Richmond Practice

Dr Robert Arlt, private Consultant Paediatrician covers all aspects of both child and adolescent health. Examples of childhood conditions commonly dealt with by a Paediatrican (children's doctor) are: Developmental delays, behavioural problems, bedwetting, feeding, eczema, allergies and food intolerance, diarrhoea, frequent infections, headaches, poor weight gain and urinary tract infections in children.

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