Back Pain

Steroid Injection

Lower Back Pain

Big Toe Fusion Surgery

All I can say is, if you are operated on by Mr Nanavarti you will be in very safe hands like all St Hugh’s staff and consultants

Hip and Groin Pain

Joint Pain

Knee Replacement

Back Injections (including Steroid Epidurals)

Very relaxed yet informative process. All procedures done within 2 hours of arriving and allowed to leave after a drink and some biscuits 
Great experience as always

Pain Management

Spinal Injections for Pain

Acute Pain

I have recently had injections in my back for pain. Dr. Seri and team were magnificent!  I can honestly say everyone was lovely,  kind and very professional.

Facet Joint Injection

Sacroiliac Joint Injection

Day Centre Waiting and Chronic Pain Clinic experiences 25th September 2026
The experience with Dr James was excellent.  Thank you.

However, there are several matters that concerned me on the day of the procedure at the day unit which could easily be rectified and make the experience less stressful. Please forward my comments to the correct department.

The entrance doors to the Day unit reception and those into the corridor to the patient waiting  rooms are so heavy to push unit open that myself (aged 80 with spinal problems), and several other patients found it difficult to get access, there were no offers of assistance except from members of the public who themselves were patients.
In the small ladies waiting room designed for 7 patients, all of us waiting up to 4 hours, at one point we had 9 ladies in the room as well as various medical staff coming to interview patients. These were not safe conditions for patients with compromised immune systems who need to avoid infections. One lady cancer patient was still there waiting at 3.45pm having arrived at 7.30am
There was no information as to when you would be called and this made it difficult for those of us who were not “nil by mouth” to get refreshments and food if you were lucky enough to have some had to be consumed alongside people who were “nil by mouth”.
In the two toilet cubicles I visited the washbasin tap drips constantly and waste water. Might be worth checking and changing some washers?
It could have been so much better.

Thank you for reading my comments, Caroline 

Dr Oditta Vijayakumar

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