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Meridian Health Centre

Flu clinic Saturdays in October, no appointment needed

One building, every doctor.

A GP today, a dermatologist this week, the physio upstairs and the blood test on your way out. Eight departments, fifteen clinicians, one front desk that knows your name.

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The bright atrium of a modern health centre with a curved reception desk and colour-coded department signs, morning light (AI-generated demonstration image)

GP and same-day care

Three GPs, appointments of 20 or 40 minutes, same-day most days and Sunday mornings for urgent problems. Prescriptions, letters and referrals in the fee.

Clinicians
3
From
£85
Seen
Same day most days
Next free
…
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Find my doctor

Who should I see?

Choose what you need help with and a day you can come. Every clinician who fits lists their next free time.

I need help with
A day I can come

15 clinicians match. Availability shown is demonstration data.

  1. Dr Helen MarchbankGP partner and clinical lead · GP · Mon Tue Thu Fri…Book with Marchbank →
  2. Dr Samuel AdeyemiGP · GP · Mon Wed Thu Sat…Book with Adeyemi →
  3. Dr Fiona GrantGP · GP · Tue Wed Fri Sun…Book with Grant →
  4. Dr Tomasz KowalskiConsultant paediatrician · Children · Tue Thu Sat…Book with Kowalski →
  5. Dr Aisha RahmanConsultant dermatologist · Skin · Mon Wed Fri…Book with Rahman →
  6. Ben OkaforLead physiotherapist · Physio · Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri…Book with Okafor →
  7. Lucy FairweatherPhysiotherapist, pelvic health · Physio · Tue Wed Thu Sat…Book with Fairweather →
  8. Dr James WhitfieldDentist · Dental · Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri…Book with Whitfield →

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Departments

One building, every department.

Every department in the building, who runs it, what an appointment costs and how soon you can be seen.

GP and same-day careChildren's clinicSkinPhysiotherapyDentistryWomen's healthMental healthDiagnostics

GP

GP and same-day care

Three GPs, appointments of 20 or 40 minutes, same-day most days and Sunday mornings for urgent problems. Prescriptions, letters and referrals in the fee.

Seen
Same day most days
From
£85

Reasons people come

  • Chest infection or a cough that will not shift
Book GPAbout the department
  • GP 20 (20 minutes, one problem)£85
  • GP 40 (40 minutes, several problems)£140
  • GP 20 by video or phone£65
  • Same-day children's list (under 16)£85
  • Sunday urgent GP£120
  • Travel vaccination consultation£45
  • Flu jab (NHS entitled groups free)£22

Every price in GP →

A GP consulting room with a desk, examination couch and a window onto the station (AI-generated demonstration image)

Who consults

  • Dr Helen MarchbankMon Tue Thu Fri
  • Dr Samuel AdeyemiMon Wed Thu Sat
  • Dr Fiona GrantTue Wed Fri Sun

Children

Children's clinic

A consultant paediatrician within the week, a same-day children's GP list, NHS immunisations, and a waiting room built for prams and small people at the Mill Lane entrance.

Seen
Same day for under-16s; paediatrician within a week
From
£85

Reasons people come

  • Child with a fever
  • Recurrent tummy pain in a child
Book children's clinicAbout the department
  • Consultant paediatrician, first appointment£220
  • Consultant paediatrician, follow-up£140
  • Childhood immunisations (NHS schedule)£0
  • Extra vaccines (chickenpox, meningitis B) from£95

In the price of a paediatric consultation

  • 40-minute consultation with a consultant paediatrician
  • Growth and development assessment
  • Prescriptions and letters
  • Written plan copied to your NHS GP with consent

Every price in children's clinic →

A children's consulting room with a low examination couch, height chart and colourful wall (AI-generated demonstration image)

Who consults

  • Dr Tomasz KowalskiTue Thu Sat

Skin

Skin

A consultant dermatologist three days a week for rashes, acne, eczema and hair. Mole checks in a day or two, removals with histology within a fortnight.

