International Affiliation
Novacare Hospital Islamabad is an affiliate of Imperial College Healthcare.
The best of British healthcare in Pakistan
Through our affiliation, Novacare Hospital benefits from accessing knowledge and expertise from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, a leading UK teaching hospital Trust.



Key elements of scope & value addition
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Design & Planning
Imperial College Healthcare will provide expert advisory input into the design and planning of the Novacare Hospital facilities including clinical services, architectural design, medical equipment, technology & systems, and staffing.
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Quality & Governance
Imperial College Healthcare experts will conduct an annual clinical quality & safety peer review at Novacare Hospital, using the UK’s standards as a framework.
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Standards & Protocols
Novacare Hospital will have access to off-the-shelf protocols, guidelines, and clinical standard operating procedures as are followed across Imperial College Healthcare hospitals in London.
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Training & Collaboration
Cooperation and connectivity across London and Pakistan teams including clinical observerships (in both directions), expert input to develop & deepen clinical services, and continuous medical & nursing education.
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Integrated Patient Care
Seamless patient care for patients across Islamabad and London, including access for our Doctors to request specialist clinical advice and second opinions, alongside an integrated patient referral pathway to London.
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Marketing & Promotion
Joint marketing activities across private care services at Imperial College Healthcare and Novacare Hospitals, including the use of the International Affiliate Network brand.
For our patients
Overview of our international affiliation
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Expert multidisciplinary teams
Expert multidisciplinary teams from Imperial College Healthcare will work with Novacare Hospital to complement and develop patient care, by advancing clinical services and providing a managed complex overseas referral service to Imperial College Healthcare Private Care in London.
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Bespoke training and education
In addition to the reassurance of knowing that their Novacare hospital has access to bespoke training and education services from Imperial College Healthcare, patients at Novacare Hospital will be able to benefit in many ways from the International Affiliate Network.
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Seamless transfers
Doctors from Novacare Hospital Islamabad will have direct relationships with doctors at Imperial College Healthcare Private Care, with the ability to arrange seamless transfers to and from their London facilities if complex care is needed.
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Integrated care
This integrated care between Imperial College Healthcare Private Care and Novacare Hospital makes inevitably challenging experiences as straightforward as possible for patients.
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Discounted second opinions
over 500 leading consultants offering private care at Imperial College Healthcare
Patients will also be able to access discounted second opinions from over 500 leading consultants offering private care at Imperial College Healthcare, and reduced hospital self-pay tariffs at Imperial College Healthcare Private Care. With permission, patients and their doctors will be able to access their medical records with Imperial College Healthcare via a secure online portal.
Our affiliate
About Imperial College Healthcare
Imperial College Healthcare has a global International Affiliate Network of aspirational healthcare organisations like Novacare Hospital, working collaboratively with Imperial College Healthcare Private Care to improve patient care.

Five hospitals across central and west London
Imperial College Healthcare Private Care forms part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, one of the largest teaching hospital groups in the UK, with five hospitals across central and west London, including the Charing Cross, Hammersmith and the Western Eye hospitals and the flagship private facility, The Lindo Wing, at St Mary’s Hospital.
The NHS’s biggest biomedical research centre
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has a global reputation for excellence in care, research and education. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London run the NHS’s biggest biomedical research centre, benefiting from national funding in the latest five-year programme.
This brings benefit for all patients at Imperial College Healthcare and contributes to knowledge and innovation across the world.
International Affiliate Network
Supported by
Novacare Hospital Islamabad is an affiliate of Imperial College Healthcare.

- Healthcare UK
- British High Commission Islamabad
- Department for Business & Trade
Islamabad Hospital
The leading hospital in the Islamabad & Rawalpindi metropolitan area
Tertiary care hospital in starting phase, offering complex services across specialties under one roof.
