A doctor has been taken to hospital after a stabbing at a medical centre in Sidcup. 

The incident happened at a health centre in Granville Road just before 1pm today (May 23). 

Officers attended and found a medical practitioner, a man in his 50s, with a knife wound to his arm. 

He was taken to a south London hospital where his injury was assessed as not life-threatening. 

A man, in his 60s, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. 

He was taken to a south London police station where he remains at this time.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 12:48hrs on Thursday, 23 May to reports of a stabbing at a medical facility on Granville Road, Sidcup.

“Police attended. At the scene a medical practitioner, a man aged 50s, had suffered knife wound to his arm.

“He was taken to a south London hospital where his injury is not thought to be life threatening.

“A man, aged 60s, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

"He was taken to a south London police station where he remains at this time.

“Officers from Greenwich, within the Met’s South East Command investigate.”