Services Cloud Health, Healthcare in Blackheath
At Cloud Health, we provide high-quality family medicine.
Prompt and effective care of new problems
We can usually see patients within one working day and provide thorough management plans and treatments to get results fast
A deeper look at unsolved problems
We manage long term conditions and look well beyond the obvious “first line”
causes and tests for persistent symptoms
We provide the following assessments:
- Health assessments for patients who want a general check-up or well man/ woman checks
- Cervical (PAP) smear tests and mammography
- Prostate checks
- Whole-body scans
- Cancer risk assessment
- Cardiovascular risk assessment
- Allergy/ atopy assessment
- Fatigue/ lethargy assessment
- Skin surveillance and assessment
- Cryotherapy for warts and verrucas
- Fitness and muscular-skeletal assessment
- Irritable bowel syndrome assessment
- Food intolerance and allergy assessment
- Nutritional assessment
- Monday-Saturday 9am - 6pm
- Clinics in various locations
Let us know how we can help and we will get in touch to finalise your appointment
020 8434 7028
Call Cloud Health practice manager to book
enquiries@cld.ht
Email Cloud Health to book
Appointment Types
Routine appointments are often available on the same day.
However, this is not guaranteed. We do not offer walk-ins or wait for service.
Brief Follow-Up
Duration: 15 minutes
To be booked more than 24 hours in advance
Suitable for most situations.
Standard
Duration: 30 minutes
Extended
Duration: 60 minutes
Ideal for long-term health problems that require investigative work or standard personal assessments and general health check-ups
For when remote appointments are needed
Phone/Video
Duration: 10-20 minutes
Follow ups
Duration: variable
Important for when aftercare is required
Please note that we do NOT offer the following services:
- Emergency or unscheduled care
- Walk-ins
- Out-of-hours service for evenings and weekends
Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to your appointment
to allow for parking and registering with reception.
What to Expect:
You will receive a text message and an email with booking confirmation. Payment must be made in advance.
New, first-time patients will be asked to complete an online health information form.
You are welcome to bring a friend or family member to the consultation with you and if you have any relevant documentation or information (including newspaper clippings) then you are welcome to send them in advance.
Typically, consultations conclude with one of the following options:
(1) a prescription for treatment,
(2) a request form(s) to do tests and investigations or
(3) a referral letter to seek a specialist opinion.
Test requests need to be taken to the relevant hospital department or service. The most common investigations fall under (a) Phlebotomy for blood, urine and stool samples; (b) Radiology for X-rays, ultrasounds, CT and MRI scans; or (c) Cardiology for ECG tracings, ECHO scans and Exercise Tolerance Tests. Many tests are done the same day, but some tests require an empty stomach and others need to be done at set times or when particular equipment/ staff are available.
The test request forms are valid for one month. The request forms that we provide are valid at the BMI hospitals in Blackheath and Beckenham. However, we do not insist that the tests be done at the BMI, we have some patients who go to other private providers in London or travel abroad and then return with their test results, other patients go to see their NHS GP practice. In either case, we only require that the test results are recent. If you have your tests done elsewhere then you have to secure the results yourself and either send them to us or bring them to a follow-up appointment. If you do the tests at the BMI Hospitals on the day of your appointment then we will receive the results directly. If you do the tests on another day then you should email us after doing them so that we can ensure the results are received promptly.
Once we receive the test results we will send you an email and then you should book a convenient follow-up appointment to discuss and review them. If there are several different tests then you should ask and check that all the results have been received before booking a follow-up. If there are any urgent abnormalities on test results then the admin team will contact you to arrange an urgent consultation – often by telephone. If you have done tests and not heard from us after a week then please contact us.
Referral letters are typically sent by email or post within a day or two of the appointment.
We usually provide “open referrals” to the relevant speciality without a specific named consultant. This allows you to see which ever consultant you prefer or is available through your health insurance.
Many patients come to see us for medical forms or reports. These are usually pro-forma’s that have to be filled in by a Doctor when applying for particular driving licenses; mortgages, financial or investment contracts; university or job positions; travel or migration; sports or stage and theatre events.
There are a few essential considerations to make in advance of booking the appointment;
(1) Some embassies, licensing bodies and clubs & societies have a limited list of approved doctors. For example, most types of pilot’s and most professional underwater diving medicals are only done by aviation or hyperbaric specialist doctors. Please make sure that a general family doctor is allowed to sign off your form before you book.
(2) Dr Kumar-Beurg should have a copy of your medical history records to complete medical forms and reports. This should be sent in advance but can be brought along to your appointment.
(3) For driving licenses, most of the DVLA medical forms ask for the 3 most recent BP readings on different days. Please ensure that your previous medical records include your BP readings.
(4) Many medical forms require a statement of visual acuity. We require an eye test done by a high street optician where a qualified Optometrist registered with the General Optical Council (GOC) accurately measures your acuity.
Yellow Fever Vaccination and issuing the international YFV Card can only be done by a registered YFV Centre. Neither of the 2 BMI hospitals is a YFV Centre and therefore we can not provide this service (though we often advise about it before patients go on to have the injection done at another centre).
If you want Dr Kumar-Beurg’s clinical advice about travel health or you’re looking for specific vaccines, for example for employment purposes, then please do make an appointment or fill in our enquiry form .
