Private GP for Children and Families in London 2026. Seen Today, Examined Properly, Answered Before Bedtime
A feverish child at 6pm on a Friday is the situation that sends more families to private general practice than anything else, and the reason is simple. You do not want a telephone triage and a leaflet. You want somebody to look in the ears, listen to the chest, check the rash against a glass and tell you what it is.
At The Wellness in Marylebone, 3 minutes from Baker Street, children are seen the same day, 7 days a week, in the clinic from £220 or at home from £495, with a doctor coming to you in the evening or at the weekend from £695. Appointments run 30 minutes rather than 10. Swabs and urine testing are done in the appointment, and bloods are arranged the same day at a partner laboratory a short walk away, with core results back quickly.
Antibiotics are prescribed when they will help and withheld when they will not, and you are told which and why. Several children in the same household are seen in one visit, with additional family members from £195 each. The red flags every parent should know are in this article whether or not you book anything, because knowing when a temperature is a Friday evening problem and when it is a 999 problem is worth more than any appointment. Fees appear further down this page.
Reviewed by the medical team at The Wellness. Last updated August 2026.
Get your child seen today on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com or call 020 3951 3429.
The signs that mean call 999 or go to hospital now
Learn these and the rest of parenting a sick child gets easier. A rash that does not fade when you press a glass against it. Breathing that is fast, laboured, grunting, or where the skin is sucking in between or below the ribs. A child who is unusually drowsy, floppy, difficult to wake or does not respond to you normally. Blue, grey, very pale or mottled skin, or blue lips. A fit or seizure. A stiff neck with a headache and dislike of bright light. A bulging soft spot in a baby.
Any temperature in a baby under 3 months is a same-day medical assessment regardless of how well they seem, and a temperature of 39 degrees or above in a baby aged 3 to 6 months needs the same. Dehydration matters too, so no wet nappy for 12 hours, no tears when crying, a dry mouth or sunken eyes needs urgent attention.
Everything else is usually a case of finding out what it is, and that is what an appointment is for.
What we see most in children
Fever without an obvious source, which is the commonest presentation and the one that needs an examination rather than a phone call. Ear infections, which hurt at night and settle faster when assessed. Sore throats, where the question is whether it is viral or needs treatment. Chesty coughs and wheeze, where listening to the chest and measuring oxygen saturation answers what a description cannot.
Rashes of every kind, from viral exanthems to eczema flares to the one that made you find the glass. Tummy pain, vomiting and diarrhoea, where the job is deciding between a self-limiting bug, something needing rehydration and something surgical. Urine infections, which are easy to miss in small children and are checked here with a dipstick and a sample sent for culture in the same visit.
Then the non-urgent things that never quite get an appointment. Growth and feeding worries, sleep, constipation, eczema and asthma reviews, allergy questions, school and nursery letters, travel vaccinations before a family trip, and the developmental concern you have mentioned twice and want somebody to take 30 minutes over.
Ask whether your child needs to be seen on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com.
How a children's appointment runs here
Thirty minutes, which with a child who needs settling first is the difference between a real examination and a hurried one. Ears, throat, chest, abdomen, skin, temperature, heart rate, oxygen saturation and hydration assessed properly, with the parent's account taken seriously because parents are usually right that something is different.
Tests happen in the visit when they change the answer. Throat swabs, urine dipstick and culture, and bloods at a partner laboratory nearby where the picture warrants it, with core results back quickly. Where a child needs imaging or a paediatrician, we arrange it at a specialist centre or with a named consultant rather than sending you away with a letter.
Home visits are frequently the better option with children. A doctor coming to you means no waiting room, no car journey with a distressed child, siblings seen at the same time, and an examination on your sofa where the child is calmer and easier to assess. Evening and weekend visits are available, which is when most of these problems arrive.
On antibiotics, the position is straightforward. Most childhood infections are viral and antibiotics do nothing for them. Where they are needed, they are prescribed in the appointment. Where they are not, you get an explanation, a clear account of what to watch for, and a plan for what to do if things change overnight. Both answers are useful and only one of them is popular.
