Services

Please speak to your GP or one of our practice nurses if you would like advice or support with drug and alcohol problems. 

You can also self-refer to Islington Better Lives for an assessment

Cervical smears are offered every three years to all women aged 25 to 49 years, and every 5 years for those aged 50 to 64 years. Please book an appointment with our Practice Nurses. Alternatively an appointment can be arranged in the extended hours service.

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.

Further advice and support:

• Booking your child's vaccination appointment
• NHS vaccinations and when to have them
• Vaccination tips for parents

The practice is part of this new scheme run in conjunction with local community pharmacists. It allows patients to get advice, treatment and medication from the pharmacist (chemist) without having to see the doctor. 

Our Care Navigators can discuss this with you and if deemed appropriate can book you a dedicated appointment with a pharmacy of your choice. 

This will also help us to free up GP appointments for people with more complex health needs and ensure that everyone gets treated at the right time, by the right healthcare professional.

We are keen to hear what you think and will be listening to your comments and feedback about your experience of using this service.

The doctors and nurses provide a wide range of sexual health advice and screening which includes:

• Providing contraception, including fitting of coils and implants
• Free condoms (ask at reception)

If you need emergency contraception, please call the surgery and we can arrange to provide this. 

All services are strictly confidential.

If you are off work due to illness for up to 7 days you can fill in a self-certificate, which you can get from your employer. If you are ill for more than 7 days you will need a doctor's certificate for your employer. If your employer requests a sick form from you and you are ill for less than 7 days, we can issue a private certificate, however a fee will be charged.

Learn more about requesting a fit note

We can arrange for an interpreter to be present for your routine GP or nurse appointment 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.

For example: asthma/diabetes/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The doctors, nurses and pharmacists work together for patients to provide care for patients with chronic disease. This includes regular annual check-ups.

Learn more about our Long Term Conditions care

Islington physiotherapists and musculoskeletal specialists run some of their clinics at other medical centres and at the Whittington Hospital.

It is possible to self-refer to this service or your GP may also refer you.

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.

We have practice based pharmacists who can see patients for medication reviews and support for patients with long term conditions.

All blood tests now need to be booked in advance (after speaking to your doctor, nurse or practice pharmacist) for an appointment. Book an appointment online

We have a large team of dedicated Practice Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practioners, Nurse Associated and Health Care Assistant who together provide the following services:

Learn more about our practice nurse services

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.

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 practice which is run by Help on our Doorstep.

Learn more about the role of the Social Prescriber

We are always sympathetic to teenage health problems. Please do not hesitate to make an appointment to come in on your own to see the doctor or nurse. You will be treated kindly and in the strictest confidence.

We provide a full travel clinic service. See our travel information page for more details.