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Student Health Consultation

Registered at home, living at university, ill in neither place. We can see you tonight.

£40

20 minutes

Documents within 10 minutes of your consultation ending

Unhurried care from a GMC-registered GP

6am to 10pm, seven days a week

Prescriptions, sick notes and referral letters included

Your NHS records in the room, with your consent

Clinically reviewed by Dr Mohammad Khan · Last reviewed

August 23, 2026

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A 20-minute appointment with a GMC-registered GP for £40. Same-day appointments are usually available, 6am to 10pm, seven days a week.

Private GP care led personally by Dr Mohammad Zubair Khan, GMC 7563469.

Why patients choose Cheshire Clinics

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Same-Day Appointments
Sick Notes
Private Prescriptions
Blood Tests
Menopause & HRT
Weight Management
Mental Health
Specialist Referrals
Same-Day Appointments
Sick Notes
Private Prescriptions
Blood Tests
Menopause & HRT
Weight Management
Mental Health
Specialist Referrals

Overview

Students fall through a specific gap. You are registered with a GP at home, living somewhere else for most of the year, and when you get ill you are told to register locally — which takes weeks, has to be undone each summer, and is nobody's idea of a good time when you already feel awful.

We see you wherever you are, on the same day, including evenings and weekends from 6am to 10pm, seven days a week — which fits around lectures, labs and shifts rather than requiring you to miss them.

What's included

  • A 20-minute consultation with a GMC-registered GP
  • Private prescription to a pharmacy near you, at no extra charge
  • A sick note or evidence for extenuating circumstances, included
  • Letters for your university — mitigating circumstances, exam access arrangements, accommodation — included
  • Referral letters where needed
  • Blood tests and scans arranged
  • Your treatment plan in writing, which you can pass to your GP at home
  • Consultations in Urdu and Punjabi, and interpreting in over 200 languages, at no extra cost

How it works

1. Book a slot that fits

Appointments from 6am to 10pm, seven days a week. You do not need to be registered with us, and you do not need to change your GP.

2. Video or telephone

Whichever you prefer, from your room, the library or home.

3. Documents straight away

Prescriptions go to any UK pharmacy. Letters and sick notes arrive within 10 minutes of the consultation ending — which matters when a deadline is tomorrow.

4. Continuity if you need it

You can book the same doctor again, which is more than most students manage during a degree.

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What to expect

Before anything else — check what is free

We would rather tell you this than take your money.

  • You can register with an NHS GP where you study and keep your home practice as a temporary patient, or register locally. It is free and worth doing
  • Most universities have a health centre or a practice with student clinics, and many run same-day slots
  • Prescriptions are free if you are under 19 and in full-time education, or if you hold an HC2 certificate through the NHS Low Income Scheme — which a great many students qualify for and almost none apply for
  • University wellbeing and counselling services are free, and usually faster than any external route

Use us for speed, for the evening and weekend slots, and for the things that will not wait — not as a replacement for free care you are entitled to.

If it is for mitigating circumstances, find the deadline first

Those deadlines are hard and they are rarely moved for a late medical letter. Check the date, then send us your university's form or criteria when you book so the letter addresses what they actually ask for. See fitness to study letters.

Have these ready

  • Somewhere private. Shared kitchens and corridors are not it — people censor what they say when flatmates can hear, and the censored part is usually the important part
  • Your medication in the boxes, including anything from home
  • Which pharmacy is near you, and whether it is open late
  • Your home GP's details if you want us to write to them

You will be asked about alcohol, drugs and sleep

Directly and without judgement, because they sit underneath a great deal of what students book about. An honest answer changes the assessment for the better, and none of it goes anywhere near your university.

Who it's for

  • University and college students living away from their registered GP
  • International students who have not yet registered with an NHS practice
  • Students who need evidence for mitigating circumstances or a deferred exam, often at short notice
  • Anyone needing a repeat of contraception, an inhaler, or antidepressants while away from home
  • Students with anxiety, low mood or sleep problems who want to talk to a GP without a three-week wait
  • Students with UTIs, tonsillitis, acne, migraine or a rash that needs looking at today
  • Anyone needing sexual health advice or STI screening discreetly
  • Students going on a year abroad or placement who need travel medication letters

After your appointment

Prescriptions where you actually are

Issued within about ten minutes to any UK pharmacy you name — useful when your registered GP is 200 miles away. Check the pharmacy's closing time before choosing it, particularly for an evening appointment.

If you are eligible for free prescriptions or hold an HC2 certificate, an NHS prescription will be cheaper and we will say so.

Letters go to you, not to your university

You decide what to submit. Use the formal mitigating circumstances portal rather than emailing a tutor — a letter that never reaches the panel achieves nothing, and that is the commonest reason a claim fails.

Keep it joined up

Ask us to write to your home GP with your consent. Student healthcare is fragmented by design — home practice, university practice, walk-in centres, us — and nobody holds the whole picture unless you make them.

Keep your own note of anything you were prescribed and any results.

Things worth knowing about while you are a student

  • The NHS Low Income Scheme (HC2) — free prescriptions, dental and eye care. Genuinely under-claimed by students
  • Free contraception and STI screening at sexual health clinics, plus free postal test kits in most areas
  • NHS talking therapies self-referral — free, no GP needed, and your university counselling service on top
  • Nightline, run by students, open through the night in most university towns
  • Meningitis ACWY vaccination if you have not had it. Students are a higher-risk group and it is free

If things get worse

Do not wait for an appointment if you are in crisis. 999 or A&E if you are in immediate danger, 111 for urgent advice, or Samaritans free on 116 123 at any hour. Text SHOUT to 85258 if talking is not possible.

