Other Services
First Contact Physiotherapy Service
This service is for patients who are suffering from joint or muscle pain. If you have a problem that affects your neck, back, joints or muscles you are able to see physiotherapist instead of a GP.
The physiotherapist will assess you and make a diagnosis. They offer treatment, self-management advice, or onward referrals onto the most relevant service such as Orthopaedics or Scanning.
Mental Health Support
At Wandsworth Medical Centre, we are committed to offering comprehensive Mental Health Support and promote wellbeing for all patients. The following mental health services are designed to provide personalised care and support, helping individuals address a range of mental health concerns such as stress, anxiety, and depression
Talk Wandsworth (IAPT)
Provides free confidential help for problems such as stress, worry and low mood. They also offer talking therapies for people over the age of 18.
Telephone: 0203 513 6264
Website: www.talkwandsworth.nhs.uk
Call 111, press 2.
Patients in crisis with mental health problems can now access services through NHS 111. The number connects to a local team of call handlers with mental health training, alongside nurses and clinicians who are available around the clock. The new integrated service can give patients of all ages, including children, the chance to be listened to by a trained member of staff who can help direct them to the right place. The team can organise a mental health assessment, send out a crisis team and flag up help available in the local area.
Samaritans
If something is troubling you, call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
116 123
Find out more
Mind
Information and Support for all mental health issues.
Mind Infoline: 0300 123 3393
Rethink
Help, information and support for all those affected by mental illness.
The Priory
Low cost trainee psychologist services available at The Priory Hospital in Roehampton. An online self referral form is available on the website.
Telephone: 0208 876 8261
Website: www.priorygroup.com
Low cost counselling services
The Wandsworth Association of Psychotherapists
Tel: 0208 767 2828
Website: www.wandsworthap.co.uk
Wimbledon Guild
Tel: 0208 296 0030
Website: www.wimbledonguild.co.uk
Wandsworth Bereavement Counselling
Wandsworth Bereavement Service provides one to one bereavement counselling for anyone who is resident in the Borough of Wandsworth and for residents of neighbouring Boroughs who have been unable to access bereavement counselling elsewhere.
Telephone: 0207 223 3178
Website: www.wandsworthbereavement.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care
Provide free care and bereavement counselling to people suffering from grief.
Telephone: 0808 808 1677
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
No Panic Helpline (open between 10am – 10pm)
Telephone: 0844 967 4848
Wandsworth Victim Support
Victim Support Wandsworth is a local charity that helps all victims and witnesses of crime within the Wandsworth Borough. They offer a free, confidential and non judgmental service providing practical and emotional support. The crime does not have to have been reported to the police.
Telephone: 0207 801 1777
Website: www.thrive.wandsworth.gov.uk
Apps and Online Tools
Big White Wall
Website: www.bigwhitewall.com
Mood Gym
Website: www.moodgym.com/au
Headspace
Website: www.headspace.com
Live Life to the Full
Website: www.llttf.com
Calm
Website: www.calm.com
Sane
Charity offering support and carrying out research into mental illness.
0845 767 8000
PAPYRUS
Young suicide prevention society.
0800 068 4141
Good Thinking
Looking for high-quality, free mental health resources that you can direct your patients to online or print off for them?
Good Thinking Information Leaflet
Further information
For more information about mental health, ways to cope with it and more visit
Social Prescribing Service
Social Prescribing looks to support the social issues that may present during GPs consultations. The aim is to provide a holistic approach by offering longer appointment times and the opportunity to discuss personal issues at length. Issues including mental health, housing, care support, loneliness and isolation and weight management could all be referred to a Social Prescriber.
Our Social Prescriber, will have strong links to community groups and can support with referral and signposting for various levels of support.
At Wandsworth Medical Centre, Social Prescribing referrals are limited to those over 18 and not suffering from crisis level mental health problems.
Contact the Reception Team to make an appointment.
Clinical Pharmacy Team
Our clinical pharmacists are part of the clinical team. They provide extra help to manage long-term conditions, advice for patients on multiple medicines. They carry out structured medication reviews for patients with ongoing health problems. They are here to answer any questions patients may have about medications they are on.
Sexual Health
Sexual health services in Wandsworth has a new website which can be found here: www.shswl.nhs.uk
The site houses important information on sexual health clinic locations and opening times; as well as useful details on STIs (including treatment), contraception and accessing emergency contraception and key contact details – among other key details for people of all ages.
Importantly, the website includes the ability to book an appointment online enabling service users to book appointments themselves. The website also includes information on accessing the home testing e-service.
Sexual Health South West London has opened a new centre on the 1st floor of 160 Falcon Road, next to Clapham Junction station.
It is open from Monday to Saturday with regular sessions (including walk-in) specialising in care for young people, women, gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM).
Free Chlamydia Screening
Free Chlamydia screening is available for all patients between 15 and 24 years old registered at Wandsworth Medical Centre
Find out more
Free Chlamydia and STI Test • Freetest.me
Wandsworth Integrated Sexual Health Service
WISH will provide a range of services including, but not limited to:
- Testing and managing sexually transmitted infections
- Emergency and ongoing contraception
- Rapid HIV testing
- Referral for termination of pregnancy C-card registration and free condoms
- HIV post sexual exposure treatment (PEP)
- In addition, the service will offer a range of specialist services including long-acting contraception, young people’s and gay men’s clinics, psychosexual therapy and a dedicated service for people with learning disabilities.
There are WISH clinics in Tooting, Roehampton and Battersea.
Home Visits
We offer home visits for patients who are genuinely housebound because of illness or disability. A GP or Paramedic will only visit you at home if your medical condition requires it.
Please try to telephone reception before 10:30am if you think you may require a home visit. We will take your details and ask a doctor or paramedic to phone you back to discuss the matter. Some problems can be safely managed with telephone advice, however a home visit will be arranged if clinically indicated, and the clinician will decide how urgently a visit is needed.
You can also be visited at home by a Community Nurse if you are referred by your GP. If you have recently had a baby or if you are newly registered with a GP and have a child under five years old, you can be visited by a community health visitor
Please remember that multiple patients can be seen at the practice in the time that it takes to make a single home visit. We also have better facilities on-site for examining and treating patients. Thus we fully explore all alternatives before confirming whether a visit will take place or not. We are only able to provide home visits to patients living within the Practice catchment area, SW18.
Non-NHS Services
The NHS provides free health care for most people and most of the services offered by Wandsworth Medical Centre are free under the NHS.
However, some services are not covered under the NHS and for these we charge a fee.
To find out more about the service and fees: