One You Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster is a free local lifestyle service, designed to support Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster residents.
They provide personal healthy lifestyle coaching and group support sessions that will help patients to make positive changes and improve their health and wellbeing.
One You support includes help to:
lose weight
exercise more
stop smoking
drink less
eat more healthily and
address psychological challenges.
Everything they do is designed to reduce patients’ risk of developing cardiovascular disease and lifestyle-related cancers.
Patients can self-refer to One You by using the online form via the following link: https://oneyoukcw.co.uk/sign-up/ or by calling 0808 175 6385. Patients can also be referred by their GP.
Cervical Smear Test
Places where you can have a Cervical Smear Test
The following clinics offer smear tests and are open at various times during the week. Please phone for details.
At all these clinics there are women only doctors. Please let them know if you would prefer to see a woman only.
Soho Centre for Health & Care, 1 Frith Street W1D 3HZ (Tuesday a.m. or evenings 5 – 7)
Tel: 020 7534 6500
Bessborough Street Clinic, 1 Bessborough Street SW1V 2JD Tel: 020 8746 5521
Queens Park Health Centre, Dart Street W10 4LD Tel: 020 8968 8899
Upper Montagu Street Clinic, 64 Upper Montagu Street W1H 1FP Tel: 020 7935 0706
South Westminster Centre for Health 82 Vincent Square SW1P 2PF Tel: 020 8746 5757
Health @ The Stowe, 260 Harrow Road, W2 5ES Tel: 020 7150 8048
(Please leave a voicemail message if there is no reply)
Mental Health – Community Living Well
Community Living Well is the community mental health service for anyone aged 16 and over in Kensington & Chelsea, Queen’s Park and Paddington. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, low mood or isolation, Community Living Well can help. It makes it easy for you, and anyone who cares for you, to access a wide range of clinical and wellbeing services. Services include: NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT), and wellbeing services, such as peer support groups, self-care and practical support with employment, debt, housing and benefits issues.
You can refer yourself and you will be contacted within 5 working days.
If you are trying to give up smoking then we can help.
Below is some advice on how to stop smoking. If you have already succeeded in stopping and we keep sending you advice, we are sorry for any inconvenience but do telephone us (020 7795 8470) email us (e87701.sms@nhs.net) so we can update your medical record.
Ms Amanda AfoapPeterson our practice nurse has been trained to help you stop and NHS Stop-smoking Centers are free. Your local one for Kensington and Chelsea can be accessed by contacting the Kick It helpline (Web:www.kick-it.org.uk, Tel:020 3434 2500 or Email:hello@kick-it.org.uk) where you can have direct access to stop smoking courses or can get details of your closest adviser.
The official NHS site is the NHS UK site www.nhs.uk, they can also be contacted by telephone on 0800 169 0169. The site takes a look at the process of stopping smoking, the facts about tobacco and cigarettes and has a comprehensive question and answer section.
Studies show that your chances of success will be greatly improved if you get advice and support from health care professionals. There are some further web sites listed below.
The services we offer from the Practice can:
Boost your willpower to stop smoking
Concentrate your efforts by getting advice from someone who knows your medical background
Help you feel that you’re not doing it alone
Help you to cope when you are tempted to smoke
Monitor improvements to your health so that you can see the benefits
If you would like help to quit smoking, call the surgery and make an initial appointment with our smoking cessation specialist.
A few tips on quitting:
Set a date and time to stop, and stick to it. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about whether the proven drug treatments might suit you.
Find out if there is a stop-smoking clinic near you
Enlist the help of your friends and family.
Avoid situations in which you used to reach for a cigarette.
If you need to, ease the withdrawal symptoms with nicotine patches, gum or ecigarettes.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products such as patches, gums, nasal sprays and inhalers are available from your local pharmacist, who can also advise you on their use as can our surgery nurse. There are also a number of free National help lines funded by the NHS where specialist counsellors can discuss the process of quitting smoking. There are also the new cigarettes that provide the nicotine without the tar.
Obesity is a serious health concern which increases the risks of many other health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, joint problems, mental health problems, and some cancers. There is also evidence to suggest that people living with Obesity are at higher risk of the more severe outcomes associated with COVID-19.
Information on the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme
The New NHS Digital Weight Management Programme offers free online access to weight management services for those who have a BMI greater than 30 and who also have diabetes or high blood pressure, or both. The BMI threshold will be lower at 27.5 for people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, as we know people from these ethnic backgrounds are at an increased risk of conditions such as Type 2 diabetes at a lower BMI.
The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme is an accessible and convenient way to help you develop healthier eating habits, be more active and lose weight.
Who can be referred to the programme?
You must be 18 or over.
You must have a BMI greater than 30. The BMI threshold will be lowered to 27.5 for people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds, as we know people from these ethnic backgrounds are at an increased risk of conditions such as Type 2 diabetes at a lower BMI.
You must have diabetes, high blood pressure, or both.
You must have a smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet access.
If you fit the criteria for referral, please contact the practice to make an appointment with our health care assistant Nora.
You can read more about the programme in the below leaflet:
We provide the a selection of services for which there may be a charge.
Charges may be made for services to patients which are not available on the NHS such as certain travel vaccinations, private medical certificates, private insurance claim forms and various types of medical examinations to name but a few. The receptionist will inform you of these charges, which follow BMA recommendations. View the fees here.
Private Treatment
We regret that we are unable to administer treatment prescribed in the private medical sector such as chemotherapy or infertility treatment but we can undertake private consultations.
Non-NHS Examinations
Medical examinations for special purposes such as pre-employment, fitness to travel, elderly drivers, fitness to undertake sports etc, will be provided by appointment only. There will be a charge for this service; please ask the receptionist beforehand.
Private Prescriptions
Please note that private prescriptions from consultants will only be converted into NHS prescriptions if we have been involved in the referral. However, the initial prescription from your consultant should be taken to the chemist for dispensing in the normal way. Please book an appointment with your GP or put in a written request if you need to continue with this medication. This will only be issued when we have received a letter from your consultant informing us of the treatment plan. Prescriptions from private GPs cannot be converted into NHS prescriptions.
Private Insurance
We are always happy to make referrals into the private sector if required. However, please note that we are unable to sign insurance claim forms if we have not been previously involved in the referral. As it is non-NHS work there is a charge for this service in accordance with BMA recommended guidelines.
Travel Vaccinations
Due to appointment capacity the practice does not offer Travel clinic appointments. We advise to book an appointment with one of your local travel clinics. It is best to seek advice at least six weeks before travelling.
There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below:
Our practice nurses offer a comprehensive annual health check for all patients over the age of 75. Please speak to reception who will arrange an appointment for you.
Out of Hospital Services
Enhanced Services allow GP practices to provide services which previously required a visit to hospital. If we cannot provide the service we can refer you to a local GP practice that does.
The services we provide include Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring(ABPM), ECGs, INR (Warfarin monitoring), Simple Wound Care, Diabetic clinics and End Of life and Avoiding Hospitalisation Care.
Maternity Services
All the partners at the practice are on the Obstetric list which means that they are able to offer you the full range of antenatal and postnatal care at the practice in conjunction with the local midwives and hospitals.
Health Visitors
The practice has an attached health visitor. She has expertise in all aspects of the care and development of babies, in particular with feeding problems, and children up to the age of 5 years.
Currently the baby clinic is run in the practice by Dr Chua on Wednesday afternoons, and by the health visitor in various centres in the area, the nearest being the Holland Park Surgery (on Tuesdays 2pm-4pm) and St Cuthbert’s Children’s Centre (on Thursdays 9.30am-11am). Appointments in both centres can be accessed by walking-in during the times as above.
