Welcome to Avic Health
Holistic, confidential and affordable private GP consultations in Marlborough
Dr Nicholas Parkinson
Dr Nicholas Parkinson welcomes you to Avic Health – my private family GP practice.
I support an intentionally small number of patients around Marlborough. Whilst I remain committed to and proud of my NHS work. I have set up this business because increasingly my friends and NHS patients are asking me for help with:
Easy and timely access to professional health advice.
Addressing all of their health issues as a whole.
Getting to the root cause of their issues.
Preventing future illness.
AI and web searches returning terrifying answers to presenting symptoms.
All contacts come to me directly via your choice of phone, email or messaging. I will normally return your contact within a few hours that day but always within 24 working hours. I offer a free 5 minute appointment to discuss how you can be best helped – if we agree to meet this is usually within a few days.
I provide in person appointments on Monday, Fridays and some Saturdays. To my small cohort, I offer an unrushed service - really improving your long term mental and physical health - the reason I chose to be a doctor in the first place.
My working style is collaborative. Particularly when your health goals are illness prevention, we will together find solutions that fit with your life, whilst applying expertise. Working in health coaching and for the Samaritans has shaped my approach. This consultative approach results in changes that are more impactful for you and will feel easier to implement and maintain.
Before studying Medicine at Newcastle, I enjoyed working in sports instruction and sales. Medicine drew me as a career to be proud of with constant learning and personal development.
When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, playing sport and learning languages. I am currently studying towards diplomas in lifestyle and weight management.
I hire rooms at Elcot Lane, Marlborough within - Amanda Marsh Physiotherapy.
My services
Tailored assessment, diagnosis and management via face to face appointments. As a doctor with 12 years full time NHS experience mostly in General Practice, I offer a generalist service to adults and children. I particularly enjoy and have worked alongside specialists in the following areas - weight loss, children's health, mental health, palliative care, out of hours care.
A non exhaustive list of my services includes:
Children’s health. (Paediatrics)
Diabetes (raised blood sugars).
Menopause services (managing symptoms like hot flushes, reduced concentration, feeling overwhelmed, anxiety, fatigue and loss of confidence) including HRT, other medicines and non medical treatment.
Men's health in general, including muscle loss, fatigue, libido changes (reduced sex drive), recurrent injury or infections, low mood and poor concentration.
Mental health support - including anxiety, depression, bereavement, work stress and family stress.
Pain support - a holistic view of your pain.
Prescriptions can be sent to your chemist on the same day or delivered the next day.
Private Blood testing and interpretation.
Referrals can be made as needed onto NHS and private specialists.
Skin assessment - Acne, skin lumps, rashes or changes, dermatological diagnoses and referral onto specialists as needed.
Thyroid health and other hormone checks - weight changes, mood changes, referral to fertility services.
Weight management - Multifaceted discussion around your general health, with a weight loss specialist Dietican, Psychologist and Exercise Specialist alongside injectables like Mounjaro and Wegovy.
Women's health in general, including contraception (preventing pregnancy) and delaying menstruation (skipping or delaying periods).
Fees
Weekdays:
• Initial consultation and follow-up normal length duration 30 minutes = £150
• Follow-up short consultation 20 minutes = £120
• Follow-up longer consultation 45 minutes = £200
• Follow-up longer consultation 60 minutes = £250
Weekends:
• Initial consultation and follow-up normal length duration 30 minutes = £200
• Follow-up short consultation 20 minutes = £160
• Follow-up longer consultation 45 minutes = £250
• Follow-up longer consultation 60 minutes = £300
Making payments:
I will never contact you and ask for payment details over the phone. Payment please in person via card machine or bank transfer at the end of the consultation.
Prescription Pricing
• Prescriptions issued during a consultation = Free
• Prescriptions issued outside of a consultation = £15
• Controlled drugs or complex medications requiring monitoring = £30
Investigations
Each test is individually priced. We will always discuss the necessity, costs and drawbacks before agreeing which tests. For clarity the charge is based on a £20 drawing / collection fee. There is no markup on the cost on the test.
FAQs
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Please either call me, message me or book a free 5 minute consultation slot.
If you call or message me, I shall contact you within normally a few hours but at the latest within one working day to agree a plan.
