Clinics & Services
Blood Tests
Currently all routine blood tests take place at the Whittington Hospital. We provide you with details of straightforward self booking service. For those patients who have significant mobility impairments or where a clinician considers the blood test to be urgent, we can provide a blood test at the GP surgery.
Cervical Smears
Cervical smears are offered every three years to all women aged 25-49 years, and every 5 years for those aged 50-64 years. Please book an appointment with our Practice Nurses.
Child Health and Immunisations
Our Practice Nurses are able to offer immunisations, including child health immunisations, and adult immunisations such as shingles, pneumonia and flu. We do not provide COVID jabs.
We also undertake baby six week health checks which includes a doctor being present. Please ensure that you bring the baby's red book with you to all clinics. Immunisations cannot be given without the red book.
Interpreters
We can arrange for an interpreter to be present for your routine GP or nurse appointment for for patients whose first language is not English. Please let us know if you need this service when booking an appointment. The service is not usually available for urgent appointments, but we can use a secure telephone interpreting service for urgent care if needed.
Long Term Conditions Care (e.g. asthma/diabetes/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD))
The doctors and nurses work together for patients to provide care for patients with chronic disease. This includes regular annual check-ups.
Measure Your Own Blood Pressure
We have a machine in reception that you are welcome to pop in and use anytime to measure your own blood pressure. It is very easy to use. It will tell you if your blood pressure is abnormal. It can also check your weight and can ask you some health screening questions.
Minor Eye Conditions Services (MECS)
A new NHS service providing free assessment and treatment for minor eye conditions through your local optometrist. MECS is a free service available to all patients registered with an Islington GP. The service is designed for the assessment and treatment of recently occurring medical eye conditions. To access MECS you can self-refer by asking to be seen under the minor eye condition service. A leaflet containing further details of the participating Optometrists in Islington can be collected from reception at our practice.
Pharmacist
We have practice based pharmacists who can see patients for medication reviews and support for patients with long term conditions.
Prevention of Long Term Health Conditions
We offer NHS health checks for the over 45s, and prevention health checks for patients at risk of certain long term conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and COPD.
Smoking Cessation Clinics
Please make an appointment to see one of our smoking cessation advisors for help with giving up smoking. Alternatively you can see your local pharmacist, or find other NHS support services to stop smoking here.
Social Prescriber
A social prescriber is a professional who works in primary care and helps patients access activities, groups, and services in their community to meet the practical, social, and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing. We have a weekly social prescriber clinic at the GP surgery which is run by www.helponyourdoorstep.com
Contraception
The doctors and nurses provide a wide range of sexual health advice and screening which includes:
If you need emergency contraception, please call the surgery and we can arrange to provide this.
All services are strictly confidential.
Travel Clinic
We provide a full travel clinic service. Please Click Here for more details.