About

Areas of expertise

  • Assessment and treatment of chronic (persistent) pain
    • Musculoskeletal pain
    • Neuropathic pain
  • Precision targeted injections and radiofrequency lesioning
  • Neuromodulation
    • Spinal cord stimulation
    • Multifidus nerve stimulation for back pain
  • Medicolegal Expert
  • Industry consultancy work

Training & background
I qualified in 1983 from University of London and received my fellowship of Royal College of Anaesthesia in 1988. I started a NHS consultant post in 1992. I was one of the first in the UK to qualify as a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice and was a founding fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. I served on the council of the British Pain Society until 2008.

I founded the Neuromodulation Society of UK and Ireland in 2000 and served as President of the International Neuromodulation Society from 2009 to 2015. Under my leadership flourished and is now the pre-eminent society for all matters concerning Neuromodulation

I have received grants from National Institute of Health Research and Industry to carry out pivotal research for chronic (persistent) pain using neuromodulation, precision radiofrequency ablation and targeted therapy

Clinic locations and times
I work for my own business, Pain and Neuromodulation Consulting Ltd with admitting rights at The London Clinic and Nuffield Health, Brentwood. I am an NHS Consultant at Mid & South Essex University Hospitals.

Clinic times
My regular private clinics are Monday morning at Nuffield Health, Brentwood, Wednesday evening Virtual clinic, and once a month Friday morning at The London Clinic.

For further information or to arrange an appointment, please contact my secretary on 07798 636 522 or angela53hart@gmail.com or enquire online here.

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Looking for medical help?
If you suffer from severe chronic pain, fill out the quick online questionnaire to discover what treatment could work best for you.

Take me to the medical questionnaire

Trust and expertise

I provide medical advice to patients, medico-legal assesments for personal injury
and negligence claims and have extensive knowledge.

Private patients

Private patients
I welcome patients with all major private medical insurance and self-funding patients from the UK and abroad.

I have been seeing private patients with chronic pain since 1992. I receive patients from local GP’s and consultant colleagues. Because of my national and international reputation I see patients for neuromodulation (SCS , Radiofrequency, Reactiv8) and second opinion from around the UK and abroad.

Insured
If you have private medical insurance you should be covered. Please contact your provider prior to your procedure, scan or consultation to ensure you are covered. Your provider will usually issue you with a claim or authorisation number. Please bring this and your membership number to your appointment.

Paying for your own treatment
You do not have to be insured as I offer fixed package prices for most procedures making it easy for you to pay for your treatment, scan or consultation. You can pay by credit card or cash on the day for Procedures and Diagnostics. Consultation appointments will be invoiced or settled by credit card by your consultant.

GP Referral
A GP referral letter is helpful but not always a necessity. You can book direct for a consultation and for any treatment that is self-funded.

I work with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA PPP Healthcare
  • AXA PPP International
  • Bupa
  • Bupa International
  • Cigna
  • CS Healthcare
  • Exeter Family Friendly
  • Freedom Health
  • Health-on-Line
  • Medical Care Direct
  • Simplyhealth
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • WPA

Looking for medical help?
If you suffer from severe chronic pain, fill out the quick online questionnaire to discover what treatment could work best for you.

Take me to the questionnaire

Industry consultancy

Industry consultancy
I have extensive experience on a number of advisory boards and regularly consult within the medical and educational industries.

I have consultancy agreements with industry partners that currently include Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Galvani Bioelectronics, Mainstay Medical and Saluda Medical.

Overview
Regulatory bodies
I have served on clinical reference group for specialised pain services of NHS England and have consulted been an external consultant with NICE (National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. I am an external consultant for British Standards of Industry (a notified body).

Medical Advisory Boards
In last 5 years I have served on European medical advisory boards, speaker bureau for Boston Scientific, Mainstay Medical and Saluda Medical.

In last 5 years my institution (Mid & South Essex University Hospitals NHS FT) has received research grants from Boston Scientific, Mainstay Medical and Saluda Medical.

Enquiries
07798 636 522
angela53hart@gmail.com

Dr Simon Thomson
Consultant in Pain Management and Neuromodulation

Qualifications
MBBS FRCA FIPP FFPMRCA

Fees and Funding
If treatment is required, it may be funded by your private medical insurance, or self-pay hospital packages are available.

Consultation £220 to £300
Follow up £150 to £200
Legal £300 hourly rate

Treatments
Spinal cord stimulation
Multifidus nerve stimulation
Precision Targeted injections and radiofrequency lesioning

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General enquiries:
angela53hart@gmail.com

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