AVOID AVOID AVOID
I recently had a consultation at the Newcastle clinic, on booking, the receptionist (which was simply a sales person) spent 99% of the call trying to sell me a treatments package which I batted off as I hadn't actually seen a doctor yet, I was then pressured to pay for the non refundable consultation over the phone, which foolishly I did at the cost of £135.
I attended the consultation and before I had even sat down, there was a cream already on the desk which to no surprise i had to buy and use pre-treatment at the cost of £25. I was told the consultation would last 30 minutes, and they were right! 20 minutes of that was the Dr (also a GP) asking me basic questions while he filled in an electronic form and talking me through a consent form, all of which I could have done very easily online. The remaining 10 minutes was largely the Dr explaining how many treatments I would need and how much they cost - £135 for 10 minutes work aint bad!
I asked to pay for the cream at reception on my way out and i was told not to... more on that later!
The very next day I had an email asking me to call the office to pay for the cream over the phone and no surprise, there was more pressure for me to book treatments in the email. I respectfully declined the opportunity to pay over the phone and requested an invoice/ online payment method... I have now (3 days after the consultation) been threatened with the bill "going down the collection route".
Absolutely appalling customer experience and they made no effort to hide the fact that it is all about getting those non refundable treatments booked regardless if you have even seen the doctor.
Its all about your money, not you!!








