London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors

[SusieK 3]

Medical completed...........

What can I say but was very impressed at how easy it all was after a night of no sleep worrying about getting to london on time etc etc...........saving grace for location of medical of course was this thread and also Google Maps - it is much clearer than Knightsbridge directions.

Super friendly staff and husband didnt complain much at all afterwards until the shots in the arm screamed for "PAIN MEDICINE"....................

Cheers all and now off to interview in a month.

[smchadwick 0]

I have a quick question for all you UK medical experience people!

What all does my fiancé have to bring to the medical? What does he do if he can't get his records from his doctor? Does he absolutely need them or will they just give him what is required?

Thanks!

Stephanie

[Alex & Rachel 78]

He needs:

His passport.

Any medical information necessary; i.e. if he is on medication he needs to know the name, if he has vaccinations, he needs some kind of record.

A debit/credit card to pay the fees with.

A UK-passport sized photo.

If he cannot obtain his vaccinations record they'll just give him whatever is required there and then. However, they do charge for the vaccinations, so be aware that it could be pretty expensive!

[Barry and Jackie 0]

I had my medical today and have to say that it far less a worry than some people have made it out to be! I arrived at London Euston station, went down to the underground, caught a train on the Victoria line to Oxford Circus and then from there caught a train on the Central line to Bond Street. Once I got out of the station it was just a case of crossing the road and a 5-10 minute walk, simple!

Upon arrival I found the receptionist a little cold, she demanded my passport, medical questionnaire, the photo and vaccination records(Which I am still waiting for!). I rooted around for my passport photo and this seemed to annoy her a bit more! Anyway I was then told to sit down in the waiting room and wait until I was called. About 25-minutes had passed when she called me up along with another guy and went through the process of telling us both to fill in the top half of the first page (It's similar to the medical questionnaire you receive in packet-3) but not the bottom half! "Dont touch the second page" she said, followed by "but you must sign page 3 regarding the blood test for HIV". So of I went to fill it in and then when I had finished I popped it back on the counter, simple!

About another 10-minutes went by when a nurse popped her head in and called out my name. I duly followed her into another room where she questioned me about vaccinations and told me about what was going to happen today. She then showed me to another waiting room and said in a minute someone will come and get me, in all she was very nice! I waited for 10-minutes until a woman with a South African accent came to get me, she pointed me down the corridor and said "in here please!", "O.K" I said. She said she was going to x-ray my chest and just asked me to remove my top, it was over after about 2-minutes. I was then told to go and wait in the waiting room again.

Another 15-minutes went by until I was called by a female Dr to another room where she questioned me about my medical history, cracked a few jokes and asked what visa I was applying for. It was then time for her to check to see if I was man, a quick glance and she was happy. Then she took the blood for the HIV test, but was a little annoyed because I had taken some aspirin the night before for a headache, she went on about it affecting the clotting (It didnt though!) She seemd very nice and seemed to go about her job in a very friendly manner.

It was really simple and the only thing left to do was pay for the medical, no worries!

There is one thing though that I would like to add. I did not have my vaccination records with me but they said it would be fine for me to fax it to them, so, I would never recommend having the vaccinations done at the medical because it is going to cost you and they are fine about having it later. If you have time get them done at your doctors.

Yeah I know most of this is boring, but the point is you really have nothing to worry about. Afterall we all have enough worries to deal with regarding the visa interview.

[sunnybear 0]

Gareth had his medical today he said it took maybe 45 minutes total. That is all I know so far...oh and that he had to do his chest xray two times since he didn't breathe in enough on the first one heh heh....

[sunnybear 0]

Ok here is Gareth's interpretation of his medical appt.....

To me:

Well, how does it make you feel that some stranger has seen my weener

more times this year than you?? hahaha

Twas funny, She got me to my grundies and I led down, and she was all

'Oooofff all those scary tattoos...... I dont think I could sleep with

you with all those!' haha I was thinking 'Ummmm I didnt ask you to!'

haha I just turned around and said thats exactly what you said.

