of 8 departments
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
- Clinicians
- 1
- Door
- Mill Lane
What we treat
Reasons people come, and how fast.
Child with a feverMost fevers are viral and pass. A child who is drowsy, not drinking, or has a rash that does not fade under a glass needs seeing now.Same day. Same-day children's GP list, £85. Non-blanching rash or breathing difficulty: 999.
Recurrent tummy pain in a childWeeks of on-and-off pain, sometimes with bowel changes or missed school. Rarely serious, worth a proper look.Routine. Consultant paediatrician within the week, bloods and ultrasound the same visit if needed.
Appointments and prices
A consultant paediatrician for your child, without the referral queue. Forty minutes, £220. · 40 minutes · Follow-up £140
Also priced in children's clinic
Every fee includes any prescription, letter, sick note or referral written at the appointment; medicines are charged at cost. Self-pay, insured or NHS where stated. Larger bills can be spread at 0% over 6, 10 or 12 months. Prices & insurers →
Who consults
1 clinician behind this door.
You book a person, not a department. Their days are listed, and the same clinician sees you next time.
- Registration
- Checked on the register, on every profile
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Video
- Kowalski
- Insured
- Referral written the same morning
Dr Tomasz Kowalski
Consultant paediatrician · GMC DEMO-7100004
Consults Tue Thu SatSpeaks English, PolishVideo appointments
“Parents are usually right that something is wrong. My job is to find out what, and to say clearly when it is nothing.”
- 15 yrs
- as a consultant
- 4 days
- median wait for a first visit
- Polish
- and English spoken
General paediatrician with an interest in allergy and respiratory illness. NHS consultant in Reading three days a week.
Allergy and asthmaGrowth and feedingDevelopment
Dr Tomasz Kowalski
Next-available times are demonstration data.Every clinician, with profiles →
Questions patients ask
Before you come in.
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.
Not answered here? Reception on 01632 960700 knows every department, or ask when you book.
Which door
- Entrance
- Mill Lane
- Parking
- 10 spaces with wide bays and a pram store inside the door
- Step-free
- Yes
- Shared with
- Women's health
Every entrance, parking and the map →
Access
- Step-free at all three entrances
- Lift to the first floor (mental health, physio)
- Accessible toilets on both floors
- Hearing loop at reception
Other departments
- GP and same-day careSame day most days
- SkinMole check in 1 to 2 days; consultation within a week
- PhysiotherapyWithin 48 hours
- DentistrySame day for emergencies; check-ups within a week
- Women's healthWithin 3 days; gynaecologist on Wednesdays
- Mental healthFree triage call this week; counselling within a week
- DiagnosticsWalk-in bloods weekday mornings; scans within 2 days
Every department, one phone number.
One building, every doctor. GP, children, skin, physio, dental, women's health, mental health and diagnostics in Fenbridge.
- Open
- Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00Sat 08:00–16:00Sun 09:00–13:00
- Waiting
- Routine GP within 2 days, same-day most days
- Departments
- GP · Children · Skin · Physio · Dental · Women · Mind · Tests
- 4.8 from 230 reviews
- Where
- Meridian House, 12 Station Approach, Fenbridge