Ealing Clinic

Tomorrow (christmas eve) the Uxbridge clinic is open, but Ealing will be closed and both clinics are closed on Friday (25th), Saturday and Monday 28th.

Next week – if you need to see an osteopath in Ealing or an osteopath in Uxbridge appointments are available. Both clinics are:

• Open Tuesday 29th
• Open Wednesday 30th
• Open Thursday 31st December
• Closed Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd January
• Open as normal from Monday 4th.

Mathieu, Jessica and I wish everyone a merry christmas and a happy and healthy 2010. Thank you for your support.

In our excitement we forgot to announce that our new clinic in Ealing has opened and saw its first patients on Tuesday this week!

In case you missed it our address and contact number for Ealing is:

Bridge to Health
Platinum 8 Studios
22, the Green
Ealing, London W5 5DA

Telephone: 020 8566 0767

We are just 3 minutes walk from the Broadway or 5 minutes from Ealing tube station.

So you can now book an appointment to see an osteopath in Ealing or in Uxbridge and we have a rota for Peter, Jessica and myself being in one clinic or the other.

It’s been a very busy time getting the second clinic open and we are looking forward to helping more patients in the coming months.

While we are busy preparing to open our second Osteopathic Healthcare Clinic in Ealing, a new osteopath has also joined our team.

Peter and I have been looking for a third partner for a while, and as we considered a short-list of friends and colleagues, Peter contacted Jessica Busen-Smith, a colleague whom he had met when studying at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Although she was already working for clinics in central London and Epping, she readily agreed to meet us and visit our premises in Uxbridge. We were immediately drawn to her quietly confident and sunny personality, and her caring, reflective approach to osteopathic treatment. She in turn voiced approval and support of our vision of osteopathy and health.

Jessie is treating patients in Uxbridge on Mondays and Wednesdays, and will soon be available in Ealing as our team rotates between the two clinics.

Jessie brings a wealth of professional and human experience to her practice beyond her osteopathic training. She gained her first degree and Masters in physics with honours at Sussex University, and then worked for four years as a research assistant for the Childrens’ Hospital Immunodeficiency program (CHIP) in Denver Colorado, where she was involved in liaising with patients and parents as well as research activities. Those two experiences alone hint at a good combination of logic, rigour and human empathy.

Welcome Jessie!

I’m pleased to say our new telephone number for our new Ealing clinic is working again. To speak to an Osteopath in Ealing – for booking an appointment or seeking advice whether osteopathic treatment is appropriate please telehone 020 8566 0767.

You can also book appointments for Ealing by telephoning the Uxbridge number.

Original post:

Frustratingly, there is a delay in our new telephone line (the 020 8 number) “going live”.

Whether you are trying to contact an osteopath in Ealing or Uxbridge, please call the Uxbridge clinic on 01895 2000 50 where we can also book appointments for the Ealing clinic.

We are sorry for any inconvenience. Hopefully, B.T. will have us up and running before too many people notice.

As always, when considering setting up an osteopathic clinic in a new area, the big word rings in your ears: Location, Location, LOCATION! The brief is simple: where will our patients find it convenient and pleasant to visit us in Ealing?

Over the past few weeks, we have been scouring Ealing town centre in an attempt to answer this question.

We have visited gyms, dentists, beauty centres, pharmacists, business centres and GP practices. After some thought, our choice has settled on a treatment room in the health suite of Platinum 8, a hairdressing and beauty salon on Ealing Green, a three minute walk off the Broadway.

(photo of Platinum 8 salon – photo of our new clinic to follow)

We were struck by the cheerful, village-like atmosphere of the Green, and equally by the pleasant, welcoming and slightly quirky ambiance of the salon, located a stone-throw away from Ealing Studios, and a convenient 5 minute walking distance from the companies situated on the Uxbridge Road.

We want to present osteopathy as a clinical form of manual therapy transforming dis-ease into everyday comfort and health. As such, an osteopathic practice should fit easily into a setting such as a hairdressers/beauty salon.

Ealing patients who have patiently trekked to Uxbridge in the past will notice a similarly restful decor style as in our other clinic at the Fitness First Centre on Uxbridge High Street. We are aiming to open for treatment in the course of the week starting 19th October, and look forward to welcoming you at our new address:

Bridge to Health
Platinum 8 Studios
22, the Green
Ealing, London W5 5DA

Telephone: 020 8566 0767

Welcome – and tell us what you think!