Marylebone Health Centre
17a Marylebone Road
London, NW1 5LT
Tel: 020 7935 6328

Latest News and Information

Please help our practice to improve the services we offer by spending a few moments to complete a survey. You can complete the survey online (online services below) or a paper copy can be picked up at the surgery. The closing date for completing the survey online is 22nd Feb 2012 and the results will be discussed with the PPG and published to the website soon after.

There is a new doctor starting at the practice as of the beginning of December 2011 for 4 months.

Dr Laura Reim Ismail

(see staff page for details)

FLU VACCS If you are over 65 or have certain medical conditions you may be entitled to a free flu vaccination. Please ask at reception

You can now send us your travel health status using the online questionnaire on the website.

You can also let us know if you have changed your address, telephone number, order your prescriptions and book or cancel appointments online as well.

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News from the Practice:

The Practice offers chlamydia screening and treatment. For more information ask a member of staff at the reception desk.

If you are interested in the Psychological Therapy Service offered by MHC please look at the services page or ask reception for a self referral pack.

Alcohol Assessment Nurse

We have a new alcohol assessment nurse, Jahanera Noor, who will be working at the practice every Friday Morning.

Health Charities

01 Dec - 31 Jan
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 31 Jan
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

BBC Health

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

Heart attack deaths have halved

The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study.

Abbott quits MPs' abortion group

Shadow health minister Diane Abbott has resigned from a cross-party group on counselling given to pregnant women by abortion providers.

Alcohol deaths increase slightly

Alcohol related deaths in the UK have increased slight between 2009 and 2010, according to official figures.

Bid to stop doctor gagging orders

Doctors are being told they can no longer sign contracts that contain gagging orders, in new guidance issued by the medical regulator.

Fears grow over NHS plans future

A series of talks between ministers and medical leaders have been taking place as concerns mount about the overhaul of the NHS in England.

NHS 'must back genetic medicine'

Putting genetic testing at the heart of the NHS could herald a "revolution" in diagnosing, treating and preventing disease, according to the government's genetics adviser.

PIP breast implant boss charged

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare has been charged with "involuntary injury", his lawyer says.

Miliband and Cameron clash on NHS

Labour leader Ed Miliband calls for the government's NHS overhaul to be scrapped - but Prime Minister David Cameron defends the plans.

Pre-dementia 'more common in men'

Although dementia is more common in women, it appears men are at higher risk of the earliest signs of the disease, according to latest research.

Health Protection Agency

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

HPA publishes second migrant health report

The Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) second report on Migrant Health, and the first UK-wide report is published today.

Levels of norovirus within seasonal norms

Norovirus is highly contagious and can be transmitted by contact with an infected person; by consuming contaminated food or water or by contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. The virus spreads rapidly in closed environments such as hospitals, schools, nursing and residential homes.

HPA warns winter sun seekers to seek protection from malaria

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is reminding UK travellers visiting friends and family or taking winter sun holidays to ensure they take anti-malaria tablets when visiting countries where malaria is prevalent.

New study finds post natal women have an 'increased risk' of TB

The risk of TB diagnosis is significantly increased in women during the first six months after pregnancy, according to a new UK-wide study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine today (Friday).

Welcome to Marylebone Health Centre

Welcome to our website, it's sole purpose is to make the life of our patients easier. It is a quick and easy way of keeping you, our patients up to date with any news or services that we provide. Marylebone Health Centre (MHC) is part of the NHS and is situated in the Marylebone Parish Church (see 'Location and Access'). The Centre was opened in 1987 and was refurbished and expanded in 2000. The Marylebone Health Centre is run by an amazing team of staff who try and create a warm and friendly atmosphere. For updates on changes in the NHS that may affect Marylebone Health Centre go to Practice Based Commissioning (3)

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Out of Hours

For urgent medical advice when we are closed, contact LCW Unschedules Care Collabrative Co-op directly on 020 8969 7777 where you will have access to a doctor. Please be ready to give your details to a receptionist, who will pass on to a doctor.

Appointments

If you are registered with us, simply telephone or call in to make an appointment. These are booked at 10 minute intervals. We aim to offer a routine appointment within 48 hours (this may not always be with the doctor of your choice). Longer appointments can sometimes be arranged in special circumstances.

You can now book your appointments online. See Online booking (8)

Home Visits

Visits are made at the doctors’ discretion for registered patients too ill to come into the Centre. Requests for Urgent visits can be made at any time, but if possible please make your requests between 9.00am and 11.30am, as doctors do most of their visits at the end of the morning.

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For more information on NHS services or to find application forms and advice on benefits and entitlements, click on the link below to the Department of Health website:

Department of Health Website

In addition, Patients can also check out the Patients web site for more information by clicking on the link below:

Patients Website

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Further Information

For quick medical advice online or on the telephone contact NHS Direct

NHS 111 is a new service being introduced to make it easier for you to access local NHS healthcare services