Departments and Services

Department of Primary Care

This is general practice as it was intended to be: one doctor who knows your history, sees you without hurry and is reachable when something is wrong. Most of what brings a patient to a doctor can be assessed, investigated and resolved here in a single attendance, with state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and experienced specialists of the Institute connected in the same building. Appointments are often available on the same day, but this cannot be guaranteed.

Specialities

Continuing care

Continuity is the foundation of everything else the practice does. Long-term conditions are managed by the same doctor over years, and prescribing is reviewed as your circumstances change rather than renewed by habit.

Acute illness

Assessment, investigation and resolution within the same day, wherever the condition allows. Our practice provides patients time with their private GP to explain the problems. Your doctor examines you, tests at the point of care where a result is needed at once and sends to the laboratory for anything that is not, with most results returned before the end of the day. Imaging is arranged on site, and where a specialist opinion is needed it is with a consultant, whom your doctor collaborates with directly.

Minor procedures

A range of procedures is undertaken during the consultation rather than referred onward, in a treatment room fitted for them: excision and biopsy of skin lesions, wound closure, joint and soft tissue injection, removal of foreign bodies, cryotherapy, and ear and sinus care including microsuction under binocular microscopy, irrigation and sinus lavage. Anything requiring a theatre or a specialist is arranged within the Institute on the same day wherever possible.

Travel medicine and vaccination

Travel is prepared for in the context of your health rather than in isolation from it. A pre-travel assessment considers the itinerary against your existing conditions and medication, and provides vaccination, malaria prophylaxis and advice on altitude and expedition medicine. A travel medical kit is prepared to your itinerary and your prescriptions, and routine adult and occupational vaccination is kept current through the same record.

Coordination

Wherever care extends beyond the Institute, your doctor remains the point of coordination. Referral, whether within the Institute or externally, is made to a named specialist with your records sent ahead. External investigations are instructed and their results returned to your doctor rather than to you alone. Where a diagnosis made elsewhere warrants it, your doctor can bring in the Second opinion service. Your consultant remains responsible for your care throughout, and you are never asked to carry information between clinicians yourself.

Consultants in this department

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MBChB

MRCGP

Dr. Miriam Okoro

Miriam is a General Practitioner with a specialist interest in women’s health, and 15 years of clinical experience. She has a particular interest in supporting women through hormonal transitions within the context of their wider general health. At Velmont Institute, Miriam provides combined general practice and women’s health care for patients.

MBChB

MRCGP

Dr. Kareem Hassan

Kareem is a General Practitioner with a specialist interest in men’s health, and 12 years of clinical experience. He has developed structured pathways for cardiovascular, metabolic and hormonal screening in male patients, alongside general practice. At Velmont Institute, Kareem provides combined general and men’s health care.

MBChB

MRCGP

Dr. Joseph Mensah

Joseph is a General Practitioner with 17 years of experience across NHS and private practice. He has a particular interest in chronic disease prevention and in building long-term relationships with patients over the course of their care. At Velmont Institute, Joseph provides ongoing primary care oversight for patients.

MBChB

MRCGP

Dr. Ben Thompson

Ben is a General Practitioner with 14 years of experience, including several years in a senior partner role within a large London practice. He has a particular interest in lifestyle medicine and long-term relationship-based care. At Velmont Institute, Ben provides continuity of general medical care for patients over time.

MBChB

MRCGP

Dr. Oliver Grant

Oliver is a General Practitioner with 13 years of experience across NHS and private general practice. He has a particular interest in coordinating care for patients with multiple, interacting health concerns, and in the practical application of preventive medicine guidance. At Velmont Institute, Oliver provides ongoing general medical oversight for patients across their care.

MBBS

MRCGP

Dr. Marcus Williams

Marcus is a General Practitioner with a specialist interest in men’s health, having spent 12 years developing structured screening pathways for cardiovascular, metabolic and hormonal risk in male patients. He is known for making space for conversations men often avoid, including mental health and sexual function. At Velmont Institute, Marcus combines general practice with a dedicated focus on preventive men’s health.

MBChB

MRCGP

Dr. Michael Chen

Michael is an experienced General Practitioner with 16 years in both NHS and private practice, known for his thorough, unhurried approach to consultations. He has a special interest in preventive medicine and chronic disease management, and works closely with specialist colleagues to coordinate care across departments. At Velmont Institute, Michael acts as the first point of clinical contact for many patients, overseeing their ongoing care plan.

MBBS (BSc)

MRCGP

Dr. Hannah Brooks

Hannah is an experienced GP and menopause specialist at Velmont Institute, supporting women through perimenopause and menopause with structured, evidence-based care. She trained at Imperial College London and has a particular interest in long-term hormonal health and complex menopausal symptoms.

MA

MUDr

Dr. Amit Bir Singh Sra

Amit has over 12 years NHS experience. Areas of special interest are hair restoration and dermatology. Amit is available to provide general medical consultations, nutrition advice with treatment and body contouring. He has worked at consultant level in emergency departments, including at senior level at St Thomas’ Hospital London.

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