This may include an appointment date, time and duration at the clinical rooms at Elcot Lane - there is parking directly outside the clinical rooms.
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NHS care:
Is free at the point of contact.
Has good links to many types of specialist and support.
Private healthcare:
Is paid for directly at the point of contact by you or your insurer.
Offers access to a wider variety of specialists.
You are seen much sooner.
You can control when appointments are and you are normally seen punctually.
The environment is often less utilitarian.
You can choose to see the same clinician without delay.
Booking systems are simpler to use and often over the phone.
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No, I operate a confidential service - but will share information with your GP with your permission.
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You can be referred privately to specialists. You can also be referred to an NHS specialist - in a similar way that your NHS GP could.
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We all passionately want you to have good health.
The quality of websites, influencers and news articles is varied and often commercially biased.
All websites will cover themselves legally by including significant diagnoses that are unlikely but possible based upon the symptoms entered. So searching may leave you with information that is either dangerous of leaves you feeling unnecessarily worried.
Websites offer generalised information. Individual consultation provide greater accuracy and tailored advice.
The following websites are better than most.
1. www.patient.co.uk ("patient info" articles contain less jargon than "professional" articles). It is written verified and edited by doctors and is linked.
2. www.nhs.uk is managed by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.
3. https://library.hee.nhs.uk/ is a department of health website that lists reputable websites.Having said that Doctors generally want to support you and encourage you to lead managing your health. Some judicious reading can be very helpful.
If you have found something on a search that has led you to worry about your health, telling us directly is hugely helpful.
Book a free 5 minute telephone / video consultation
Contact me
You can book a 5 minute telephone call, call my telephone, send me a business WhatsApp, or complete the form below.
Telephone / Business WhatsApp 07508 464318
If calling and I’m unable to answer please leave me a voicemail or send me a WhatsApp message. I will call back within 1 working day.
Please note this is not an emergency service. If you have a medical emergency please call 111 or 999 where appropriate.
Useful contacts
Testimonials
Private practice feedback will be uploaded directly to my google page:
Recent Private GP work:
“I can only write praise for Dr Parkinson who, faced with several of my ailments, took time to look at everything thoroughly and professionally. He was kind and considerate and we made huge progress thanks to his thoroughness. I would highly recommend his services, much was achieved with a full half hour appointment. Thank you.”
“I was grateful for the time and attention that Dr Parkinson spent with me. He was very thorough, I left feeling confident that he had covered everything.”
“Dr Parkinson was easy to talk to. He listened to my concerns and explained. He is friendly but professional. He gave me advice and at the end of my appointment I felt satisfied and my mind at ease. I would recommend.”
“I am very pleased with my consultation with Dr. Parkinson. He was very thorough and problem was resolved with his help.”
“Dr Parkinson was incredibly friendly and made me feel really comfortable and able to openly talk. He creates a very warm and welcoming environment and great service to match. I will definitely continue to use Dr Parkinson in the future.”
Recent NHS GP work:
“Dr Parkinson is always helpful and kind , professional.”
“My weight loss is mainly down to the help and encouragement from Dr Parkinson. His patience and advice is unbelievable.”
“Fantastic doctor who was caring and totally understood my worries and concerns . A very thorough appointment in which I was treated with understanding and great care. I came away from the appointment with a good plan of action in place laid down by Dr. Parkinson ... who is a wonderful doctor.”
“Wonderful doctor who really cared and understood my concerns and dealt with the things I needed and referral immediately.”
“Dr Parkinson is such a wonderful asset to your surgery knowledgeable, kind , caring and totally understanding of my needs and concerns.”
“Lovely GP (Dr Parkinson) very caring and professional.”
“Dr Parkinson really takes the time to get to know the patient and their needs, no question is a silly question! I felt involved in the decision making and he ensured I understood everything that had been said so thank you.”
“Dr Parkinson is the most thorough doctor and I feel that he understands his patients extremely well.”
“Dr Parkinson very efficient and friendly and professional and very kind.”
“Dr Parkinson is a truly exceptional physician. Beyond his expertise, he shows such real enthusiam during our appointment. It is clear he genuinely cares about helping patients and enjoys his job. This energy is contagious and made an otherwise routine visit a very positive interaction.”