Then she checked out chest and tummy area, and told me to cough, for

some reason. And then said, 'And let me just check down here' in a

fashion that came accross as 'I shouldnt be doing this, but he dont

know I shouldnt, so im gonna peek' hahah I was gonna laugh out loud

but didnt!! haha

[Big Papa Zone 93]

Well, I had mine done today.

Left Birmingham at 9am, and headed straight down the M40 to London. Dropped the car off at Northolt (so as not to incur congestion/parking charges) and jumped on the Central Line direct to Bond St. As mentioned before, a 5 minute walk to the medical centre. Also as mentioned before, the same young and attractive, but very snotty receptionist "greeted" me. This lady clearly doesn't like her job.

So I hand over the passport/photo/questionairre, sign the HIV test sheet, and get called in for the chest x-ray. I had to have that done twice, because apparently my lungs are so big that they didn't all fit into one x-ray picture!!! You learn something new every day!!

Then a young lady doctor very swiftly gave me an eye test, took my blood pressure/pulse, told me to drop my pants, took smoe blood, and that was that. Piece of cake. And then I gave them £180.

[katej0203 1]

Got mine in the morning.... gulp

[katej0203 1]

It was fine..... and went just the way everyone else's went!

I went to the one on Bentinck Street....

The map is very easy to follow, and you get greeted by a friendly receptionist. You then fill in another questionaire, and sign an HIV form.... then you talk to the nurse quickly about your immunizations, and get taken to a smaller waiting room....then you get taken to the xray room, where you strip to your waist (behind curtain) and put on a gown... I am sure the guy will say the same thing to everyone he said to me "you look like you are about to take your first judo lesson"... it sounded very overplayed! After you are dressed again, you sit in the main waiting room.... I waited there for about 45 minutes, whilst a family of 5 went through.... the doctor makes you strip to your undies (behind curtain), put on a robe, and lie on the bed.... quick and simple eye, chest, height and weight, abdomen and throat check, and then your blood sample. Oh, and "just a quick look in here" lift of the undies.

And thats it.... then you pay....

[SusieK 3]

Cheers lol on the "then you pay" bit.

Godspeed on the rest of your journey.

Yeah the medical is easy...oh wait....that was my husband who said ouch on the shots lol, but in all seriouness, good group of peeps at knightsbridge and pretty standard.

[Martin&Nat 0]

Is anyone being told about the new TB skin test requirements when they go for their medical in London? I had my medical on 2 June and now I am about to adjust my status in the US, I have found that from 1 May there was a new requirement for applicants to show they have had a TB skin test.

I am pretty upset by this as I paid the full medical fee, thinking that included everything I needed. Turns out, it doesn't.

[Nicoxcx 1]

The 180 covers everything you do need for your Visa acceptance. Not AOS, but they should inform patients that they will have to get a skin test also, Knightsbridge dont seem very well informed.

[wifetobe 2]

I hope someone is passing by reading this as I am confused.

I have just booked my medical for Friday 26th September, and I have read a few dozen times here that a vaccination record must be brought in to the appointment. I've just been told by the very happy receptionist at Knightsbridge docs that a vaccination record isn't needed as it is 'not a holiday that I am going on' and that it is for the purpose of a non immigrant visa. Shall I bring my vacc record with me just incase?

Thanks peepies

[Nicoxcx 1]

Take it, when I went in I was asked for my "passport, photo and vaccination records" they will certainly ask for them.

[SusieK 3]

Take it, when I went in I was asked for my "passport, photo and vaccination records" they will certainly ask for them.

If you dont have no biggie, your going to get jabbed anyways for a few shots and a few quid- hubbie didnt have his records -nothing to worrry about - just that if you had tetnus a year ago and no record, guess what, another wonderful shot- etc etc

Cheers