Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital

Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital is a CQC-registered healthcare provider based at Royal Brompton Hospital in London, within the London region. The registered provider is Synnovis Group LLP, the legal entity accountable to the regulator for the quality and safety of care delivered here.

As a CQC-registered healthcare provider, Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital operates under the regulatory framework that governs health and social care in England. Registration is not a formality: it means the provider has satisfied the Care Quality Commission that its premises, staffing, clinical governance and safeguarding arrangements meet the fundamental standards of safe care. Providers must nominate a registered manager who is legally accountable for the quality of the service, and they remain subject to inspection and enforcement for as long as they trade.

Healthcare services in the UK range from large NHS-commissioned organisations to small independent practices, and the mix matters when you are choosing where to be seen. Independent providers often offer shorter waiting times and extended hours, while NHS-commissioned services are free at the point of use. Many providers, including practices like Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital, serve both routes — so it is always worth asking how you can access care and what each route involves before you book.

The registration covers more than one service type — diagnostics & imaging and blood & transplant services — which is common where one location houses complementary services under a single provider.

For funding and referral purposes the location sits in the Kensington and Chelsea local authority area of the London region, in a city with 5,528 registered healthcare providers of all types — relevant because needs assessments, social-care budgets and many community services are organised along these boundaries.

The CQC publishes inspection reports for registered locations as they are completed; the official record for this location is linked in the registration section below and is the most reliable public account of how the service performs.

The Care Quality Commission records the population groups each provider is registered to care for. These declarations shape staffing, training and premises requirements, so they are a reliable indicator of what the service is genuinely set up to do. For Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital, the register lists the following care groups:

Services for everyone

This provider is registered without population restrictions — its service is open to the general public rather than limited to specific age bands or clinical groups. In practice this is the standard registration for mainstream services such as dental practices, GP surgeries and diagnostic clinics.

Use these declarations actively: they tell you which providers are even eligible for your situation, and they give you the vocabulary for sharper questions. Needs that span more than one group deserve special attention — ask any prospective service how the care plan will address both together, and listen for specifics rather than reassurance.

Treat these declarations as the service's public promise — inspectors check against them, and you are entitled to ask exactly how each one shows up in staffing and daily practice.

Not every healthcare provider offers every service below at every site, so verify the specific treatment you need with Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital when you book.

Initial assessment

A structured first appointment covering your history, current concerns and goals, used to plan ongoing care or refer you to a more suitable service.

Ongoing treatment and reviews

Scheduled follow-up appointments that track your progress against the care plan and adjust treatment where needed.

Health advice and signposting

Guidance on managing your condition day to day, plus referrals into NHS or specialist pathways when your needs go beyond the service's scope.

Care planning

A documented plan agreed with you (and family or carers where appropriate) setting out what care is delivered, by whom, and how often it is reviewed.

Safeguarding and advocacy support

All CQC-registered providers must operate safeguarding procedures and can connect you with advocacy services if you need support making decisions.

To contact Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital directly, call 02045137300 or use the enquiry route on its website (linked in the contact section above).

The quickest way to arrange care with Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital is to telephone the service directly — phone lines are usually the fastest route to a real diary, and the team can tell you immediately whether they are taking new patients, what information they need, and how soon you can be seen. If the provider runs a website, look for an online enquiry or booking form; these are typically answered within one working day.

Before you call, have three things to hand: your NHS number if you know it (it is on any NHS letter or prescription), a list of current medications, and a short summary of what you need — new assessment, ongoing care, or a second opinion. If you are enquiring for a relative, be ready to explain your relationship and whether you hold power of attorney, as data-protection rules limit what a provider can discuss without the patient's consent.

If your care may be NHS-funded, speak to your GP practice first: many services accept patients via GP referral, and a referral letter travels with your medical history, which speeds up triage at the receiving end. For privately funded care you can normally self-refer — ask for the service's current fee schedule and cancellation policy in writing before your first appointment.

