West london gum reconendations

[iPad3]

Hi All

Being newish to this game I decided to start doing the GUM every 3 months and went to paddington, all good although I did end up hanging about for a good few hours despite booking a slot.

I'm due another visit but have read that some of us go private once a year as the testing is more comprehensive. Just wondering what the general opinion is on this and if worth doing can anyone recommend a place and give me an idea of what the cost is likely to be.

I'm happy to travel a bit to keep away from home but assume if you go central the prices start to rack up.

Thanks in advance for any advice

[iPad3]

Obviously the title should have been "recommendations" ......poxy auto correct!!!!

[cockneybstrd]

Do you mean imperial college

As you can sort a text booking for a time slot ??

I have done one of the private clinic but thats was over 200 notes for a service that wasnt much better than the NHS apart from the fact that I was sitting around with smack addicts for half an hour

[iPad3]

No this was st Mary's, very good but you don't  actually book an appointment but a slot in the queue at a particular time meaning you still end up waiting around, I began to loose the will to live last time, I'll check out imperial but you reckon the private way isnit much better?

[cockneybstrd]

I used the Private one when I needed a full MOT so to speak.

I got a choice of beverages and nice reception area with half decent magazines to read.

I ve used imperial recently and the service level was very good and with the text booking for a particular time meant I was actually seen on my arrival (i.e five minutes early) of course they can have delays etc

[Fleabag]

I know its not West London but been to the NHS one in Archway in North London (zone 2) a few times for their walk in sessions in the afternoon.

In and out within the hour,with instant HIV results and urine results about a week later via text if negative, which thankfully all have been so far.

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