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DVLA, TfL & PCO Medicals London at Tower Bridge Hospital, East London

For employers & individuals · Same-week · Clear certificate

Pre-employment & fitness-for-work medicals.

Starting a new role, or onboarding staff? A pre-employment medical confirms a person is fit for the demands of a specific job. We provide doctor-led assessments for individuals and employers — tailored to the role — with a clear certificate or report at the end.

Appointment
Same-week available
For
Individuals & employers
Output
Certificate or report
  • Appointments often within daysopen 7 days, 9am–7pm
  • Whitechapel, E1 · near Aldgate Eastno GP referral needed
Dr Haydar Bolat, GP and Clinical Director, in consultation at Tower Bridge Hospital
Dr Haydar Bolat — GP consultation
Reception at Tower Bridge Hospital, 97–99 Whitechapel Road
Reception — 97–99 Whitechapel Road

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Educational information — not a substitute for clinical assessment

This page explains pre-employment medicals in general terms. The exact checks depend on the role and the employer’s requirements. An assessment reports on fitness for the specified job — it is not a general diagnosis of health.

Tell us the role

What it is

A pre-employment (or occupational) medical is an assessment of whether someone is medically fit to do a particular job safely. Rather than a general check-up, it focuses on the demands of the role — physical, sensory or otherwise — and reports fitness against those requirements.

Why employers use them

  • To confirm a new starter can safely perform the role
  • To meet legal or industry health requirements for certain jobs
  • To establish a baseline of health for physically demanding work
  • To identify any adjustments that would help someone do the job

What an assessment can include

Depending on the role and what the employer requests, an assessment may include:

  • A health questionnaire and medical history review
  • Height, weight, blood pressure and pulse
  • Vision and hearing checks where relevant
  • Urine testing
  • A physical examination appropriate to the role
  • Lung function or ECG where the job requires it
  • Completion of the employer’s own forms

The most useful assessment is one matched to the job. If you or your employer can share the role’s requirements or the specific form needed, we will tailor the medical accordingly.

Common roles & requirements

We can help with assessments for office and corporate roles, manual and warehouse work, healthcare and care roles, hospitality, security, and many others. Some industries have specific standards; where a role needs a particular statutory medical (for example certain driving or safety-critical roles), we will tell you and signpost the correct route if it is outside what we provide. See also our Driver Medicals and Corporate Health services.

The process

  1. Booking — tell us the role and any employer form or requirements.
  2. Assessment — a doctor-led medical tailored to the job.
  3. Certificate or report — a clear statement of fitness for the role, or fitness with adjustments, provided to you or (with consent) your employer.

For employers

We work with employers onboarding one person or a whole team. We can assess multiple staff, complete your forms, and provide consistent reports. For ongoing needs, our Corporate Health service offers employee health MOTs and occupational health support.

Book an assessment

Whether you are an individual asked to provide a medical, or an employer arranging assessments, book in and tell us the role so we can prepare the right checks.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost?

It depends on the checks the role requires. See our Fees page or contact us with the requirements for a quote.

How quickly can it be done?

We offer same-week appointments, and can often complete straightforward assessments in a single visit.

Can you complete our company’s own form?

Yes — send us the form or requirements in advance and we will complete it as part of the assessment.

Can you assess several employees?

Yes. We can arrange assessments for a team and provide consistent reports; for ongoing needs see our Corporate Health service.

Do you provide statutory driving medicals?

We provide DVLA, TfL and PCO medicals — see our Driver Medicals page. For other statutory schemes we will advise on the correct route.

Who gets the result?

The certificate or report goes to you, and to your employer with your consent, focusing on fitness for the role rather than your full medical detail.

Book an appointment

Private appointments at our Whitechapel clinic, open 7 days, 9am–7pm. Book online, call or WhatsApp.

Your care at the clinic

Who oversees occupational medicals at the clinic

Care at Tower Bridge Hospital London is delivered by a small clinical team, with Dr Haydar Bolat as Clinical Director. The specific clinicians involved in your care depend on the plan agreed with you at consultation.

  • Dr Haydar Bolat Clinical Director · GP

    Dr Haydar Bolat

    UK-registered GP and Clinical Director at the clinic. Carries out pre-employment and fitness-for-work assessments tailored to the role and completes employer documentation.

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Languages spoken across the team: English, Turkish, Bulgarian, Bengali, Hindi, Albanian, Azerbaijani, German, Romanian. We can also arrange professional telephone interpreters in most other languages at no extra cost. More on languages and interpreters →

Editorial review

This page was reviewed by Dr Haydar Bolat, Clinical Director at Tower Bridge Hospital London. Content reflects general UK occupational health and fitness-for-work principles and current UK clinical practice. It is updated when guidance changes. Educational information only — not a substitute for clinical assessment.

Specialist medicine · Whitechapel, East London

Fit for the job?

Book a pre-employment medical. Tell us the role and we will tailor the assessment and paperwork.

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Tower Bridge Hospital · Whitechapel, East London

Private healthcare in East London — Whitechapel, the City & Canary Wharf

Our clinic at 97–99 Whitechapel Road, E1 cares for patients from across London and the Docklands — including Aldgate, the City, Bethnal Green, Bow, Shoreditch, Canary Wharf, Stratford and Bermondsey — a few minutes’ walk from Aldgate East and Whitechapel stations.

  • Open 7 days, 9am–7pm
  • Private & confidential
  • Easy access in East London

No GP referral needed for most appointments. View prices.

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In an emergency, call 999. Tower Bridge Hospital London is not an emergency service. Your nearest A&E is The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road E1 1FR — 5 minutes’ walk from our front door.

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Areas we serve

Pre-Employment Medical in London & East London — Whitechapel, the City & Canary Wharf

Our Pre-Employment Medical service at Whitechapel, E1 cares for patients from right across London and East London, the City and the Docklands — including Aldgate, Bethnal Green, Bow, Shoreditch, Canary Wharf, Stratford, Bermondsey and the surrounding areas. Same-day and walk-in appointments are available and you do not need a GP referral.

Easy to reach — minutes from the Royal London Hospital and Aldgate East, Whitechapel, Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations, and one stop from Canary Wharf on the Elizabeth line.

Looking for pre-employment medical near me?

If you are searching for a private pre-employment medical near me, a doctor, clinic or specialist near me in East London, our Whitechapel practice is on your doorstep — walk-in and same-day appointments, no GP referral, and no long NHS waiting list.

Book a same-day appointment or call 020 7916 0029. See our transparent fees. Open 7 days a week, 9am–7pm. Private clinic on Whitechapel Road, London E1 — serving Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham, Islington, the City of London and Southwark.

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