Richmond Practice

Dr Robert Arlt, private Consultant Paediatrician, covers all aspects of both child and adolescent health. Some childhood conditions commonly dealt with by a Paediatrican (Children's Doctor) are: developmental delays; behavioural problems; potty training; bedwetting; feeding; eczema; sun protection; allergies and food intolerance; diarrhoea and vomiting; colds and flu; fever; frequent infections; headaches; weaning; poor weight gain, nutrition; obesity; urinary tract infections and middle ear infections in children. At Richmond Practice we like to provide information to help you get the facts about some of these conditions. Just click on a link in the list of conditions to find a factsheet on the topic that interests you.

He also undertakes:

• Allergy testing and desensitisation
• Paediatric ultrasound
• Newborn ultrasound screening of the hips and kidneys
• Developmental checks for children
• Extended routine newborn screening for metabolic diseases
• Asthma treatment
• Travel readiness checks
• Gardasil - vaccination against cervical cancer

The practice administers all standard UK childhood vaccinations, including: BCG, chickenpox, Cholera, HPV (Gardasil), Hepatitis A and B, Hib and Meningitis C, MMR, Meningitis C, DTP-Polio-Hib, DTaP-Polio, Pneumococcal, Rabies, Tick-borne Encephalitis(FSME), Typhoid and Yellow fever.

Insurances that cover this service are:

• Most international insurances including BUPA International
• Others: Standard Life, Aviva (Norwich Union) and Prudential