Seen
Mole check in 1 to 2 days; consultation within a week
From
£150

Reasons people come

  • A changing mole
  • Eczema, psoriasis or acne
Book skinAbout the department
  • Consultant dermatologist, first appointment£230
  • Consultant dermatologist, follow-up£150
  • Single mole check£150
  • Full-body mole map£195
  • Mole or cyst removal with histology, from£395
  • Skin biopsy with histology£320

Every price in skin →

A dermatology room with a daylight lamp, dermatoscope and examination couch (AI-generated demonstration image)

Who consults

  • Dr Aisha RahmanMon Wed Fri

Physio

Physiotherapy

Two chartered physios and a gym on the first floor. Assessed within 48 hours, treated in the same session, ultrasound and a GP down the corridor if you need them.

Seen
Within 48 hours
From
£68

Reasons people come

  • Back pain
Book physiotherapyAbout the department
  • First assessment (45 minutes)£68
  • Follow-up (30 minutes)£55
  • Block of six follow-ups£300
  • Pelvic health assessment (60 minutes)£85

In the price of a physiotherapy

  • 45-minute assessment and first treatment
  • Home exercise programme with videos in your portal
  • Direct access to our ultrasound and GPs the same day
  • Letter to your GP or insurer

Every price in physiotherapy →

A physiotherapy gym with a treatment couch, resistance bands and a window (AI-generated demonstration image)

Who consults

  • Ben OkaforMon Tue Wed Thu Fri
  • Lucy FairweatherTue Wed Thu Sat

Dental

Dentistry

Check-ups, hygienist, fillings, crowns and emergencies in two surgeries by the rear entrance. NHS for under-18s on our list; private for adults with the price agreed before you sit down.

Seen
Same day for emergencies; check-ups within a week
From
£75

Reasons people come

  • Toothache or a broken tooth
Book dentistryAbout the department
  • Check-up (under-18s on our list: NHS)£75
  • Hygienist (30 minutes)£85
  • Check-up and hygienist together£150
  • Emergency appointment, same day£95
  • White filling, from£145
  • Crown, from£695
  • Home whitening£350

Every price in dentistry →

A dental surgery with a modern chair and a window onto the courtyard (AI-generated demonstration image)

Who consults

  • Dr James WhitfieldMon Tue Wed Thu Fri
  • Sarah NkemeluMon Wed Thu Fri Sat

Women

Women's health

Smear tests (NHS or private), contraception and coils, menopause clinic, pelvic health physio and a visiting consultant gynaecologist on Wednesdays, all behind the Mill Lane entrance.

Seen
Within 3 days; gynaecologist on Wednesdays
From
£95

Reasons people come

  • Heavy or painful periods
  • Hot flushes, poor sleep, brain fog
Book women's healthAbout the department
  • Women's health GP 20£95
  • Private smear with HPV test (NHS free if registered)£120
  • Coil or implant fitting, including device, from£250
  • Menopause clinic (40 minutes)£180
  • Menopause review£95
  • Consultant gynaecologist (Wednesdays)£240

Every price in women's health →

A calm consulting room with an examination couch and soft lamp light (AI-generated demonstration image)

Who consults

  • Dr Priya RamanMon Tue Thu Fri
  • Miss Catherine DoyleWed

Mind

Mental health

Counselling from the week you call, and a consultant psychiatrist on Mondays and Fridays for assessment, ADHD and medication reviews. Rooms at the quiet end of the first floor with their own waiting space.

Seen
Free triage call this week; counselling within a week
From
£75

Reasons people come

  • Anxiety, low mood, not coping
Book mental healthAbout the department
  • Triage call (20 minutes)£0
  • Counselling session (50 minutes)£75
  • Consultant psychiatrist assessment (90 minutes)£350
  • Psychiatry medication review£175
  • Adult ADHD assessment with report£850

In the price of a counselling and psychiatry

  • Free 20-minute triage call
  • Counselling session, 50 minutes
  • Psychiatry: 90-minute assessment and written report
  • Medication reviews £175

Every price in mental health →

A counselling room with two armchairs, a plant and a window (AI-generated demonstration image)

Who consults

  • Dr Marcus FeldMon Fri
  • Anna LindqvistMon Tue Wed Thu

Tests

Diagnostics

Blood tests, ultrasound and ECG on site, so your doctor can order a test and have the answer before you leave or by the next morning. Health checks run from here.

