NHS South East London Community ENT Service

Your appointment at Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre

  • Location

    19 Homefield Rise
    Orpington
    BR6 0FE

     

  • Accessibility

    • Disabled parking at the Centre
    • Step-free access
    • Accessible toilets 
  • Appointment times

    Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 20:00 

    Saturday: 08:00 – 13:00 

  • Contact information

    Email: intermediate.services@nhs.net

    Tel: 020 8683 6734

    Post: Communitas Clinics, Sunley House, 4 Bedford Park, Croydon, CR0 2AP

  • Service provided by

    Communitas Clinics

About your appointment

When you arrive for your appointment, one of our dedicated Health Care Assistants will collect you from the waiting room and take you to the clinic and your ENT specialist / Audiologist.

Important 

Please do not attend your appointment if you have any Covid, cold or flu-like symptoms.

Changing your appointment

Please give as much notice as possible if you need to change or cancel your appointment. This way, your appointment can be offered to someone else. 

If you do not attend your appointment and do not give a reason, we may discharge you from the service.

Email: intermediate.services@nhs.net

Tel: 020 8683 6734

Post: Communitas Clinics, Sunley House, 4 Bedford Park, Croydon, CR0 2AP

What to expect

At your appointment, you’ll be seen by one of our specialist ENT doctors and other members of their multi-disciplinary team. They will aim to diagnose your condition, arrange any investigations necessary and provide treatment to resolve or manage your symptoms. 

We aim to ensure that everything you need can be completed in the first appointment. This will include: 

  • Full consultation 
  • Procedures or hearing tests if required 
  • Initial prescriptions (repeats to be prescribed by GP) 
  • Self-management advice to support you at home 
  • Information leaflets for you to take home
Important 

If your GP has referred you because of dizziness, please note that the assessment in the clinic may include a test or procedure which could affect your balance for a short period of time. We recommend that you DO NOT drive immediately after your clinical appointment.

The clinical team at your appointment

Sonna Ifeacho (ENT Consultant and Clinical Lead)
Paul Leong (ENT Consultant) 
Laurie Springford (Associate Specialist) 
Shahid Kamal (Associate Specialist) 
Ganesh Ramalingham (Associate Specialist) 
Ahamednauphal Pullarat (Associate Specialist) 
Srijan Sharma (Associate Specialist) 
Fabio Fanfoni (Associate Specialist) 
Balaji Jangram (Associate Specialist) 
Krishna Kirthi (Associate Specialist) 
 

Getting to your appointment

  • Train: The nearest train station, Orpington, is a 15-minute walk away.
  • Bus: Routes 358, 684, R2, R5, 57, R9, R10 stop by the Centre at Orpington Police Station. 
  • Parking: There is parking in the surrounding streets. There is also a large car park in the adjacent Walnuts Shopping Centre.
     

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Accreditations

  • Cyberessentials plus Cyberessentials plus
  • QAS International QAS International
  • Lloyds Business Excellence Lloyds Business Excellence
  • Disability Confident Disability Confident