Can anyone recommend a consultant at Kingston or Queen Charlotte's please?

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Hi everyone, this is my first post so apologies if this question has been answered elsewhere!

I'm pregnant with my second child and after a very difficult time with my first birth and subsequent recovery on the NHS, I'm looking for advice on private care.

I'm in Balham and so far I think I have worked out from reading the boards, that for my nearest hospitals offering private care within an NHS hospital, that Queen Charlotte's and Kingston are the most recommended - and reasonable!

I need a C-section for medical reasons and unfortunately I don't have health insurance -so we are having to raise the cash ourselves and although I'm tempted to go with the cheapest consultant and hospital I can find, it's really important to me that I can find someone with a kind bedside manner.

Can anyone help please?

thanks,

Charlotte

A big second thumbs up from me for Mr. Kumar at Queen Charlotte's. I had my twins with him c-section after an extremely difficult pregnancy (early labour scares, bleeding, etc.). He got my babies to me safely when that wasn't always a given and I'm left with a tiny c-section scar. My c-section was rough, but for reasons beyond his and my control and in spite of all this I would heartily recommend him. I was also on the private ward (Sir Stanley Clayton) and this was fantastic - great level of care and full midwife support who were responsible for my tube fed babies staying out of SCBU.

He's fantastic.
Kx

thanks you two.

Cx

another vote for Mr Kumar at QC. I had a section and he was FAB. Very calm and reassuring, reassured me that the risks were negligible and I just really felt like I was in the best possible hands. I want him to deliver my next one. Actually I want him to father my next one!

Hi, I had my little girl at QC in Jan 08. I was under the care of Ruwan Wimalasundera who is very good. Mr Kumar was going to do my section but Mr Mc Carthy ended up doing it. I think all 3 of these consultants are worth recommending. Cx

Warthog: i am thinking of going the private route but having my baby at kingston hospital. I am trying to decide on an ostestrician to use from start to finish. Would you recommend meena shankar or isat ataullah. i wanted to use kate panter but believe she is not currently doing this. help!

I highly rcommend Mr Carl Chow. He works at Kingston Hopital. He is kind, gentle and caring. Helisten to you and will do his best to achieve a normal delivery. He also do waterbirths

I recommend Mr Carl Chow at Kingston. You will not be disappointed he is provides an excellent care and attention. He is the best in providing normality in childbirth but if you express that you wish to have cs he will listen. Best Choice!!

If only I had read these posts last week...
I lost my baby girl at Kingston last week Sunday the 3rd october, she died shortly after birth and no one has been able to give me any answers as to why?

My husband and I are so devastated and angry because at my 41 week check up I begged for a c section because I felt there was something wrong! I was given a sweep and told that there was so need for a c section and that baby would probably come before my induction on day 12.

I was induced with my first child 14 days overdue and after 3 inductions which failed, I finally delivered her on day 16... I did not want a repeat of this and just felt terrified of having a similar labour with number 2.

I really regret not stamping my feet more or insisting on another scan or something?? Mother's intuition was not enough for them to be concerned and that makes me so angry.

I would check that you can't have a c-sec on the NHS as you definitely sound like a good candidate for one and you can fight your case!
Mr. Pooley is great and so is Florence Wilcock - she is lovely lovely lovely.
why don't you meet with them first and see what they have to say?

Not sure if recent posters realise but this is a thread I started in 2008.
(bubba hubba - I did actually go with Mr Pooley and he was wonderful, thanks)

Dimi - so, so sorry to hear of your loss, what a terrible time for you.

I had a look at the Kingston website to get the info for their PALS service for you, so you may get some answers and a debrief of your labour, to which I believe you are entitled. Also perhaps you should contact your GP for some grief counselling.

PALS info:

Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
Location:
Ground Floor, Bernard Meade Wing

Contact:
Direct Line: 020 8934 3993 or 020 8546 7711 Ext: 3993 Email: [email protected]

Main Information:
The PALS service provides a central contact point where patients, their relatives or carers can obtain a wide range of information about the hospital's services as well as guidance on how to access other health information.

The PALS team will help sort out problems or concerns that patients, their relatives or carers may have when they have not been able to resolve them by speaking to staff on the ward or clinic staff.

The team will guide you through the complaints system and provide information about external independent advocacy services. They will listen to patients' views and comments and use them to help to improve services within the hospital.