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Independent Medical Facilities

This list is provided as a service to the public and does not constitute a recommendation by the U.S. Embassy. The Embassy cannot accept any responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the persons whose names appear below. Fees are entirely a matter for agreement between the individual and the firm. This list does not represent the full range of hospitals and clinics available.

Admission to a hospital may require referral from a general practitioner or through a consultant. You should confirm this with the individual hospital. All travelers should have sufficient medical insurance available to cover the cost of all medical treatment received while in the United Kingdom - fees are dealt with by the administration offices of the individual medical institution. For an extensive list of clinics, hospitals, and general practitioners, please consult the Yellow Pages telephone directory, local Thompson Directory, your local library, or call NHS Direct at 0845-4647.



IN AN EMERGENCY (i.e. unconsciousness, serious bleeding, severe breathing difficulties), do not spend time trying to contact a doctor. Dial 999 and ask for an ambulance. The ambulance attendant will give on-the-spot treatment and proceed to the nearest National Health Service hospital suited to treat the emergency.


MINOR ILLNESSES AND INJURIES, ASSISTANCE WITH AMERICAN PRESCRIPTIONS

In the event that you need care outside of working hours, some of the following private British outpatient services are available for urgent assistance.


Medical Express Clinic
117A Harley Street
London W1G 6AT
Tel: 0800-9800-700; 020-7499-1991
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday
Dr. available after hours for emergencies 6pm-9am
  Medicentre - A Walk-In Doctor Service
Platform 1, Victoria Mainline Station
London SW1V 1JT
Tel: 020-7828-5495; 0870-600-870
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday,
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday (Victoria branch only)
Doctorcall
16 Wimpole Street
London W1G 9SZ
Tel: 020-7291-6666
www.doctorcall.co.uk
 

24-HOUR SERVICES

Doctor's Direct
   020-7636-8282 or 0800-136-106

Premier Medical Services Ltd.
   070-7188-1111 (24 hrs, 365 days a year)


PRIVATE HOSPITALS

Please be advised that private hospitals do not have emergency/casualty facilities.

The Cromwell Hospital
Cromwell Road
London SW5 0TU
Tel: 020-7460-2000
Appointment only

 

  The Harley Street Hospital
35 Weymouth Street
London W1G 8BJ
Tel: 020-7935-7700
24-hour service

The London Clinic
20 Devonshire Place
London W1N 2DH
Tel: 020-7935-4444
Appointment only

 

  The Princess Grace Hospital
42-52 Nottingham Place
London W1U 5NY
Tel: 020-7486-1234
24-hour service

Portland Hospital
209 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5AH
Tel: 020-7580-4400

 

  The Wellington Hospital
8A Wellington Place
St. John's Wood
London NW8 9LE
Tel: 020-7586-5959

The Parkside Hospital
53 Parkside, Wimbledon
London SW19 5NX
Tel: 020-8946-4202
Appointment only

 

  Charter Nightingale Hospital
11-19 Lisson Grove
London NW1 6SH
Tel: Intake Department 080-0783-0594
Appointment only

Clementine Churchill Hospital
Sudbury Hill
Harrow
Middlesex HA1 3RX
Tel: 020-8872-3872

 

  The Nuffield Hospital
Cavell Drive
Uplands Park Road
Enfield EN2 7PR
Tel: 020-8366-2122


The Shelbourne BMI Hospital
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP11 2TR
Tel: 014-9488-8700

 

 
The Brompton Cross Clinic
13 Crescent Place
London SW3 2EA
Tel: 020-7052-0070
enquiries@bxclinic.co.uk
www.bxclinic.co.uk

The Chilterns Hospital
London Road, Great Missenden
Buckinghamshire HP16 0EN
Tel: 014-9489-0890

 

 

PSYCHIATRIC, EMOTIONAL AND DRUG DEPENDENCY PROBLEMS

The Charter Nightingale Hospital
11-15 Lisson Grove
London NW1 6SH
Tel: 020-7535-7700
24-hour service

 

  Psychiatric and Psychological Consultant Services Limited
14 Devonshire Place
London W1N 1PB
Tel: 020-7935-0640


The American Counseling Center
Tel: 020-7935-1606

 

 
Drug Dependency Clinic
500 Edgware Road
London W2 1EJ
Tel: 020-7724-0877

Bowden House Clinic
Specializing in Emotional Troubles
St. Andrews at Harrow
London Rd., Middlesex HA1 3JL
Tel: 020-8966-7000

 

 

SPECIAL CLINICS

BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service)
26 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3HP
Tel: 084-5730-4030
  Regent's Park Clinic
(Sexual Health)
184 Gloucester Place
London NW1 6DS
Tel: 020-7402-2208
Appointment only

Life - Pregnancy Counseling
5 Goodwins Court
London WC2N 4LL
Tel: 020-7240-1275

 

  Marie Stopes Clinic
108 Whitfield Street
London W1P 6BE
Tel: 084-5300-8090
24-hour service
American Women's Health Centre
Dr. Dickinson B. Cowan
The Portland Hospital
213 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5QN
Tel: 020-7390-8433
Fax: 020-7383-4162
www.awhc.co.uk
info@awhc.co.uk
 

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALS

If hospitalization at a NHS hospital is required, ask if it is possible to be admitted to a private wing. Private wings of NHS hospitals are usually occupied by patients who were admitted for planned procedures; however, if a bed is available, you are encouraged to request private care.

 

St. Mary's Hospital
Praed Street
London W2 1NY (Near Paddington Station)
Tel: 020-7886-6666

 

  University College London Hospitals
Grafton Way
London WC10
Tel: 020-7387-9300

Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead NW3 2QG
Tel: 020-7794-0500

 

  Whittington Hospital
St. Mary Wing
Highgate Hill
London N19 5MF
Tel: 020-7272-3070
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road
London SW10 9NH
Tel: 020-8746-8379
  Harefield Hospital
Hill End Road
Harefield
Middlesex UB9 6JH
Tel: 018-9582-3737


Kings College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS
Tel: 020-7737-4000

 

 
St. Bartholomew's
West Smithfield
London EC1A 7BE
Tel: 020-7377-7000

Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Place Road
London W6 8RF
Tel: 020-8846-1234

 

  Guy's Hospital
St. Thomas Street
London SE1 9RT
Tel: 020-7188-7188

Great Ormond Street
Hospital for Sick Children
London WC1N 3JH
Tel: 020-7405-9200
 
The Brompton Hospital
Sidney Street
London SW3 6NP
Tel: 020-7352-8121

Papworth Hospital
Papworth Everard
Cambridge CB3 8RE
Tel: 014-8083-0541
 
St. Thomas Hospital
Lambeth Palace Road
London SE1 7EH
Tel: 020-7188-7188

Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel
London E1 1BB
Tel: 020-7377-7000
 
Moorfields Eye Hospital
162 City Road
London EC1V 2PD
Tel: 020-7253-3411

St. George's Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London SW17 0QT
Tel: 020-8672-1255
   


REMEMBER - FOR AN AMBULANCE, DIAL 999 AND NOT THE HOSPITAL.


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