Brent Community Ophthalmology (BCOS) is a community service set up to treat common eye problems. It is run by a specialist team with a consultant Ophthalmologist (an eye specialist) as the lead clinician.
The service is entirely part of the NHS and only sees NHS patients.
If you would like to be referred to this service, speak to your NHS GP. If your surgery is within Brent, your GP can refer you directly to our clinic if you need specialist help with your eye problems.
You can find our clinics at two locations: Sudbury Primary Care Centre and Willesden Centre for Health & Care. Our opening hours are:
- Monday to Friday 8.30am - 8.30pm
- Saturday 8.30am - 4.30pm
What is Circle Health Group?
Circle Health Group is the UK's largest private hospital group, offering private healthcare across the UK.
Circle Health Group also provides services via the NHS, including the Brent Community Ophthalmology service.
BCOS is a wholly NHS service, with no private element to it. You will never be charged for attending BCOS. It works like any other NHS healthcare service you have used in the past and it does not affect your position as an NHS patient in any way.
- Visit your GP with a common eye problem
- Your GP refers you into the service
- Receive your appointment letter
- Have appointment with nurse and consultant
- If you need a follow-up appointment, this can be booked directly through BCOS
- If you need an onward referral, you choose the hospital and we arrange the appointment for you
- On discharge, we send you on with helpful advice about eye problem management, and we send a discharge letter direct to your GP
- You will be seen by specialists in the treatment of common eye problems
- There are two sites for the service in the north and south of Brent
- Routine appointments will be within four weeks
- You are involved in deciding your treatment options
- You decide which hospital you want to go to if you require further care
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Sudbury Primary Care Centre
Vale Farm Road
Brent
HAO 3HG
Tel: 020 3114 7240
Willesden Centre for Health & Care
Robson Avenue
Brent
NW10 3RY
Tel: 020 8438 712
Scroll down for information on how to find us.
Before your appointment
- Once referred by your GP, you will receive a letter to confirm your appointment date and time
- Please arrive 20 minutes prior to your appointment
The day of your appointment.
Please bring:
- Your glasses (if you wear them)
- Someone to drive you home in case you need eye drops at your appointment
At your appointment
- You will be seen by one of our specialist nurses and ophthalmology consultants, who will discuss your eye condition in detail
- Your consultant will explain their findings to you, and discuss your options
After your appointment
What to do next depends on the outcome of your appointment:
- If you don't need to come back to the service, you will be given the treatment and advice on how to manage your condition. A discharge letter will be sent to your GP to let him or her know the treatment or advice you have been given
- If you need to come back, you will need to book another appointment
- If you need to continue treatment elsewhere, we will ensure you are contacted by the relevant hospital to book you in for an appointment as soon as possible
By road
The Sudbury Primary Care Centre is on the A404 Watford Road, which is close to the A4127 Greenford Road and the A4005 and is signposted as 'Brent Primary Care Centre'.
Car parking
There are 150 car spaces available, parking is free of charge.
By bus: 18, 92, 182 & 245
18 - Get off at Sudbury & Harrow Road Station, head North West on Harrow Road, take 2nd exit onto Watford Road, the centre is on your right signposted as 'Brent Primary Care Centre'.
92 - Get off at Butler's Green on Harrow Road, cross over the Green, walk up Watford road, the centre is on your right signposted as 'Brent Primary Care Centre'.
182 & 245 - Get off at Butler's Green on Watford Road, walk up Watford Road away from the roundabout, the centre is on your right signposted as 'Brent Primary Care Centre'.
By train
The nearest National Rail train station is Sudbury and Harrow Road. Head northwest on Harrow Rd/A404 toward Sudbury Crescent, At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Eton Ave, Turn left, Destination will be on the left.
By tube
The nearest tube station is Sudbury Town, which is on the Piccadilly line. Turn right onto Station Approach, turn left onto Bridgewater Rd/A4005, At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harrow Rd/A404, At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Eton Ave, Turn left, Destination will be on the left.
By road
Willesden Centre for Health and Care is located on Robson Avenue, which is not far from the A407 (High Road).
Car parking
There is limited parking available at the centre. Street parking is available on Robson Avenue and Harlesden Road and costs: 1 hour £2.50, 2 hours £4.50, 3 hours £6.50, 4 hours £8.50
By bus: 6, 206 & 226
6 - Get off at Willesden General Hospital, the centre is located next to the bus stop.
206 & 226 - Get off at Willesden Community Hospital, the centre is located next to the bus stop.
By tube
The nearest tube station is Dollis Hill which is on the Jubilee line and is a 15 minute walk away. Head west on Chapter Rd toward Deacon Rd, Turn left onto Dudden Hill Ln/A4088, Turn right onto High Rd/A407, At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Pound Ln, Slight right onto Harlesden Rd, At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Robson Ave, Destination will be on the left.
