Bookings

Contact

For in-person or remote consultations, please contact me directly on:

• Email: steve@steve-woodley.co.uk
• Phone / WhatsApp: +44 (0) 7946 174 829.

A typical session, consisting of approximately 20 minutes consultation and 30 minutes of treatment, costs £70. Sessions can be customised to include multiple treatment modalities in longer sessions, if appropriate for your needs. See pricing structure below.

A £40.00 deposit (£30.00 concessions) is required to secure your appointment, to be redeemed against your final fee.

It is also important before your first appointment to read through, sign and return an informed consent and cover sheet, which is available in PDF format here.

Locations

Clinic Address

I operate a regular clinic on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday in Eastcote, Northwest London:

90 Deane Croft Road,
Eastcote, Pinner
HA5 1SP

Transport connections:

• Approximately 15 minutes walk from Eastcote underground station.
• Approximately 5 minutes walk from 282 (Meadow Way) or H13 (Francis Road) bus stops.
• Free parking in the drive (but please do not block the garage) or neighbouring street.

Remote consultations / Telemedicine

It is possible to conduct consultations over Zoom, Teams, Google Meets or telephone for:

• Mitochondrial health
• Herbs
• Exercise
• Lifestyle advice
• Self-massage of acupressure points.

Please contact me for availability.

Home Visits

Home visits may be possible depending on your location and my availability. The basic fee structure is:

• Basic cost of the session or sessions
• £30 additional set up fee
• £30 per half hour of travel time on public transport (I don't own a car)
• Expenses

E.g. if it takes me 15 minutes to reach you, then a standard session costs: £70 for the session + £30 setup + £30 travel = £130 + expenses.

I am aware that this is an expensive option for people who may be housebound, so I recommend asking friends, family members and neighbours if they wish to receive treatment too, to spread the cost of travel.

Please be aware that a clear area must be available for disinfection to place my supplied, and that not all treatments may be possible if the equipment cannot be transported or set up in your home.

Pricing Structure

Consultations and Treatments

• Base fee of £40 which covers the booking, setup, administration and 20 minutes of consultation, consisting of an interview, examination, diagnosis and development of a treatment strategy.
• All treatments cost £30 for 30 minutes of treatment which can include:
• Acupuncture (including moxa or electro)
• Tui Na massage
• Mixed massage and acupuncture (15 mins each)
• Calculation of a herbal prescription
• Head or foot massage
• Cupping or Gua Sha
• Moxa roller massage
• Exercise demonstration and corrections
• Dietary recommendations
• Guided meditation
• Deeper consultation and lifestyle advice
• Explanation of the treatment principles

While some exercises, advice, or explanation of the treatment principles is usually included within the time we have, these refer to a 30 minute session to explore these areas in greater depth with examples, corrections and further clarification.

Chinese medicine is dynamic and the base fee must be paid each week, in order to reassess the current state of the condition, develop a new strategy, and covers the administration and setup for your session.

In order to schedule, the number of treatments taken together must be decided in advance.

Packages

If you are seeking a course of treatment, I offer some package deals to help with the overall cost:

• "Quick Fix": A consultation and 2 standard treatment sessions in 1 week: £100
  (great for an intensive burst for acute situations, or when a longer session is better administered as two short ones with some recovery time in between)
• "Maintenance": 6 combined consultations and standard treatment sessions over 3 months/12 weeks: £350
  (saving £70 - great for fortnightly sessions, or to start weekly and taper off gradually)
• "Transformation": 12 combined standard treatment sessions over 100 days / 14 weeks, plus herbs (see conditions below): £1000
  (saving up to £240 - great for chronic conditions that require a serious commitment to change)

Packages are paid for in advance and all sessions must be taken within the allotted time. Sessions that fall outside the time frame are non-refundable.

Herbs

In addition to the fees outlined above for consultation (£40) and calculation of a herbal prescription (£30), the herbs themselves are sold at a cost of:

• £40 for 8 days of herbs (2 sachets powder per day) + £5 postage.
• This is equivalent to £5 per day or £2.50 per cup; far less than the price of a coffee from most major chains, and contains the extracted compounds from approximately 45 g of raw herbs per cup, that are:
  • Grown, harvested and processed following traditional methods to ensure their potency;
  • Extracted and dried for your convenience;
  • Shipped half-way around the world;
  • Tested to ensure they meet the stringent Herbmark quality assurance standard;
  • And then formulated to meet your individual needs.
• Includes minor modifications based on remote follow ups by text or email.
• Full reviews and major revisions require an additional consultation and prescription fee. This is usually required after a significant change in symptoms or circumstances which may render the old formula inappropriate, and require a complete change in strategy.
• Discounts may be applied for long term prescriptions:
  • 16 days / 2 weeks = £80, including £5 postage
  • 32 days / 1 month = £150, including £5 carriage
  • 100 days / 3 month course = £400, including all postage costs
• Large formulas and higher dosages, if needed, may require additional charges to meet with costs. Usually this will involve taking three times per day at a 50% increase in cost.
• Rare or expensive herbs, especially at high dosages, may also require an additional charge. I will inform you of any additional costs prior to ordering.
• Most formulas will be calculated after the consultation and prepared only after payment.

Cancellation

• Cancellations or changes to appointment times must be made 48 hours in advance or incur loss of deposit.
• If the appointment can be re-booked and paid in advance, £20 of this cancellation fee can be redeemed against the cost of the new session
• Cancellations made within this time will be waived on production of a doctors certificate or a positive lateral flow or PCR test result
• Not turning up may incur the full price of the session

Concessions

I do offer concessions to people who are out of work and in receipt of benefits, working out to approximately 70% of the standard price for my services. This cannot be applied to herbs because of the cost of the actual stock.

This concession comes directly out of my earnings and so I require proof that you are receipt of benefits, to be reviewed every year.

The basic structure of fees for those receiving benefits are:

• Base fee of £30 per session
• All treatments cost £20 for 30 minutes

Packages:

• "Quick Fix": 2 sessions in 1 week: £70 (saving £30)
• "Maintenance": 6 combined consultations and standard treatment sessions over 3 months/12 weeks: £245 (saving £55)
• "Transformation": 12 combined standard treatment sessions over 100 days / 14 weeks, plus herbs: £800
  (herbs cannot be discounted, so it is £400 for 12 acupuncture sessions, and £400 for herbs, a saving of up to £200).

Insurance

I would advise anyone with health insurance to check if their policy covers acupuncture. Currently the following insurers offer cover for acupuncture from practitioners belonging to my professional body:

BAcC List of Private Health Insurers

In addition people with chronic arthritis should investigate Arthritis Action for the possibility of subsidised treatments.

Since claiming through insurance involves a considerable amount of administration, delays and fees taken by intermediary agents, an additional £5 administration fee is required, making a standard session £75. Most insurers currently pay up to £60 per session, meaning that a £15 shortfall must be paid by the client.

Methods of Payment

Payment is preferred upfront with via online transfer but I can also accept: