Contact Honiton Osteopathic Centre
We can be contacted in a number of ways, but the best way to contact us is by telephone. Firstly have a look at our Frequently asked Questions section to see if your query is addressed before phoning us as this will save time! You will also find a lot of other useful information about Osteopathy throughout this website, and appearing within the FAQ's.
Write to us at:
Honiton Osteopathic Centre
The Manor House
143 High Street
Honiton
Devon
EX14 1LJ
UK
Please do not email us for advice or regarding appointments. Please telephone us on 01404 41678
Site emails are answered when possible but due to time constraints there is often a delay, so firstly look at our Frequently asked Questions section for answers to the most common queries. [We strongly advise that you call us by phone if your email is not replied to within 24 hours, or your is query is very urgent and is not satisfactorily answered by the F.A.Q. section.]
Telephone for an appointment - 01404 41678
Please note that this number is for booking appointments or for immediate osteopathic advice only, we do not have time to discuss cases in detail during clinic sessions. At busy times there will be an answerphone taking your call, please do leave your name and phone number with a short message, and we will return your call as soon as we are free to do so.
Booking Conditions
In order to be able to offer our patients the convenience of an appointment system we ask that should you need to change or cancel an appointment that you give us a minimum of 48 hrs notice. This enables us to ensure that those urgently waiting for treatment are seen with minimum delay, and that appointments are not needlessly wasted. Except in exceptional circumstances a fee will be charged if you do not allow us the minimum notice when cancelling appointments.
Appointment Categories.
APPOINTMENT CATEGORIES AT HONITON OSTEOPATHIC CENTRE
NEW PATIENT CONSULTATION All patients attending for their first visit to Honiton Osteopathic Centre, and for those patients returning for treatment more than 2yrs since their last attendance. The emphasis for this consultation is to gather relevant information, and to make a thorough assessment of your problem; should we feel that osteopathic treatment is likely to be of benefit to you a follow-up treatment session will be scheduled as soon as possible.
The ‘New Patient Consultation' lasts up to 40mins and will cover the following aspects of osteopathic assessment.
- Patient Interview. A full case history will be taken by the osteopath: you will be asked details about your problem, general medical history, current medication, information regarding illness and trauma, and work, diet and lifestyle details. Other relevant questions may also be asked by the osteopath.
- Patient Examination. You will be asked to undress sufficiently to enable the osteopath to visually examine your skin and muscle tone, posture, body balance, and movement ,so that they may note relevant details. Next you will be asked to lie down on a padded couch so that the osteopath may gently palpate and sense any areas of abnormal function, or tension in your body including the problem area. The osteopath may ask further questions as they palpate the problem areas, and will work gently to assess the extent and underlying cause of disturbance and how best to treat it.
- Treatment Advice. Following your examination the osteopath will verbally advise you whether they feel that osteopathic treatment will be helpful for your problem, what might be the cause of your problem, when your first treatment session should be scheduled, and if possible will try to indicate what the prognosis for your problem is likely to be. Advice on diet, exercise and lifestyle may also be given where necessary.
TREATMENT APPOINTMENTS
‘Treatment Appointments' are as follow-up sessions to your ‘New Patient Consultation', the emphasis of these sessions is now on giving treatment and management advice. For treatment you will be asked to wear light non-restrictive clothing and possibly undress to underwear, before lying on a padded couch. The time normally allowed for ‘Treatment Appointments' is approx 30mins. If you have already attended for your ‘New Patient Consultation' within the last 2yrs then further visits to treat your problem will fall into one of the following ‘treatment categories'.
Re-evaluation Appointment
This category is for all patients last attending within 2yrs who are not currently attending this centre for regular treatment as part of a recommended course of treatment. An update and re-assessment will first be made at this session prior to treatment.
This category is for patients who prefer not to attend at the intervals recommended, and are happy to book their treatment sessions mainly as and when their symptoms arise.
Ongoing Patient Appointment
This category is only for patients following a specific course of treatment, and is at the discretion of the osteopath. Appointments must be booked and attended by the patient at the time intervals recommended by the osteopath, which in the clinical opinion of the osteopath will best assist the resolution of the patient's problem.
Patients in this category have committed to and are following an active course of treatment recommended by the osteopath; they may be in need of frequent treatments perhaps for an acute problem, or regular but less frequent maintenance treatments perhaps for conditions where there is old trauma and degenerative changes.
‘Ongoing Patients' are seen at the lower fee rate in order to support their commitment to regular osteopathic care.
Fees and payment
Fees at this centre from 1st April 2010
New Patient Consultation...up to 40 mins approx ... £52.50
[All new patients and those returning more than 2yrs after last attendance]
Treatment Categories.........up to 30 mins approx per session.
Re-evaluation Appointment...........................£47.50
[All patients returning for treatment within 2 years of last attendance]
Ongoing Patient Appointment*........................ £40.50
[*Discretionary rate only for patients following a regular course of treatment with attendance intervals as recommended by the osteopath]
Other Services A fee is chargeable for letters, reports, forms, signatures etc that you require us to attend to on your behalf, please enquire.
Payment of Fees This is due on the day you attend for treatment. Regretfully we are not able to offer credit terms, nor credit card or switch payment facilities at present.
Payment may be by cash, or by cheque (with a valid bank guarantee card).
[For those paying by cash at the time of treatment, there is 50p reduction on the above charges due to lesser banking charges levied for cash payments.]
Receipts will be issued on request. In order to avoid delays, please ask for these at the time of treatment.
For those needing information regarding our fees for osteopathic treatment and other services for horses, dogs, and cats please consult our animal treatment section.
How to find us
If approaching from the West, ( A30), follow the signs into Honiton until you reach traffic lights where you can turn left towards Cullompton (Dowell St). The Manor House is 200 yards beyond those lights on the left side of the High st. For parking, Turn left at the lights towards Cullompton, and then next right into the large public car park. You can then walk through the car park towards the back of the Manor House. There are entrances front and back of the building.
If approaching from the East (A30, A35), drive down Honiton High st.until you see traffic lights where you could turn right towards Cullompton. 200 yards before those lights, you will pass the Manor House on your right side. For parking, continue to the lights and turn right towards Cullompton, and then right into the public car park. The Manor House is a short walk directly from this car park.
Please note there is no parking for visitors at the Manor house. Please use the public car park.