that I have met). First class on...

My daughter was born with a tongue tie, which made breastfeeding difficult for her and very painful for me. The tongue tie was later confirmed by a midwife when she was 3 days old. She contacted the NHS to make an appointment for a frenotomy, however the appointment wouldn't have been for over 4 weeks. After finding Spa Private Medical of the Association for Tongue Tie website, I called to make an appointment. We were seen within the week, the staff were wonderfully friendly and Dr Pierini was honest and said if he didn't think the procedure would help, he wouldn't perform it. As it was, she had a 60% tongue tie so he talked us through the frenotomy procedure, pros and cons and what may happen afterwards; reattachment, etc. He was quick to perform the procedure and encouraged me to feed her straight away as this would help with the healing process. He left us to it (and made me a cup of tea!) and came back to check on us a little later. Overall, despite it being a really horrible experience, Dr Pierini made it easy to understand and it was over so quickly, I barely had a chance to get upset or worry. Thanks to everyone, would recommend to anyone needing an urgent appointment and can't wait for an NHS...

Booking the appointment to see Dr Pierini was easy and there was good availability, which was ideal to avoid delays.

Dr Pierini was fantastic in all aspects. As a nervous mum, he was warm and welcoming and put me at ease as much as possible. He was hugely informative and his treatment was swift and effective.

The information online regarding Dr Pierinis tongue tie treatment was a great comfort ahead of the appointment, especially the video.

Whilst we have thankfully not had any complications following my newborns treatment, we were provided with all of the information we would need should we have any concerns.

I can see why people travel far and wide to visit Dr Pierinis clinics, and would certainly recommend him and the facilities at the North Cotswold Hospital to my family and friends.

Being provided with a private room to finish feeding my baby was a lovely touch and there was ample free parking available which minimised stress.

All in all it made an unpleasant experience as pleasant as possible and I am grateful for the care provided by Dr Pierini and the benefit this will have given my son...