Contact and booking an appointment
You can see me for a consultation at The Oaks Hospital, Colchester.
My clinic runs on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evening and Tuesday morning. It may be possible to arrange other times if necessary.
To book a private appointment, please contact my secretary Claire Osborne:
email Claire.Osborne4@NHS.net
Telephone 07384 460 730
Her working hours are Monday-Thursday 9am–3pm. You can also book or amend an appointment with me by by contacting the Oaks booking team on 01206 753295. They are open 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday and Saturday morning.
The outpatient department can also arrange urgent appointments with me at short notice.
It is standard practice to see patients with a referral letter from their GP. If the problem is urgent, a letter is not always necessary. Be aware that some insurers insist on a referral letter. Please consult with your insurer beforehand and obtain any pre-authorisation necessary for a clinic visit and any routine tests. The insurer will usually give you a “pre-authorisation code” for the clinic appointment and certain pre-defined tests. It is common for you to have an ECG during your initial consultation. Self-pay patients are also welcome — please contact Claire to discuss.
If you are an inpatient at Colchester Hospital and wish to discuss “going private”, please ask the doctor looking after you to contact me directly.
If you have recently attended the Emergency Department or have been an inpatient at Colchester or Ipswich Hospital, have had tests there, or had blood tests by your GP, please let my secretary know — I can retrieve this information prior to your consultation.
The Oaks Hospital (Ramsay Healthcare)
If you need to book or amend an x-ray, CT or echocardiogram appointment at the Oaks, you can contact the radiology department directly on 01206 753 227.
120 Mile End Rd, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Main switchboard: 01206 752121
Private care at Colchester Hospital
For queries regarding Colchester Hospital cath lab activity (coronary angiograms, DC cardioversions, transoesophageal echo, pacemaker implantation & implantable loop recorders) for either private or NHS cases, please contact the Cardiac IRCA Co-ordinator, telephone 01206 745978 (Mon to Thur 08:00–16:00).
For queries about echocardiography and exercise test appointments at Colchester or Clacton Hospital,
please contact 01255 201501. For queries about Colchester Hospital pacemaker & loop implant checks,
please contact 01206 742592.
NHS Care at Colchester Hospital
New NHS appointments to see me at Colchester Hospital are arranged through your GP. While your GP may request an appointment with me, the NHS system cannot guarantee I will see you.
If you need to rearrange an NHS appointment, please call the number on your appointment card.
For other NHS queries, please contact my NHS Secretary on 01206 742626.