Seen
Walk-in bloods weekday mornings; scans within 2 days
From
£45

Reasons people come

  • Palpitations
  • Tiredness all the time
Book diagnosticsAbout the department
  • Blood draw fee (any doctor's form)£25
  • Well-person blood panel£110
  • Thyroid, iron, vitamin D or HbA1c, each from£35
  • Resting ECG with GP read£95

Every price in diagnostics →

A diagnostics room with an ultrasound machine and a phlebotomy chair (AI-generated demonstration image)

Who consults

  • Rosa DelgadoMon Tue Wed Thu
  • Grace OyelaranMon Tue Wed Thu Fri

8 departments · 13 services · 16 cliniciansThe full directory →Prices & insurers →

Today

Next free appointment, by department.

The soonest time we can see you in each department. Book it online, or call and reception will hold it for you.

Reception
01632 960700
Mon–Fri
07:30–20:00
Sat
08:00–16:00
Sun
09:00–13:00
Usually
Routine GP within 2 days, same-day most days
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  1. GP and same-day care… Book →
  2. Children's clinic… Book →
  3. Skin… Book →
  4. Physiotherapy… Book →
  5. Dentistry… Book →
  6. Women's health… Book →
  7. Mental health… Book →
  8. Diagnostics… Book →

Book online

Book in three steps

Choose the reason, pick a clinician and a time, tell us how to reach you. Same-day slots show until 10:00. Confirmation by text within the hour in working time.

  1. 1 Department
  2. 2 Clinician
  3. 3 Time
  4. 4 Details
  • · Same building for every department, one reception
  • · Bring your insurer’s authorisation code if you have one
  • · Children’s appointments: a parent or guardian attends

Our clinicians

The people behind each door.

Every doctor, therapist and nurse who consults here, by department. Every clinician →

Portrait of Dr Helen Marchbank (AI-generated demonstration image)
GP

Dr Helen Marchbank

GP partner and clinical lead · MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG

Consults Mon Tue Thu Fri

Book with Marchbank →
Portrait of Dr Aisha Rahman (AI-generated demonstration image)
Skin

Dr Aisha Rahman

Consultant dermatologist · MBBS, MRCP (Dermatology)

Consults Mon Wed Fri

Book with Rahman →
Portrait of Ben Okafor (AI-generated demonstration image)
Physio

Ben Okafor

Lead physiotherapist · BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MCSP

Consults Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Book with Okafor →
Portrait of Lucy Fairweather (AI-generated demonstration image)
Physio

Lucy Fairweather

Physiotherapist, pelvic health · BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MCSP, POGP

Consults Tue Wed Thu Sat

Book with Fairweather →
Portrait of Sarah Nkemelu (AI-generated demonstration image)
Dental

Sarah Nkemelu

Dental hygienist and therapist · Dip Dental Hygiene and Therapy

Consults Mon Wed Thu Fri Sat

Book with Nkemelu →
Portrait of Dr Priya Raman (AI-generated demonstration image)
Women

Dr Priya Raman

GP, women's health and menopause lead · MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH, BMS Menopause Specialist

Consults Mon Tue Thu Fri

Book with Raman →
Portrait of Miss Catherine Doyle (AI-generated demonstration image)
Women

Miss Catherine Doyle

Consultant gynaecologist (Wednesdays) · MD, FRCOG

Consults Wed

Book with Doyle →
Portrait of Dr Marcus Feld (AI-generated demonstration image)
Mind

Dr Marcus Feld

Consultant psychiatrist (Mondays and Fridays) · MBBS, MRCPsych

Consults Mon Fri

Book with Feld →
Portrait of Rosa Delgado (AI-generated demonstration image)
Tests

Rosa Delgado

Sonographer · BSc Radiography, PgDip Medical Ultrasound

Consults Mon Tue Wed Thu

Book with Delgado →
Portrait of Grace Oyelaran (AI-generated demonstration image)
Tests

Grace Oyelaran

Nurse practitioner, diagnostics lead · RN, BSc, Independent Prescriber

Consults Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Book with Oyelaran →
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Health checks

Health checks

Three levels, one morning. Nurse first, GP after, bloods processed while you wait. Pick by how much you want to know.

