Meet the Team

Private, not NHS ...

The NHS does not provide any specialised underwater medical services. Fit for Diving and fitness to work Offshore medicals are not available at NHS expense.

Convenient appointments ...

Appointments are available most weekdays, some weekday evenings and Saturday mornings. There are usually appointments available within 1 working day.

Certificates normally issued at the appointment ...

When you contact us to book an appointment we enquire about your medical problems. This allows us the check that you are booking the correct medical, know what information that you will need to bring with you and how much the assessment will cost. This results in 99% of assessments being completed in the appointment allowing a medical certificate to be issued.

A bit about our team...

SDBA Medicals Ltd provides a service to the diving and offshore industry...

SDBA Medicals Ltd was set up to provide a medical assessment service for the Prison Service's officers needing to perform cell rescues from smoke and fire incidents. These officers needed to use Short Duration Breathing Apparatus and were required to be certified as medically fit to use this equipment. Hence the name SDBA.

Following developing an expertise in these assessments it logically followed to expand to other occupations needing to use breathing apparatus - divers. Commercial divers wishing to work in UK waters must have the HSE Diving Medical Certificate (MA2) along with recreational diving instructors and divemasters who work for commercial companies. Mark has been approved to perform these medicals since 2005. Some of these divers also needed the Oil & Gas UK offshore certificate, hence also offering these assessments.

Recreational divers may also need medical certificates due to their medical problems. Most GPs will no longer perform sport diving medicals, so again SDBA Medicals Ltd offers this service.