Dr Richard Sibthorpe joins the team
We are pleased to welcome to the team Dr Richard Sibthorpe, a private GP for over 20 years working mainly in the West End and Harley Street.
Dr Sibthorpe brings with him a wealth of experience: He is a Fellow of the Royal Society
of Medicine, London, Regional Chairman of the BritishAssociation
of Cosmetic Doctors, a Member of the Independent Doctors Federation and of the Chelsea Clinical Society.
In 1989, he co-founded Medcall, the first 24-hour visiting doctor service in London. The company expanded to a network of 300 doctors around the UK providing medical services to an overseas insurance market and was sold to Doctors Direct plc in 2002.
Dr Sibthorpe went on to become on-site doctor for the TV series The Gladiators dealing with acute traumatic injuries at live shows and production studios. This developed his skills in musculo-skeletal manipulation, notably the ‘Jones Technique’, and led him to design the medical fitness programmes for The Gladiators in conjunction with the University of Westminster.
His particular interest, however, is in Dermatology and Endocrinology. For the past six years he has specialised in facial aesthetics and non-surgical rejuvenation therapies with a practice based in Chelsea and a satellite clinic in Battersea. He is also Medical Director of Harley Aesthetics.
Dr Sibthorpe will be holding consultations at the Courtfield Medical Centre on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
UPDATE____________________________________________________
Swine flu on the decline
We have not seen any cases of swine flu among our patients this year, a pattern which is being reflected throughout in the country. Nationally, cases of swine flu have dropped dramatically since the beginning of the year and as a result the government has withdrawn the National Flu helpline.
Whilst vaccination for the major at risk groups still is sensible, vaccination for all other individuals, including children, may no longer be necessary.
We will, of course, keep you informed if the situation changes and will be carrying an update in our next newsletter. In the meantime, if you do have any concerns, please contact us.
Dr Harling available for more appointments
Dr Jill Harling is increasing her availability at the practice now that her and Dr Ladbrook's eldest daughter Sophie has gone off to university. In future, Dr Harling will be holding surgeries on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. She has also been invited to sit on the interviewing panel for medical student admissions at her alma mater St Georges University of London.
For those of you who may have bumped into daughter Sophie doing holiday stints on reception at the medical centre, Sophie is following in the Ladbrooke family tradition and is studying Medicine at Leeds University.
Price list update
Having held our fees at the same level for the past two years we have had to review some of our charges. This has been due to medical inflationary pressures in areas such as vaccines, and laboratory and pathology tests.
The new rates are published elsewhere on the website (you can access the section via the Membership tag in the contents panel on the left).