Your university wellbeing team can also act quickly, including with departments and deadlines, and that is what they are there for.

What this service cannot do

You do not need to leave your NHS GP, and we would not suggest you do. This sits alongside it.

What we cannot do:

  • See or update your NHS record — tell us your history and current medication
  • Provide free NHS prescriptions. Our prescription is private, so you pay the pharmacy's price for the medicine, which for common items is often less than the NHS charge — and if you have an exemption or a prepayment certificate, an NHS prescription from your own GP may work out cheaper. We will tell you honestly which is likely to be the case
  • Prescribe controlled drugs, including ADHD stimulant medication, remotely — see the linked page for what we can do instead
  • Examine you physically, which some problems genuinely require

If you are in crisis, do not book an appointment and wait. Call 999, go to A&E, or contact Samaritans free on 116 123, any time of day or night. University wellbeing services and Nightline can also be reached quickly.

Common questions

Do I have to leave my GP at home?

No, and you should not. This sits alongside NHS care rather than replacing it.

You can register with a practice where you study while remaining registered at home as a temporary patient — that is a normal arrangement and worth setting up, because it gives you free care, vaccinations and a continuous record.

Can I get a note for mitigating circumstances?

Yes, after a proper assessment. See fitness to study letters for what universities actually require.

Two things determine whether it works: send us your university's own criteria or form, and check the deadline first. Most claims that fail do so on process rather than on the medicine.

Can you write about a week I was ill but did not see anyone?

Partly. The letter will clearly separate what was assessed today from what you have reported about earlier dates. Some universities accept that; some do not.

Anything dated from the time helps a great deal — a pharmacy receipt, a message to a flatmate or tutor, a 111 record.

I am an international student. Can I use this?

Yes, from anywhere in England or Wales.

But also: if you paid the immigration health surcharge with your visa, you are entitled to NHS care and should register with a GP. A great many international students do not realise this and pay for things they could have free.

Can you prescribe my ADHD medication?

No — stimulants are controlled drugs and we do not prescribe them remotely, for anyone.

What we can do is discuss the situation, write to your prescriber, and explain the NHS Right to Choose route for assessment. If you are established on treatment at home and have run out at university, the practical answer is usually your existing prescriber or a local GP taking over shared care — and we will help you work out which.

Will my university or my parents find out?

No. If you are 16 or over the consultation is confidential and nothing goes to your university, your parents or anyone else without your explicit consent — with the narrow exceptions that apply to every doctor, where there is a serious risk to you or someone else.

Letters are issued to you. You decide what to submit.

Is it cheaper to use the NHS?

Frequently, yes, and we will tell you when. If you are under 19 in full-time education, or hold an HC2 certificate through the NHS Low Income Scheme, your prescriptions are free.

Sexual health screening, contraception and talking therapies are also free and often faster than anything private. What you are paying us for is speed and timing — an evening slot, a same-day appointment, a letter before a deadline — not better medicine.

I think I am struggling with my mental health.

Worth booking, and worth doing sooner than feels necessary. "I don't feel right" is a complete reason.

Alongside that, use what is free: university counselling, NHS talking therapies self-referral (no GP required), and Nightline if the nights are the hard part. If you are in crisis, do not wait for any appointment — 999, 111, or Samaritans on 116 123.

Dr Mohammad Zubair Khan, GMC-registered private GP and founder of Cheshire Clinics

Clinically reviewed by Dr Mohammad Zubair Khan, GMC 7563469

Last reviewed

August 23, 2026

How it works

What happens when you book

£40 for a 20-minute appointment with a GMC-registered GP, 6am to 10pm, seven days a week. Membership is optional and never required.
Cheshire Clinics online GP appointment booking confirmation on mobile
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Book your appointment

Pick a time that suits you — 6am to 10pm, seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays. £40 for 20 minutes, self-pay, with no insurance to arrange.
5–10 minutes
Online video consultation with a GMC-registered private GP
02

Meet your GP

A 20-minute video or phone consultation with a GMC-registered GP — long enough for a proper conversation about your symptoms, your history and what matters to you.
20 minutes
Diagnostic testing plan including blood test panel, ECG and urine screening
03

Tests and referrals, if you need them

Where testing will actually answer the question, we arrange it — blood tests and health screening through our laboratory partner, or a referral for ultrasound, X-ray, CT or MRI through private imaging providers. We will also tell you when a scan is not the right next step.
1–7 days
Personalised results and treatment plan from a private GP consultation
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Results and next steps

Your GP talks you through what the results mean and agrees the next step with you. Every consultation ends with your treatment plan in writing, and any prescription goes to your own pharmacy.
20 minutes
GP follow-up reminder for ongoing care and progress monitoring
05

Ongoing care and follow-up

Follow-up appointments, progress monitoring and ongoing advice — including saying plainly when something needs in-person or NHS care instead.

Ongoing

How we compare

Time to be seen

Appointment length

Your NHS record in the room

Written treatment plan

Told when a test isn’t needed

Cost

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

Often a subscription

Questions about our service

How quickly can I be seen?

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.

Will I see the same doctor each time?

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.

Can you see my NHS records?

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.

Are you trying to replace my NHS GP?

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.

What is included in the appointment?

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.

How much does it cost?

£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.

What does “treatable online” actually mean?

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.

Can you prescribe antibiotics?

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.

What if the GP cannot help with what I need?

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.

What should I do in an emergency?

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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