Areas of interest
Investigation and Diagnosis of all Spinal Conditions
Sciatica – Stenosis – Back Pain – Spinal Fractures – Coccydynia – Neck Pain – Arm Pain – Sports Injuries
Minimally Invasive Treatments Including:
Spinal Decompression – Microdiscectomy – Spinal Fusion – Sacro-Iliac Joint Fusion – Pars Defect Repair – Kyphoplasty – Guided Spinal Injections – Guided Sacro-Iliac Joint Injections – Guided Pars Injections – Guided Facet Joint Injections – Medial Branch Blocks – Facet Joint Denervation/Rhizolysis
Andrew Hilton treats both NHS and private patients and is the lead Consultant Spinal Surgeon for the NHS in Dorset.
Please see below for both the private and NHS Hospitals and a guide to referrals.
Private Clinics and Hospitals
The Poundbury Clinic
17 Middlemarsh Street
Poundbury
Dorchester DT1 3FD
New Hall Hospital
Bodenham
Salisbury SP5 4EW
The Harbour Hospital
St Mary’s Road
Poole
BH15 2BH
01202 244 200
The Winterbourne Hospital
Herrington Road
Dorchester
DT1 2DR
01305 263 252
Mr Hilton’s Private Personal Assistant is Mrs Kim Slade
Tel: 07711 822800
Email: info@spinesdorset.com
Private Patient Appointments
For a new or follow-up patient appointments, please phone Kim on
Tel: 07711 822800
For self-paying patients, a GP referral is preferrable but not essential. For most patients who are privately insured, a GP referral is usually required therefore please check with your insurance policy before making an appointment.
Fees
New patient consultation: £275.00
Follow up appointments: £150.00
MRI scan for self funding patients: about £460 (for a single area of the spine)
Xrays for self-funding patients: about £130 (for a single area of the spine)
NHS Patients
New Hall Hospital
Bodenham
Salisbury SP5 4EW
All NHS referrals are made by your GP or via direct referral from Poole or Dorset County Hospitals. Patients in Dorset are referred to the Dorset MSK spinal service and if appropriate, are referred to the Dorset Spinal Service which is based at New Hall Hospital.
Since the onset of the Pandemic, Mr Hilton and his team now only see NHS patients in clinics at:
New Hall Hospital
and
Blandford Hospital
All NHS surgeries, including injections, take place at New Hall Hospital in Salisbury.
The British Spine Registry (BSR) was set up by the British Association of Spinal Surgeons to monitor all spinal procedures and collect data with the aim to improve patient safety and monitor the results of spinal surgery. This will allow better understanding of procedures and techniques in the future and therefore improve patient’s experience and quality of life.
Mr Hilton works closely with the British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) and adheres to the guidelines of NHS England and National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). He fully supports the British Spinal Registry and therefore, if you are treated by Mr Hilton, he will discuss the British Spinal Registry with you at the consultation.