Ear infection · St Albans
Ear infection appointments in St Albans
FastTrack GP St Albans is at 19 Heritage Close, AL3 4EB, a gated development off St Albans High Street in the Verulam ward, a few minutes from the Abbey and the city-centre car parks. If you or your child has ear pain, discharge or muffled hearing, you can book a GP appointment here online — by video, or in clinic if the ear needs to be looked at. Live availability, including anything left today, is shown in the booking system rather than promised on this page.
FastTrack GP St Albans — 19 Heritage Close, AL3 4EB
Ear infection appointments in St Albans
- Who we see here
- We see patients from St Albans, Harpenden, Redbourn, London Colney, Radlett and the wider west Hertfordshire area.
- Getting here
- The clinic is in the city centre, close to both St Albans City and St Albans Abbey stations. Buses converge on St Peter's Street. By car, the M1, M25, A414 and A1081 all lead into the city.
- Parking
- Council car parks including Drovers Way and Russell Avenue are a short walk away, with pay-and-display from under £4 for 2 hours. Blue Badge holders park free for the first three hours.
- When you can be seen
- We don't publish set opening hours for Heritage Close — the booking system shows live availability for video and in-clinic appointments in St Albans, so check there rather than assuming.
- NHS options nearby
- NHS Pharmacy First may cover this at Boots, Verulam Pharmacy, Normandy Chemist or Meera Pharmacy. Watford General's Urgent Treatment Centre (8am–2am daily, walk-in) and Hemel Hempstead Hospital's Urgent Treatment Centre (8am–10pm daily) handle urgent but non-emergency problems. Your own NHS GP practice is also an option.
If you need urgent care, the NHS routes above are the ones to use instead of waiting for a booking here.
Who you’ll see in St Albans
About ear infection
An ear infection is assessed with a GP examination — in clinic in St Albans, or by video for advice — to work out whether it's a middle-ear or outer-ear problem. Worth booking if ear pain has lasted more than three days, there's any discharge, a high temperature, persistent hearing loss, or repeated infections. Antibiotics or ear drops, where appropriate, are arranged with your pharmacy the same day. See our national ear infection page at /conditions/ear-infection/ for more.
About ear infections
An ear infection affects either the middle ear (behind the eardrum) or the outer ear canal, and the two have different causes and treatments. Symptoms typically include ear pain, a feeling of fullness or blockage, mild hearing loss, and sometimes discharge or a mild fever. Middle-ear infections are common in children and often follow a cold, while outer-ear infections are usually linked to moisture or irritation in the ear canal.
What happens in the appointment
In St Albans, an ear infection appointment means an ear examination in clinic, or a video review of your symptoms, either way with a clear next step.
Cost and booking
A booked appointment in St Albans costs £125 — no subscription, and free to cancel up to 24 hours ahead.
Seek urgent care if you have
- Severe pain with swelling behind the ear
- High fever with stiff neck or confusion
- Sudden hearing loss or severe dizziness
- Symptoms lasting more than a week without improvement
If you have severe pain with swelling behind the ear, a stiff neck, or sudden hearing loss, go to A&E or call 999.
Ear infection in St Albans — common questions
Appointments are £125, with no subscription and free cancellation up to 24 hours before your visit.
Advice can be given by video, but confirming middle-ear versus outer-ear usually needs a look inside the ear in clinic.
Yes — see the NHS options listed further up this page for what's realistic locally and whether it covers this condition.
We’re not a substitute for emergency care
If any of these apply, please go straight to the service listed. FastTrack is for non-emergency private GP care only.
- Severe chest pain or difficulty breathing
- Signs of stroke (face droop, arm weakness, slurred speech)
- Heavy or uncontrolled bleeding
- Loss of consciousness or severe injury
- Severe abdominal pain
- Suspected broken bone
- Sudden vision changes
- Symptoms that feel rapidly worse
- Thoughts of harming yourself or others
- Severe distress or panic needing immediate support
- For non-crisis mental health, we can help — see anxiety & low mood
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