Common childhood illness, rashes, fevers and infections.
Assessed and treated by a GMC-registered GP
Prescriptions, sick notes and referral letters included
A written treatment plan after every appointment
Your NHS records in the room, with your consent
Every condition below has its own page covering symptoms, causes, how it is diagnosed, whether it can be treated online, and when to seek urgent help.
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Children are seen by video with a parent or guardian present for the whole consultation. Rashes, coughs, minor infections and follow-up all assess well this way.
Some presentations need hands-on examination, and we will say so plainly rather than guess. Babies under three months with a fever always need in-person assessment.
We see children from three months old, with a parent or guardian present throughout. But the age is not really the rule — the presenting problem is.
If it becomes clear in the first minutes that your baby needs examining, we will say so and refund you. That is better medicine than twenty minutes spent on a description.
A recent weight — children are dosed by weight rather than age, and for an infant a weight from a few months ago is unusable. Without one, some prescribing cannot be done safely at all.
Your child where the camera can see them, undressed to the nappy for a baby, in good light. Breathing effort, colour, tone and alertness are read from the whole child.
A parent or guardian must be present throughout, and the consultation will not proceed without one. A competent young person under 16 can consent to their own treatment and may ask to speak to the doctor alone for part of the appointment — a legitimate request we will accommodate where it is appropriate and safe.
And one more, which matters as much as any of the above: if you simply feel your child is seriously unwell, act on it. Parental instinct is one of the better predictors of serious illness in children, and it does not require justifying to anyone.
Food intolerance tests for children — no validity, and they lead to restriction that causes real nutritional harm. Elimination diets without allergy assessment, which can paradoxically cause genuine allergy. And "immune boosting" supplements for children who catch a lot of colds at nursery, which is simply what nursery does.
From three months old, with a parent or guardian present throughout.
But the age is not really the rule. Any unwell or feverish infant under one needs to be seen in person the same day — whatever their age in months. Between three months and one year we see well babies with non-acute problems.
Under three months we do not assess remotely at all.
Because in that age group the signs of serious illness are subtle, deterioration is fast, and a fever alone is managed entirely differently — typically requiring same-day in-person assessment and investigation.
No remote service anywhere can safely assess a febrile baby under three months, and any that offers to is one to avoid.
How they look matters far more than the number.
Urgent: a rash that does not fade under a glass; difficulty breathing; floppiness or drowsiness; no wet nappies; a weak or high-pitched cry; pale, mottled or blue skin.
And if you simply feel they are seriously unwell, act on it — that instinct is one of the better predictors of serious illness in children.
The GP will tell you in the first few minutes and direct you to where your child should be seen — and we refund it.
Nobody should pay to be told to go elsewhere, and knowing quickly is worth more than a long consultation ending in the same place.
Because children are dosed by weight, not by age, and getting it wrong matters in both directions. For an infant especially, a weight from a few months ago is out of date.
Without a usable weight, some prescribing cannot be done safely at all.
Yes — and it is one of the most valuable things a consultation does. A great deal of parental worry is not "what is this" but "does this need seeing now or can it wait until morning".
But if you already think your child is seriously unwell, do not book to check. Go.
For discomfort, yes. For the number, no. Fever is not itself dangerous and does not need bringing down for its own sake.
Do not routinely alternate paracetamol and ibuprofen — it causes dosing errors and offers little. And check the strength on the bottle, since paediatric liquids come in more than one concentration.
Otherwise, when they are well enough to take part. We can provide a letter for school or nursery if one is needed.
No — both need to be done in person, and both are free through your NHS practice and health visiting team.
Those are services worth using. Childhood immunisation and developmental surveillance are among the more valuable things the NHS does, and nothing private substitutes for them.
That is what nursery does, and it is not a sign of a weak immune system. Frequent minor infections in the first year of childcare are normal and settle as they get older.
What would warrant a look: infections that are unusually severe, need repeated antibiotics, or come with poor growth or weight loss.
Rarely, and the internet greatly overstates it. Food allergy drives a minority of infant eczema and almost no adult eczema.
Do not restrict a child's diet without allergy assessment — it causes nutritional harm, and paradoxically avoiding a food can cause genuine allergy to develop.
Clinically reviewed by Dr Mohammad Zubair Khan, GMC 7563469
Last reviewed
August 29, 2026
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Your NHS record in the room
Written treatment plan
Told when a test isn’t needed
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Same day, usually
20 minutes
Yes, with your consent
Included
Yes, and told why
£40 for 20 minutes
Varies by practice
Typically 10 minutes
Yes, your full record
Not routinely
Usually
Free
Same day
Often 10 to 15 minutes
Usually not
Sometimes charged
Varies by provider
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Same-day access is usually available, from 6am to 10pm, seven days a week. You choose a time that suits you rather than waiting on hold at 8am.
Yes. Care is led personally by Dr Mohammad Khan, so you are not passed between clinicians. Continuity is the point of a small practice: someone who knows your history and is listening attentively rather than working through a checklist.
Yes, with your consent. We can access your Summary Care Record during the consultation, so your current medications, allergies and significant history are in the room. That means fewer questions you have already answered elsewhere, and safer prescribing.
No. We are not here to replace GPs, only to support them. Your NHS practice remains responsible for your ongoing care, and with your consent we write to them after the consultation. We are useful when you need to be seen sooner, or want more time than a standard appointment allows.
Twenty unhurried minutes and a comprehensive assessment. A written treatment plan is included, along with any prescription, sick note or referral letter arising from the consultation, at no extra charge.
£40 for 20 minutes, self-pay. Membership is optional and never required. Priced for fairness, because we are not here to charge extortionate amounts for access to a doctor.
It means the diagnosis can usually be made from your history and photographs, and that treatment can be arranged safely without examining you. Where a condition is not marked treatable online, it is because examination is the diagnosis — listening to a chest, feeling an abdomen, examining an ear or a joint — or because a procedure or device is needed.
Yes, where there is a genuine bacterial infection — cellulitis, impetigo, bacterial urine infections, confirmed strep throat. We will also frequently tell you that you do not need one. Most sore throats, coughs, colds and earaches are viral, and an antibiotic gives you the side effects with none of the benefit.
If your problem turns out to be genuinely outside what we can do remotely, the doctor will tell you straight away, point you to the right service, and refund your fee in full. We would rather do that than fill twenty minutes to justify the charge.
Call 999 or go to A&E — do not book an online appointment and do not wait for a reply to an email. For urgent problems that are not emergencies, NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, online or by phone, and can direct you to the right service.
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