Private Vascular Consultation Enquiries
Contact
To request a private consultation with Mr Shanka Benaragama, contact the practice by email. The team can advise on clinic availability and the next steps for your vascular assessment.
One email contact for private consultations
Include a brief description of the reason for your enquiry, your preferred clinic if known, and any relevant referral or investigation information.
Private Consultation Enquiries
Request an appointment with Mr Benaragama
The practice can assist with new private consultation enquiries, follow-up appointments and questions relating to an existing private episode of care.
When contacting the practice, it is helpful to include a short summary of the vascular problem, whether you have already had any scans or investigations, and your preferred clinic location if you have one.
Private practice contact
For consultation requests and private practice enquiries:
benaragama.admin@lips.org.uk →Your Enquiry
What to include in your email
A few details can help the practice understand the reason for your consultation and arrange the most appropriate appointment.
Reason for Consultation
Briefly describe the vascular condition, symptoms or scan finding you would like reviewed.
Previous Investigations
Mention any ultrasound, CT, MRI, angiography or other relevant investigations already performed.
Preferred Clinic
If you have a preferred private clinic location, include this in the enquiry where possible.
Private Clinics
Consultation locations
Private consultations are available across four established London locations.
Royal Free Private Patients
Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG
Bishops Wood Hospital
Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2JW
LIPS Healthcare Battersea
1st Floor, Turbine Hall B, Battersea Power Station, London SW11 8DD
King Edward VII’s Hospital
5–10 Beaumont Street, Marylebone, London W1G 6AA
A referral letter can be useful
If you have been referred by another clinician, please include or mention the referral information when contacting the practice.
Previous Medical Information
Relevant records can help make the consultation more useful
Previous vascular clinic letters, scan reports, procedure details and an up-to-date medication list can provide useful context for specialist assessment.
If imaging has already been performed, let the practice know so that the relevant information can be reviewed where available.
Private Patients
Insured and self-funded consultations
The practice can advise on the administrative information needed when arranging a private consultation.
Private medical insurance
If using private medical insurance, check your insurer’s requirements before the appointment and provide any authorisation or membership information requested by the practice or hospital.
Paying privately
Self-funded patients can also request a consultation directly. The practice or relevant hospital can provide administrative information relating to private care where required.
What Happens Next?
From enquiry to consultation
Email the Practice
Send a brief summary of the reason for your vascular consultation.
Clinic Arranged
The practice can advise on appropriate clinic availability.
Consultation
Symptoms, previous investigations and the vascular problem are reviewed.
Next Steps
Further investigation, surveillance or treatment is arranged if appropriate.
Urgent Medical Problems
This contact route is not for medical emergencies
If you develop symptoms of a possible stroke, ruptured aneurysm, sudden loss of circulation to a limb, severe rapidly worsening infection or another medical emergency, seek urgent emergency medical care rather than waiting for a response to a private consultation enquiry.
Private Vascular Consultation
Request a consultation with Mr Shanka Benaragama
For private vascular consultation enquiries, email the practice with a brief description of the reason for your appointment.
Request a Consultation → benaragama.admin@lips.org.uk