Published opening hours for Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital are not yet held on this profile — the register does not record them, and hours appear here once the provider claims and completes its listing. A quick phone call (02045137300) remains the definitive check, and it is worth making even where hours are published, since bank holidays and staffing can change a given day.

As a rule of thumb for services of this type, phone lines are least pressured mid-morning and mid-afternoon on midweek days; Monday mornings carry the weekend's accumulated demand and are the slowest time to get through almost everywhere in healthcare.

First visits run more smoothly when you arrive prepared, and preparation for a healthcare provider follows a predictable shape.

Bring the paperwork that saves repeating yourself: a list of current medications with doses (a photo of the boxes works), any relevant hospital letters or test results, your NHS number if you know it, and glasses or hearing aids if you use them. If the appointment concerns someone you care for, bring evidence of any legal authority you hold — power of attorney documents change what staff can lawfully discuss with you.

Expect the first appointment to include identity and history checks, a discussion of what you need, and an examination or assessment appropriate to the service. Be direct about two things in particular: everything you are taking (including over-the-counter and herbal products), and what outcome you actually want — clinicians plan differently for "I want to be seen quickly" versus "I want the most thorough option".

Before you leave, make sure three questions have answers: what happens next, who does it, and when. Vague follow-up arrangements are where care most often goes adrift; a specific next step — a booked review, a named referral, a results date with a way to chase it — is the mark of a well-run service, and it is entirely reasonable to ask for it explicitly.

Costs depend on how you access the service. NHS-commissioned care is free at the point of use, though waiting times vary by area and specialty. Private care is paid either directly (self-pay) or through medical insurance — if you hold a policy, contact your insurer for pre-authorisation before booking, as most insurers require an authorisation number and some restrict which providers you can use.

For self-pay patients, reputable providers publish or supply on request a clear fee schedule covering the initial consultation, follow-ups and common procedures. Ask specifically about what is included: some quotes cover the consultation only, while others bundle diagnostics or aftercare. UK consumer law entitles you to transparent pricing before you commit to treatment.

Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital is located at Royal Brompton Hospital,Sydney Street,London, in the SW3 postcode district of London. The full postcode, SW3 6NP, will take you to the door with any sat-nav or maps app — or use the Google Maps link for this exact location.

Planning the journey is worth two minutes at booking time: ask whether parking is available on site or nearby if driving, and use the postcode in any journey planner for buses and trains. If you have mobility needs, say so when booking — services can advise on step-free access and the nearest accessible parking or drop-off point.

A note on catchment: some services (particularly NHS-commissioned ones) serve defined areas, so confirm when booking that your address falls within scope. Self-funded and independent services rarely restrict by geography — there, the only catchment question is how far you are willing to travel, repeatedly, for the care involved.

Anyone with access requirements — mobility, sensory or communication — should mention them at booking. Registered providers are legally required to make reasonable adjustments, and doing so is routine when the service knows before you arrive.

If this location is not convenient, the nearest comparable alternative is St Mary's Hospital, roughly 1.9 miles away — the nearby providers section below lists more options with distances.

The right questions do more than fill an appointment — they reveal how a healthcare provider thinks. These are the ones that earn their place:

1. Who exactly will provide my care, and what is their professional registration?
2. What are the realistic timescales — first appointment, results, and treatment?
3. What will this cost in total, and what could add to that figure later?
4. What are the alternatives, including doing nothing for now?
5. How do you handle problems out of hours, and who do I contact?
6. What should I expect to feel or notice afterwards, and what would be a warning sign?
7. How will you keep my GP informed, and what gets written to my record?
8. If my needs change, how quickly can the plan change with them?

A good service treats this list as routine; defensiveness anywhere on it tells you something the inspection report may not.

Every provider on this site is registered with the Care Quality Commission — but registration is the floor, not the ceiling, and the public record lets you judge far more than the badge.

The CQC inspects against five questions — is the service safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led — and publishes its findings. For Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital, the registered provider is Synnovis Group LLP. The official CQC record for this location carries the current registration status, ratings where awarded, and every published inspection report.

