St. Andrews Clinics

St Andrews Clinics is a private medical centre in Swieqi, the residential district just inland from St Julian's and Pembroke. It has been serving the community for 20 years and aims to give patients a friendly but professional setting where many everyday medical needs can be met under one roof.

For a UK visitor or resident, that means a general practitioner, a laboratory collection point, vaccinations and a range of visiting specialists in a single building, with a dispensary close by. On VisitMalta.co.uk the clinic is listed in our directory of private clinics in Malta.

Everyday care and diagnostics

The core of the clinic is its daily general practitioner service. Sessions run each morning from 10:00 and each afternoon from 16:00, Monday to Friday. A GP is also described as a sensible first call for anyone concerned about blood pressure, chest pains, shortness of breath or an irregular heartbeat, which is how the clinic frames its cardiology service.

Phlebotomy, the collection of blood samples, is offered alongside the GP service. Blood tests are used to help diagnose new conditions and to monitor a long-term condition or general health, and they sit beside a proper history and examination rather than replacing them. Diagnostic ultrasound has its own page on the clinic's site.

Vaccinations cover newborns, school-age children, teenagers and adults, and travel vaccinations are part of the same service, which suits visitors preparing for a trip beyond Malta.

Specialist clinics and therapies

Beyond general practice, the clinic hosts attending specialists. The audiology and dizziness clinic deals with the assessment, management and rehabilitation of hearing and balance problems. Physiotherapy supports people who want to improve movement, wellbeing and quality of life, and PRP therapy uses platelet-rich plasma, plasma with a high concentration of platelets, to support the body's natural healing response.

Women's health brings together blood tests, nutrition services, a gynaecologist, vaccinations and breast ultrasounds. Men's health ranges from sports medicine and cardiac services to a urology clinic and cancer screenings, for patients from their teens to later life. Clinical nutrition looks at the nutritional values of food and how the body's tissues use them, rather than at specific foods alone.

The clinic also welcomes enquiries from doctors who want to join the team or rent clinic space, which is one reason the list of visiting specialists keeps growing.

The dispensary and the neighbourhood

The St Andrews Dispensary is at 34 Triq il-Qasam, on the same street as the clinic. It opens from 8.30am to 2.00pm and from 4.00pm to 7.00pm on weekdays, and on Saturdays from 8.30am to 1.00pm and from 4.00pm to 7.00pm. An online ordering option is available through the clinic's site.

Swieqi is a short distance from the main St Julian's waterfront, so visitors staying nearby can combine a visit with the rest of their stay. Our guide to hotels in Sliema and St Julian's lists places to stay in the area, and our where to stay in Malta page compares the wider options.

Booking and what to expect

All clinics operate on an appointment-only basis to avoid overcrowding, and visitors are asked to keep the number of accompanying people to a minimum. Mask use is voluntary, although it is recommended in a healthcare setting and enforced in cases of fever or respiratory symptoms or if a practitioner asks for it. Masks can be bought at reception.

Opening times are indicative and can change from day to day, so it is always best to check before travelling if you want a particular doctor or service. If you are planning a longer stay, our guide to relocating to Malta covers the practical side of settling in.

To ask about a doctor, a test or a vaccination, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to St Andrews Clinics, who will reply to you directly.