Bedford Hospital

Bridges Clinic opened in 2018 and is part of Bedford Hospital NHS Trust providing a focus for our growing private healthcare service.Men’s Health Women’s Health Children’s HealthWe offer private healthcare for men, women and children and most medical specialties as well as cosmetic procedures, diagnostic imaging, physiotherapy, endoscopy suite, pathology and pharmacy.We work hard to protect our reputation for excellence and welcome patients from all health insurers and self-funding patients.Bridges Clinic – for the local communityBedford Hospital has been providing private healthcare, alongside our NHS care, for over 20 years and our mission is to provide first-class, affordable private healthcare for the local community. We offer a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment combined with a responsive service so you can be seen quickly and by the consultant of your choice.Consultants choose Bridges ClinicWe strive to attract and retain the best consultants in Bedford, giving you the reassurance that you’re in the best possible hands.Rapid access to consultants and servicesAs soon as your private referral comes in, usually from your GP, you will be contacted and booked in for an appointment as soon as possible. Alternatively, you can call our Private Patient Team direct for advice and self-referral where possible. An appointment with a suitable consultant will usually be offered within a few days and surgical procedures arranged as soon as possible, if required.Insurance networks and self pay optionsWe are welcomed and recognised by the major health insurers. If you don’t have health insurance, you can just pay as you go for treatment and services. We have affordable package price options for the most common treatments and procedures and will provide you with a detailed quote of all your expected costs prior to any treatment, so there are no surprises.Part of the NHSOur Private Patient Service is part of Bedford Hospital NHS Trust which gives the reassurance of the full range of support and emergency response services, including Intensive Care and High Dependency if ever these are needed. By choosing to receive your care through Bridges Clinic you are contributing to Bedford Hospital as all profits go back into our Trust for the benefit of the NHS, our patients and teams.Private patients are welcomed into the Trust alongside our NHS patients where we are able to utilise our specialist teams and equipment to full capacity and outside of NHS core hours. In this way NHS waiting times are not affected by us also offering private care and we can provide safe, high quality and responsive care to all of our patients; as well as being able to invest more into our Trust for the benefit of the whole community.Paying for your own treatmentWe welcome self-funding patients, you don’t need insurance to have access to private healthcare, and our prices are affordable.Private healthcare means choice. You can see the consultant you want at a time suited to y