What it costs
Membership and concierge family practices in central London charge annual retainers running into thousands of pounds before any appointment, then £400 to £600 and above per visit. Private paediatrician appointments in the Harley Street district run £250 to £400 before any test. Harley Street GP consultations sit at £250 to £350. Below that is a tier defined by its conditions rather than its price, remote appointments where nobody looks in the ears or listens to the chest, which for a child is most of the examination.
At The Wellness there is no membership and no joining fee. All figures are from prices.
Home visit, evenings and weekends, from £695.
Home visit, daytime, from £495, with additional children or family members seen in the same visit from £195 each.
Extended 45-minute appointment for complex or multiple concerns, from £395.
In-person appointment in Marylebone, 30 minutes with full examination, from £220.
Same-day video consultation, from £150, suitable for advice, rashes you can show and follow-ups rather than a first assessment of a fever.
Swabs and urine testing in the appointment, bloods arranged at a partner laboratory nearby, core results back quickly. Travel vaccinations and school or nursery letters issued in the appointment.
Same-day appointments 7 days a week, in Arabic, French, Spanish and Dutch.
Why families in London use The Wellness
Because you get an answer the same day, from a doctor who examined your child rather than listened to a description. That is the whole of it, and for a parent at 6pm it is worth more than anything else on offer.
The practical things matter too. Several children seen in one visit at £195 for each additional person rather than a full fee each. A doctor who will come to the house in the evening or at the weekend. Testing arranged the same day at a laboratory minutes away rather than a form to take somewhere on Monday. Referral to a named paediatrician when one is needed, with the appointment arranged.
And the same clinic looks after the adults, so the parent who has been up 3 nights, the grandparent visiting from abroad who has run out of medication and the teenager who needs a confidential appointment are all handled in the same place. One number, 7 days a week, and somebody who answers before you book.
Book a same-day appointment on WhatsApp or call 020 3951 3429.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get my child seen by a private GP in London today
The Wellness in Marylebone. Children are seen the same day, 7 days a week, in the clinic from £220 with a 30-minute appointment and full examination, or at home from £495 daytime and £695 evenings and weekends, with additional children in the same visit from £195 each. Swabs, urine tests and bloods are done in the visit with core results the same day.
When is a child's temperature an emergency
Any temperature in a baby under 3 months, or 39 degrees or above in a baby aged 3 to 6 months, needs same-day assessment. Call 999 for a rash that does not fade under a glass, laboured or grunting breathing, a child who is floppy, unusually drowsy or hard to wake, blue or mottled skin, a seizure, or a stiff neck with headache and dislike of light.
Can a child be seen at home
Yes, and with children it is often better. No waiting room, no journey with a distressed child, siblings seen at the same time and a calmer examination. Daytime visits are from £495 and evenings and weekends from £695, with additional family members from £195 each.
Will my child be given antibiotics
Only where they will help. Most childhood infections are viral and antibiotics do nothing for them. Where they are needed they are prescribed in the appointment, and where they are not you get an explanation, the specific things to watch for and a plan if anything changes overnight.
Can you refer my child to a paediatrician
Yes. Where specialist input is needed we refer to a named consultant paediatrician and arrange the appointment rather than handing you a letter to chase.
Do you see teenagers confidentially
Yes. Teenagers can be seen with or without a parent present depending on age and the reason for the appointment, and confidentiality is explained to them directly at the start.
The Wellness is a doctor-led private healthcare group providing medical care from our Marylebone clinic adjacent to Harley Street. All doctors are GMC-registered. Imaging is carried out at specialist centres and blood analysis is performed by accredited laboratories. In an emergency call 999. This article is general information and not a substitute for medical advice about your own child.
Enquire now on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com or call 020 3951 3429.
References. NICE guideline NG143, fever in under 5s, assessment and initial management, including the traffic light system and red flag features. NICE guideline NG51, sepsis recognition and early management. NHS guidance on when to call 999 for a child and on meningitis and the glass test. NHS England appointments in general practice, February 2026. Published 2026 London private GP and paediatric market pricing.
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