The rating scale runs Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate — and context matters when reading it. Good is the expected standard, not a consolation prize; Outstanding is genuinely rare and usually reflects exceptional leadership culture rather than better equipment. A Requires Improvement rating deserves a closer look at which of the five questions dragged it down: a responsive shortfall (waiting times, complaint handling) is a different risk from a safe shortfall (medicines, staffing). Some location types are inspected without ratings at all, so an unrated service is not a warning sign in itself.

Reading a report efficiently: start with the well-led section (it predicts everything else), then safe. Look at the direction of travel across the last two inspections rather than a single snapshot, and treat "requires improvement" with a credible action plan differently from the same rating with repeated findings. If anything in a report concerns you, raising it with the service directly is both fair and revealing — well-run providers answer plainly.

Care in England comes with legal rights attached — most people only discover them when something goes wrong, which is precisely the wrong moment to start learning.

You are entitled to informed consent — a genuine explanation of options, risks and alternatives before treatment, in language you understand, with interpreters provided where needed. You have a right of access to your own records under UK GDPR, free of charge in most cases, within a month of asking. And under the Equality Act, providers must make reasonable adjustments for disability — from step-free access to communication formats — as a legal duty, not a favour.

If care falls short, complain in stages: first to the provider itself (every registered service must operate an accessible complaints procedure and respond within a defined timescale); then, for NHS-funded care, to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman — or for privately funded care, to the Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service where the provider subscribes. Local authority-funded social care complaints escalate to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Two further channels matter. The CQC does not investigate individual complaints, but it wants to hear about poor care — reports feed directly into inspection planning, and you can tell it anything in confidence via its website. And if you need help making a complaint about NHS care, every area has a statutory independent advocacy service that is free to use; your council can point you to the current provider.

London has 5,528 CQC-registered healthcare providers in total, of which 12 are healthcare providers — so genuine comparison is possible before you commit. The full London directory and the local blood & transplant services listing let you shortlist alongside this profile.

When comparing the 12 providers of this type in London, three checks separate a confident choice from a gamble. First, read the provider's most recent CQC inspection report — not just the headline rating but the safe and well-led sections, which reveal how the service actually runs. Second, confirm practical fit: opening hours, accessibility, and whether the location works for repeat visits. Third, ring the service and ask your specific questions; how a provider handles a first phone call tells you a great deal about how it treats its patients.

Where is Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital located?

Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital is at Royal Brompton Hospital,Sydney Street,London, SW3 6NP, in London (London region). The full postcode works in any sat-nav or journey planner.

How do I contact Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital?

Call 02045137300 during opening hours. The practice also runs a website with an enquiry route. For funding-route questions (NHS availability, fees), asking directly by phone gets the current position.

Is Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital regulated?

Yes — it is registered with the Care Quality Commission (location ID 1-19017876270) under the registered provider Synnovis Group LLP. Registration is a legal requirement for delivering this type of care in England and brings ongoing inspection.

What are the nearest alternatives to Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital?

The closest comparable providers are St Mary's Hospital (1.9 miles), West End Donor Centre (2.2 miles), HCA Healthcare UK Laboratories (2.7 miles). Each has a full profile on this site with contact details and registration information.

Do I need a GP referral?

It depends on the funding route. NHS-funded care usually requires a GP or specialist referral, while privately funded patients can normally self-refer. Call the provider to confirm which routes it accepts.

What does CQC registration actually guarantee?

It guarantees the provider has met the fundamental standards for safety, staffing, governance and safeguarding required by law in England, and that it remains subject to ongoing inspection and enforcement by the regulator.

Does Synnovis Group LLP - Royal Brompton Hospital treat NHS or private patients?

The public register does not record funding routes, and many providers serve both. Phone the service for the current position — NHS availability in particular changes as capacity fills and reopens, so today's answer beats anything a directory can cache.

Where does the information on this page come from?

Core details — name, address, registration, provider and specialisms — come from the Care Quality Commission register (Open Government Licence v3.0) and are refreshed monthly. Guidance sections reflect how services of this type work across the UK. Always confirm time-sensitive details such as opening hours directly with the provider.