Pre-op assessment and planning steps
- 15 min free-introductory consultation
- Standard Consultation (Online or in-person)
- Imaging studies and other tests as needed
- Price quotation, Booking treatment dates , Payments
- Visa, Travel and accommodation arrangements
- Arrival to London (or Athens)
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 London (or Athens) and their treatment. You need to start thinking about:
- Approximate dates for your treatment.
- The length of stay in the UK (or Greece) after your treatment.
- Flights to London (or Athens)
- Any visa requirements.
- Your accommodation in London (or 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 Giotikas Clinic, we 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 in-person in London or Athens. The easiest way to book a consultation is through our booking form in the page: https://giotikasclinic.com/contact-us/
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) before you have your consultation with Dr Giotikas. But If you already have older relevant scans please email or post 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 platform www.wetransfer.com. If you only have hardcopies or CD’s please post them to the following address: Dr Dimitrios Giotikas,
LIPS Healthcare, Battersea Power Station, Turbine Hall B, Level 1,
SW11 8DD
London United Kingdom
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. These scans or tests are needed in order to finalize your treatment plan.
Quotation, bookings and payments
After the standard 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 how to prepare for your treatment and trip.
When you review all information 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.
Once you have informed us about your preferred surgery date, we will send you payment instructions for the deposit and we will keep these dates provisionally reserved for your for five working days from the date we send you the payment instructions, awaiting your confirmation of the payment of the deposit.
When the definitive reservation of your surgery date 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 the UK (or Greece). Payments can be made by wire transfer to our bank account and online with debit or credit cards. We accept payments in British Pounds Sterling, Euro or US dollars. We also accept cash payments at the hospital of treatment on the day before surgery. A receipt will be sent to your email address upon confirmation of payment. The currency exchange rates of Barclays UK bank are used for the calculation of amounts when payments are done in Euro or US Dollars.