A nurse taking a blood pressure reading during a health check (AI-generated demonstration image)

Coming often? Meridian membership from £24 month →

    • Blood pressure, BMI, urine
    • Cholesterol, glucose, kidney, liver, full blood count
    • 20-minute GP review of the results
    • Written plan in your portal
    • Six-week follow-up call

    £19960 minutes

  2. Core

    Most chosen

    • Everything in Essential
    • Thyroid, iron, vitamin D, HbA1c
    • PSA (men) or hormone profile (women)
    • Resting ECG with GP read
    • 40-minute GP review
    • Ten-year heart risk score in writing

    £39590 minutes

    • Everything in Core
    • Abdominal ultrasound (liver, kidneys, aorta, gallbladder)
    • Full skin check with the dermatologist
    • Physiotherapy movement screen
    • Hearing and eyesight screen
    • 60-minute GP review and a phone review at three months

    £695half a morning

A sensible annual check for anyone over 30.What each level includes →All prices →

Insurers we bill directly

  • Bupa
  • AXA Health
  • Aviva
  • Vitality
  • WPA
  • Cigna
  • Healix
  • Freedom Health

GP appointments are usually not covered by insurance; consultant departments, physiotherapy and diagnostics usually are, with a GP referral we write the same morning. Tom checks pre-authorisation before you are seen and we bill the insurer directly where they allow it. Prices & insurers →

Last year, counted

Last year at Meridian, counted

We log every appointment, wait and result turnaround, and publish the numbers each spring. These are ours, not industry averages, and they are the ones we are held to.

1 January to 31 December 2025 · 41,200 appointments

  • Eight departments and a lab under one roof: test, result and plan in one visit
  • Same-day GP most days; 92% of same-day requests seen the same day in 2025
  • Every price published, every fee includes prescriptions, letters and referrals

  1. appointments across eight departments

    17,900 GP, 6,100 diagnostics, 5,400 physio, 4,800 dental, 3,100 women's health, 1,900 children's clinic, 1,200 skin, 800 mental health.

  2. of same-day requests seen the same day

    Requests made before 10:00 on a weekday. The rest were seen the next morning.

  3. average wait for a routine GP appointment

    For a named GP of your choice: 2.6 days.

  4. median blood sample to result in your portal

    After GP review. 96% within 48 hours; histology and specialist tests longer and stated at booking.

  5. median wait for dermatology

    Against 18 weeks for a routine NHS dermatology referral locally in 2025.

  6. referral letters written and sent

    100% of referral letters were sent on the day of the appointment; 98% of insurer pre-authorisations were completed by us, not the patient.

Figures come from the practice management system for every appointment between 1 January and 31 December 2025, cross-checked by the practice manager in February 2026. Waits are measured from the request to the appointment start. Demonstration data for a fictional practice. How we count →

What patients say

In their words.

“Rang at 8:15 about my son's chest, seen at 9:40 by Dr Marchbank, inhaler in hand by 10. £85 and I did not have to take the day off.”
Claire M.
Google rating
4.8from 230 reviews
Five stars
5 of the 6 shown here
Departments named
3 of 8
Most recent
5 September 2026

Read our reviews on Google →All 6 reviews →

  • GP on Monday, bloods on the way out, ultrasound Tuesday, dermatologist Wednesday for the thing on my back. All in one building. Results in the app before I got home.

    David P.

  • Dr Raman is the first doctor who listened to the whole list. Forty minutes, a plan, HRT sorted, and I slept that week for the first time in a year.

    Samira K.

  • Physio was excellent, seen in two days and Ben fixed my shoulder in four sessions. One star off because the rear car park was full on a Tuesday afternoon.

