The Health Advice Service provides advice and information to students at University of the Arts London (UAL) on registering with a doctor (GP) in the UK and about any other aspect of health and well-being.
Advice is available for students who have questions or concerns about:
- lifestyle (including alcohol, drugs and smoking)
- healthy eating
- physical wellbeing
- infectious diseases
- sexual health
Students usually meet with a health adviser for a one to one appointment at the Student Centre at High Holborn but advice can also be offered by telephone or by email, if it is difficult to attend an appointment.
If you have applied for a course at UAL and would like to speak to a health adviser before it starts, please email studenthealth@arts.ac.uk. This could be about a pre-existing medical condition, access to specific medication in the UK, if you will be coming from abroad, understanding how the National Health Service (NHS) works, or anything else.
Appointments and enquiries
You can request health advice by completing the Counselling and Health Advice Request Form.
If you know the type of health advice you require you can indicate this, and provide any other relevant information. You will be contacted by email or phone with advice in response to the enquiry, or to set up an appointment.
Telephone enquiries or emails to studenthealth@arts.ac.uk are also welcome.
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Common room at The Costume Store
UAL Halls
Find the suggested GP surgery nearest to your UAL hall of residence
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Find a GP
The NHS Choices website has a facility to search for GP services
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Health Advice
Request an appointment
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Emergency help
Find out who to contact in an emergency
Register with a GP (General Practitioner)
Register with a GP in London at the beginning of your studies, even if you are already registered elsewhere in the UK. If you have pre-existing health conditions early registration is especially important. Prompt registration will avoid delays in accessing health care when it is needed the most. Free NHS treatment is accessible to all UK students, and those EU and International students on a full-time course lasting more than 6 months. You may need to pay for prescriptions and dental treatment.
As a UAL student, you can register at Holborn Medical Centre. Please select UAL Health Network.
Address: 64 Lamb's Conduit Street, London, WC1N 3NA.
Other medical services
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Dentist
You can find a dentist using the NHS local search facility. You can choose to see an NHS or a private dentist. You need to visit the dentist to register and bring your GP details with you, as this proves you are entitled to NHS care.
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Optician
You can find an optician using the NHS local search facility. You can access sight tests, optical services and buy glasses or contact lenses from an optician.
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Prescriptions and charges
You have to pay some of the cost towards prescription charges, dental care and optical services but you may be eligible for help towards this under the NHS Low Income scheme.
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Urgent medical attention
Urgent appointments can be booked at your doctor’s surgery during office hours. You can also visit an NHS Walk-in Centre.
Specific health issues
Learn about some specific health issues that may affect you:
Seasonal Influenza ('flu')
Flu is a viral illness, cases of which become more common during the winter months. Check out the NHS advice on Flu.
Measles and mumps
There has been a substantial increase in the numbers of people getting measles and mumps. Students who were not given 2 doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination when they were younger are advised to contact their doctor’s practice.
Meningitis booster vaccinations
You should have had the MenACWY vaccine to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, which can be deadly.
You should check you’ve had this vaccination before coming to UAL. UK students are usually offered this vaccine in year 9 or 10 at school.
If you have missed this vaccination for some reason or if you are an overseas student and your country hasn’t offered it then you can ask your GP to give it to you for free if you are aged 25 years or under. Please get the vaccination before you arrive. If that's not possible you should have it as soon as possible after you arrive - the greatest risk of catching these infections is in the first few weeks
Contact us
Telephone: 020 7514 6251
Email: studenthealth@arts.ac.uk
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