Services
North Downs Specialist Referrals provide specialist care within a range of different disciplines.
It is not unusual for us to discover that pets referred for a particular problem in fact have another condition (or conditions) which may require the input of specialists in departments other than the one to which the patient was initially referred. Our Specialists within the different disciplines work closely with one another, and with owners, to ensure that all the clinical needs of our patients are met.
Cardiology
The cardiology service treats conditions relating to the heart and the circulation. We are one of only a small number of centres in the UK able to offer interventional cardiology procedures such as pacemaker placement and balloon valve dilatation... Read more...
Dentistry
The dentistry service offers a comprehensive referral service in all aspects of dentistry and oral surgery. We are one of a limited centres in the UK to offer a dentistry service run by a Specialist in dentistry. The service combines comprehensive dental facilities with additional onsite MRI and CT imaging... Read more...
Dermatology
The dermatology service treats conditions diseases of the skin, ears, feet and nails. Our dermatology service benefits from close liaison with the oncology and internal medicine services to address potential underlying causes of more complex dermatology cases... Read more...
Internal Medicine
The internal medicine service treats all medical conditions relating to the internal organs. Due to the complex nature of many internal medicine cases, the service liaises closely with Specialists in all other disciplines available at North Downs Specialist Referrals... Read More...
Interventional Pain Management (Interventional Analgesia)
Our Interventional Pain Management Service (also known as Interventional Analgesia) uses image-guided injections to identify and treat the specific source of pain. This enables us to effectively manage acute and chronic pain in patients to improve their quality of life... Read more...
Interventional Radiology
Interventional radiology is the use of advanced imaging such as fluoroscopy combined with catheters to allow access into areas of the body to deliver treatment or obtain diagnostic samples in a minimally invasive way... Read more...
Neurology
The Neurology service investigates and treats diseases of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. The experience of our Specialists combined with our excellent facilities allow us to provide one of the most advanced neurology referral services in the UK... Read more...
Oncology
The oncology service treats all forms of cancer. Oncology is a truly multi-discipline speciality where the best outcomes are achieved with access to Specialists in many disciplines. Our oncology service benefits from access to Specialist surgeons extensive experience of oncology as well as Specialists in diagnostic imaging and anaesthesia... Read more...
Ophthalmology
The ophthalmology service treats conditions of the eyes and eyelids. Common indications for referral include loss of vision, ocular pain, ocular discharge and change in appearance of the eye. Highly specialised equipment is available for examination of the patient's eye.. Read more...
Orthopaedic Surgery
The orthopaedic service treats conditions relating to bones and joints. We have the most advanced orthopaedic instrumentation, enabling our surgeons to perform both internal and external fracture fixation, arthroscopic surgery, joint replacements, etc... Read more...
Pain Management Clinic
The Pain Management Clinic is provided by the anaesthesia service and aims to deliver an individualised and multi-modal approach to the management of pain in dogs and cats...Read More...
Soft Tissue Surgery
The soft tissue surgery service treats all surgical conditions not related to bones, joints or the nervous system. Our vast experience enables us to accept referrals in all aspects of soft tissue surgery, from routine cases such as ear surgery to complex thoracic and reconstructive surgery... Read more...
Diagnostic Imaging
The diagnostic imaging service produce images which help diagnose medical and surgical conditions using modalities including x-rays, ultrasound, CT and MRI. Advanced imaging is essential for the management of the majority of referred patients, resulting in close interaction between diagnostic imaging and our other services... Read more...
Outpatient Imaging Service
Our Outpatient Imaging Service provides referring vets access to advanced diagnostic imaging to aid their investigations when a full case referral is not required... Read More...
Anaesthesia
The anaesthesia service provides safe sedation and anaesthesia, optimal pain relief and critical care support to all our patients. Many of the complex conditions and procedures performed in a specialist hospital benefit from the care of a Specialist anaesthetist to obtain the best outcome... Read more...
Nursing
Nursing care is an essential part of the treatment patients receive at our hospital and we are very proud of the high standards of the nursing care we provide. Each patient receives individual nursing care dependant on their needs which helps optimise their recovery... Read more...