    Jon H.

  • Mole check booked Thursday, done Friday, told it was fine in fifteen minutes. The relief was worth ten times £150.

    Priya D.

  • Family membership for the five of us. Three GP visits and two dental check-ups in the first month; it has already paid for itself and I have stopped rationing appointments.

    Margaret O.

Questions patients ask

Before you come in.

Open events

  • Open day: walk the building, meet every department

    17 October 2026, 10:00 to 14:00 · 40 places

  • Saturday flu clinics

    3 October 2026, 08:30 to 12:30, every Saturday in October

  • Menopause evening with Dr Raman

    12 November 2026, 18:30 to 20:00 · 30 places

Do I have to leave my NHS GP to use Meridian?

No. You stay registered with your NHS practice. With your consent we copy letters and results to them so the record is complete. Some services here are NHS-funded (cervical screening, childhood immunisations, flu jabs for entitled groups, children's dentistry on our list) and you can register with us for those alone.

Which insurers do you work with?

Bupa, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, Cigna, Healix and Freedom. GP appointments are usually not covered by insurance; consultant departments (dermatology, paediatrics, gynaecology, psychiatry), physiotherapy and diagnostics usually are, with a GP referral, which we write the same morning. Tom checks your pre-authorisation before you are seen.

How do I get my results?

Through your portal, once a clinician has reviewed them. Most blood results are there within 24 hours, ultrasound reports within one working day, smears in 10 working days, histology in 10 working days. Anything abnormal is phoned by the clinician; we never leave a worrying result to be found online.

Can I really be seen today?

Most days, yes. Ring or book online before 10:00 on a weekday and a GP sees you that day; last year 92% of same-day requests were. Two dental emergency slots are kept every morning. Sundays 9:00 to 13:00 are urgent GP only.

What does the price include?

Everything written at the appointment: private prescriptions (medicines at cost), sick notes, fit-to-fly letters, referral letters and the summary in your portal. Tests are priced separately and told to you before they are done.

Where do I park?

Each entrance has its own car park: Station Approach (24 spaces, four blue-badge) for GP and diagnostics, Mill Lane (10, pram-friendly) for children and women's health, and the rear yard on Tanner Street (8) for physio and dental. Two hours free with a code from reception.

I do not know which department I need.

Use the finder on this site, or ring Tom on the front desk. If it is still unclear, a GP 20 is the right start: the GP examines, orders tests the same visit and walks you to the right colleague.

New to private healthcare: how does it work?

Book any department directly, pay at the appointment or through your insurer, and keep your NHS GP. There is no membership requirement, no joining fee and no contract. If the NHS route would serve you better for something, we will say so and write the letter.

How to find us

Come in. One reception for everything.

Meridian House, 12 Station Approach, Fenbridge WX4 2HL. The red-brick former telephone exchange opposite Fenbridge station. Three entrances, each with its own car park: Station Approach (main, GP and diagnostics), Mill Lane (children and women's health, pram-friendly) and the rear yard off Tanner Street (physio and dental, step-free).

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After a procedure
You cannot drive after sedation or a mole removal near the eye. A companion can wait in reception; taxis take four minutes from the rank at the station.

Opening hours

Mon–Fri
07:30–20:00
Sat
08:00–16:00
Sun
09:00–13:00

Getting here

By train
Fenbridge station is directly opposite the main entrance. Trains from Reading every 20 minutes, 24 minutes door to door; from London Paddington under an hour.
By bus
Routes 4 and 12 stop on Mill Lane outside the children's and women's health entrance.
By car
Three car parks, one per entrance: Station Approach (24 spaces, 4 blue-badge), Mill Lane (10, pram-friendly), Tanner Street rear yard (8). Two hours free with a code from reception.
Map showing Station Approach in Fenbridge (AI-generated demonstration image)
Registering new patients
Yes, all departments
Languages spoken
English, Polish, Urdu, Yoruba, Swedish, Spanish
Access
Step-free at all three entrances · Lift to the first floor (mental health, physio) · Accessible toilets on both floors
Entrances
3, all step-free

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