Practice Plus Group

07/08/2025

At 84, Somerset Rotarian Michael Flackie wasn’t going to let hip pain stop him from serving his community! 👏 Thanks to speedy hip surgery at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet, he’s back on his feet and volunteering again.🙌

Read Michael’s inspiring story on our Knowledge Hub here:
👉 https://bit.ly/46Lg9T8

Michael Flackie has been volunteering at local events for over five decades. Following persistent hip pain, he turned to Wellsoon. Read more

06/08/2025

💡 Did you know you don’t always have to pay upfront for private surgery?

With Wellsoon from Practice Plus Group, you can spread the cost of your treatment with flexible monthly payment plans — helping you get the care you need without the financial strain!🙌

Find out how it works here 👉 https://bit.ly/4mC4KK5

Did you know you can pay monthly for private surgery in the UK? Find out how to access surgery through our monthly payment plans here.

06/08/2025

Wonderful to see Dr Hilary Jones MBE back on TV after his hip replacement surgery at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham! 👏
Wishing him continued health and recovery! 💜

06/08/2025

We’re delighted to reflect on the successful grand opening of our new London Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) centre at Stockley Park, Hayes.🎉🏥

This event marked the official launch of a purpose-built, inclusive, and modern workplace, bringing together our NHS 111📞, Clinical Assessment Service (CAS🩺), and Out of Hours (OOH)🌙 teams for North West and South West London.

🗣️ Kevin Brown, National Director of Integrated Urgent Care said: “By uniting these services under one roof, we’ve created a truly integrated hub of collaboration and care. I would like to offer a heartfelt thank you to everyone for their teamwork to bring this vision to life – from the early planning stages, through a highly complex project plan, estate, technical, telephony, governance and operational delivery plans across IUC who made this a seamless, smooth and successful project.” 🤝🙏

https://youtu.be/Vbob9KJ-0H0

17/07/2025

Practice Plus Group Urgent Treatment Centre, Portsmouth is proud to be Veteran Aware accredited.
Our team, whch includes many veterans, are trained to ensure that care is delivered with understanding and respect for veterans, serving personnel and their families. If you value service and those who have served, this is where your care makes lasting impact.
Now hiring: Nurse or paramedic practitioners
Appy now: https://bit.ly/3U8innL

17/07/2025

Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet marks 20 years of making a difference. 🎉
From a small treatment centre in 2005 to a centre of clinical excellence today, it’s all thanks to the people who brought passion and purpose to our work.
To every patient who has walked through our doors, thank you for letting us be part of your journey.
Here’s to every step we’ve taken together, and to the people who make it all happen. 💙

17/07/2025

📷 Just a few hours post-surgery and Dr Hilary Jones was already back on his feet and smiling!💪✨

He chose to travel to our Birmingham hospital via the NHS to avoid waiting lists and receive the care he needed, when he needed it most.🙌

We're proud to have been part of his journey!🤝💜

16/07/2025

🗨️ "It's only yesterday I had the operation, I've been walking up and down the corridor, tried the stairs and pretty much pain free!"
- Follow Dr Hilary’s journey through hip surgery at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham! 🎬

From pre-surgery, to walking out of the hospital, hear why Dr Hilary Jones chose to travel 180 miles to Birmingham for his NHS surgery, and how our expert team made recovery smooth, fast and compassionate! 🤝💜

For his full online interview visit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/bones-joints/dr-hilary-jones-hip-operation/

14/07/2025

📢 Update: Dr Hilary Jones has shared his experience of his hip replacement surgery at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham, in an exclusive online interview with The Telegraph!

Dr Hilary travelled 180 miles to take advantage of our newest hospital having almost no NHS waiting list!🙌

📰 Read the full story here to learn more and find out why he put his trust in us for his care:

At my local hospital I would have waited more than a year – this NHS referral service enabled me to be seen in half that time

13/07/2025

📢 Big news! Dr Hilary Jones recently underwent hip surgery at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham!

Despite living in Kent, Dr Hilary chose our new Birmingham hospital for his NHS op because it offers fast access with almost no waiting list!👏Around half of people with chronic aches and pains aren't aware you can travel for treatment. 💜

Read the full story here 👇

TV doctor Hilary Jones went on a 360-mile round trip for surgery - to bypass his local NHS waiting list.

11/07/2025

🎩✨ Knee pain? Now you see it, now you don’t!
At 88, Mike from Leicestershire calls life “magic” after two knee replacements at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough. From struggling with stairs to walking pain-free — read how surgery changed everything 👉 https://bit.ly/44hPCLp

Mike says his life is now “magic” thanks to two successful knee replacement surgeries at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough. Read more

10/07/2025

💬 “I can walk further, stand longer, and I’ve got my independence back.”
Elizabeth’s knee pain used to control her life — but thanks to knee surgery at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough, she’s enjoying freedom and confidence again.

Read her inspiring story 👉 https://bit.ly/44ABwUn

Before knee surgery, Elizabeth couldn’t stand up straight and walked with an awkward gait with a walking stick. Read about her story.