Information for healthcare professionals

The Royal Free London Private Patients Unit (PPU) provides GPs with fast, reliable access to high quality private care delivered by leading NHS consultants within a major London teaching hospital.

This section is for GPs and other healthcare professionals, with information on referring your patients, educational events and other information about our hospitals.

Referring a patient to us

If you are a GP referring a patient for an appointment, please call our GP liaison hotline number:

020 7317 7760*

This line is open Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm.

* Please note this number is for GPs and Healthcare professionals only. Patients calling this number, will be redirected to a relevant team.

Referring for an outpatient appointment

Referring for imaging

Referring for pathology

Education events

We host a series of CPD certified educational events throughout the year at our hospitals, online, and by request, at your surgery/clinic.

If you would like to be contacted about future events, or if you're interested in having an education event held at your surgery for your practice or ICB, please contact our GP Liaison Officer:

Tel: 020 7317 7760

Email:  rf-tr.ppu-gpliaison@nhs.net

About us

The Royal Free London Private Patients Unit is wholly owned by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and part of the NHS.

All profits which our hospitals earn are reinvested into the trust to the benefit of all our patients, NHS and private. This is by supplying vital hospital equipment, funding nursing posts, supporting leading edge medical research, patient care and education. We are proud to bring the very best skills and standards of the NHS to benefit our private patients and, in doing so, support the continued development of the NHS and the Royal Free London through our success.

Our top priority is to ensure that each patient receives the highest quality care.

Our Hospitals

112 10 004- RFH New Entranve 3 2805-1254

Royal Free Hospital

  • Outpatient suite located on the 12th floor with outpatient treatment and consulting rooms
  • Onsite tests and diagnostics
  • Satellite consulting
  • 37 single en suite rooms
  • A separate day case oncology unit with five chemotherapy chairs
  • A renal dialysis unit with seven dialysis chairs
  • One endoscopy theatre
  • One operating theatre
  • One angiography suite
  • Onsite pharmacy
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Hadley Wood Hospital

  • Outpatient treatment and consulting rooms
  • Onsite tests and diagnostics
  • Two day surgery theatres
  • One endoscopy theatre
  • 10 daycase beds
  • A minor treatment room
  • A state of the art radiology suite

Our Consultants

We work with leading consultants, covering a wide range of specialties and backed by our multidisciplinary team.

Our Commitment to you and your patients

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Enquiries will be handled personally – the individual will introduce themselves on each first contact

Discharge summaries for all admissions will be forwarded onto patient’s GP within two working days of discharge

Your enquiry will be seen and dealt with on the same working day

You (if you wish) or your patient will be contacted on the same working day if this pledge cannot be met

Your referral will be processed to agreed appointment within a maximum of two working days