Assessment and planning
- 15 min free-introductory consultation
- Standard Consultation
- X-rays, scans and other tests
- Quotation, Booking, Payments
- Travel, Visa and accommodation arrangements
- Arrival to Athens or London
At the hospital
- Pre-op checks
- Day of treatment- Admission to the hospital
- Hospital stay
- Discharge from the hospital
Recovery
- Post-operative Rehabilitation
- Follow-up appointments
- Emergencies
- Home Care Service
- Leisure
Repatriation
The time before your treatment is the time for our doctors to assess your symptoms and needs in order to suggest safe, efficient and personalized treatment options for your condition.
Depending on your condition and location, this assessment may be done with an online or physical consultation, clinical examination, x-rays and CT scans and, in some cases, with blood tests.
At the same time, patients and their families need to start preparing for their trip to Athens and their treatment. You need to start thinking about:
- Approximate dates for your treatment.
- The length of stay in Greece after your treatment.
- Flights to Athens.
- Any visa requirements.
- Your accommodation in Athens.
Any arrangements that you need to make in relation to your job, finance, children or other protected members of your family.
Pre-Operative Consultation
At Athens BJR, we strongly believe in a good rapport between the doctor and the patient and we think that live interaction is second to none. For this reason, a consultation will take place before your treatment. Depending on your condition, location and preference this consultation can be done online or at one of our clinic locations. The easiest way to book a consultation is through our booking page:
Upon booking the consultation, we will email you a medical questionnaire about your medical history and current medical condition, which you should complete and email back to us before the consultation date. During the consultation Dr Giotikas will ask you questions about your condition and how it has affected your daily life. You will also have the opportunity to discuss all your thoughts and concerns about the proposed treatment. The language of the consultation can be either English or Greek. If you prefer any other language, we can arrange for a registered interpreter to help out.
Pre-Operative X-rays, Scans and Blood Tests
You don’t need to do any x-rays, scans or other tests (i.e blood tests) until you have your consultation with Dr Giotikas.
But If you already have older relevant scans please email them to us before the time of your consultation. If the files are too large to be attached in an email you can use the free file platform www.wise.com. If you only have hardcopies or CD’s please post them to the following address:
At the end of the consultation Dr Giotikas may request x-rays, a CT scan or other tests, if they are deemed appropriate for decision making and planning of your treatment. Some of these scans or tests may need to be done and sent to us prior scheduling your treatment.
Quotation, bookings and payments
After the online consultation and when all relevant information about your condition is available to us, we will email you:
- Our suggested treatment plan for your condition.
- A price quotation for your treatment and payment instructions.
- The available dates for treatment, closest to your preference.
- The informed Consent/Agreement-to-Treatment form.
- Useful information about your trip.
We will keep these dates available provisionally for one week. When you review the report please decide about your preferred surgery date, and email it back to us. If you have questions, further online or phone consultations can be arranged.
When your surgery date and definitive treatment plan is confirmed by us you can proceed with booking your flights and accommodation in London or Athens.
Payment
All payments should be concluded prior to your arrival to Greece. Payments can be made by direct money transfer to bank account. An itinerary will be sent to your email address upon confirmation of payment.