Dr Helen S.Bryden

HSE Approved Medical Examiner of Divers

  

 

HSE Commercial Divers’ Medicals, Glasgow

 

 
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We would be pleased to carry out your HSE Approved Diver's Medical Examination and hope to welcome you to our convenient Glasgow city centre medical practice.

HSE commercial diving medicals are usually available every day from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, making it easier to arrange your appointment.

The medicals take about an hour and involve a full medical examination, spirometry (lung function tests), a Chester Step exercise test (see below) and possibly a hearing test, an ECG and a blood test (to check haemoglobin).

Cost:       First time HSE diving medicals cost     £200.

                Annual HSE diving medicals cost         £140.

What to bring: Please bring a copy of your last medical if you can and the medical questionnaire (Annex A from the HSE’s MA1) if you are a new diver, countersigned by your own doctor. If you attend a specialist please bring your most recent report. Please also bring some photo ID.

Chester Step Test:

This test gives your calculated aerobic capacity and involves stepping onto and off a 30cm box in time to a beat. At 2 minute intervals your heart rate is measured, you will be asked how you are finding the exercise and then the stepping rate will be increased slightly. The test will stop when you reach about 80% of your calculated maximum heart rate or before if you feel unwell.The aerobic capacity aimed for is about 45 litres O2/kg/min or more. You may wish to bring shorts +/- training shoes for this.

As this test relies on pulse rate, it can be affected by anything that may affect your pulse. Please avoid alcohol particularly in large quantities if you can, for the day or so before the test .If you are travelling a great distance before your medical, you may prefer to arrive the day before in Glasgow to avoid being very tired.

Overseas Divers Local Information.

Arriving from Glasgow Airport?

The airport bus called the Glasgow Flyer number 500 (www.glasgowflyer.com) stops across the road from our office, ask for the Queen Street Station stop, then cross the main road and our office is slightly to the left – Bryden Medical Ltd, 4th Floor, Merchants House, 7 West George St, Glasgow G2 1 BA.

 You can bring any luggage with you to our office if you prefer.

Travelling to Dunoon?

Trains (with ferry connection) (http://www.calmac.co.uk) leave from Central Station, 5 minutes from our office or the bus leaves from Buchanan Bus Station which is also 5 minutes from our centre (http://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk) .

Travelling to Fort William?

Trains (http://www.scotrail.co.uk) leave from Queen Street station across the road. 

Buses (http://www.citylink.co.uk)  from Buchanan Bus Station 5 minutes walk away.

Accommodation in Glasgow?

 Glasgow has a wide range of hotels in Glasgow. We can’t recommend any in particular but some local hotels include:

The Euro Hostel,(http://www.euro-hostels.co.uk)  318 Clyde St, Glasgow G1 4NR. 10 minutes walk from our office.                         About £15 for dormitory accommodation.

The Premier Travel Inn, (www.premierinn.com)  187 George St., Glasgow G1 1YU. 5 minutes walk from our office.                                      About £60 per room.

Millennium Hotel,4* (http://www.millenniumhotels.co.uk) George Square, Glasgow G2 1DS. 1 minute walk, across the road from our office. From about £54 upwards per room.

 Carlton George Hotel, 4*, (www.CarltonHotels.co.uk/George) 46 West George St, Glasgow G2 1DH.2 minutes from our office, across the road. From £ 95 upwards per room.

4th Floor,  Merchants House                                Phone 0141 226 2530  

West George Street                                           Fax  0141 226 2535 

               Glasgow G2 1BA

                    Scotland, UK 

                              Email    helen@brydenmedical.com