We can treat most skin lesions, lumps and bumps, joint and soft tissue injections.
All referrals must come direct from your GP and sent via email to nclicb.thevillagepractice@nhs.net please let us know if you do not have the referral form and we can email this over to upload to your system.
We have a team of specialist doctors and nurses who provide the fitting and removal of IUD and implants.
Please make a telephone appointment via our Patient Services Team to discuss these methods. When starting any new method of contraception, we have to check you are not already pregnant and have not been at risk of pregnancy since your last period or stopping the last method. Appointment for fitting will only be made after a consultation discussing the risks and benefits.
For fpa information leaflets, click here: IUD (coil), IUS (Mirena), Implant (Nexplanon)
Other useful contact details are:
You can make an appointment with any regular GP or practice nurse to have a check up. if you are worried about any sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We can offer treatment and counselling for most STIs. Our audits have shown we offer the same standard of care as a sexual health clinic.
We encourage anyone who may be at risk to have an HIV test – 1/3 of adults in the UK with HIV do not know they have the infection. Many people are diagnosed late when treatment can be less effective.
For more information, click onto the following links: Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Genital Herpes, Genital Warts, Pubic Lice/Scabies, Syphilis, Trichomonas, Thrush/Bacterial Vaginosis and HIV.
If you have HIV, we would like you to share this information with us; this is so that you get the best care from your specialist and your GP. Your specialist will give us the most up-to-date information about your treatment and care. Many people with HIV can be well with or without treatment. However, if we know that your immunity is poor, it will help us to give you the right advice at the right time. It is also important to let us know if you are taking treatment for HIV as there could be interactions with common drugs such as antibiotics.
It is important to keep yourself fit and healthy whether you are on treatment or not.
Once you are on our register, we will invite you for health checks, flu, pneumococcal and hepatitis B vaccinations, contraceptive advice and yearly cervical smears for women.
Ear wax is a normal body secretion; it provides protection against infection and dust particles. The ear is self cleaning and the wax normally works its way out naturally. Never use cotton buds to clean inside your ears as they irritate the delicate skin inside the ear canal, they will also push the wax back into the ear and compact it.
Ear irrigation is not risk free; therefore it is only carried out if the ear is completely blocked with ear wax. Partial blockage of the ear canal only requires irrigation if you wear a hearing aid or need a special examination.
Ear irrigation can cause injury to the ears, ranging from minor infection, acute and chronic tinnitus (ringing in the ears), to perforation of the ear drum and deafness.
If you have ever have surgery to your ears or have had a perforated ear drum, you must tell us before the procedure is carried out.
To minimise the risk of injury, the wax should be softened with olive oil drops 1-2 times daily for 3-4 days prior to the consultation for wax removal.
It can be uncomfortable to have your ears irrigated but it should not be painful. If you experience any pain or dizziness during the procedure, tell the nurse immediately.
It is important that the water is at a comfortable temperature, you must say if it feels to warm or too cold.
Irrigating the ears takes away the protective layer of wax so it is important that you keep them dry for a few days as so after the procedure.
If you have continuing problems with ear wax, it may be helpful to use a few drops of olive oil once a week to keep the wax soft and aid the natural movement of skin cells and wax.
Free Healthy Start vitamins are available for ALL pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children under 4 years old who are resident in Islington. The mothers’ vitamin tablets contain the recommended amounts of vitamins C, D and folic acid and the children’s vitamin drops contain vitamins A, C and D.
The vitamins are recommended for all pregnant and breastfeeding women and for breastfed babies from the age of six months old (or one month old if the mother took no vitamin supplements during 11 pregnancy). Children who are given infant formula need to take vitamin drops if they are drinking less than 500ml (about a pint) of infant formula a day.
Free Healthy Start Vitamins are available from the following children’s centres: Ambler, Archway, Bemerton, Golden Lane, Hornsey Road, New River Green, Willow
| Free Healthy Start Vitamins are also available at the following health centres | |
|---|---|
| Bingfield Primary Care Centre – health visiting team | Highbury Grange Health Centre – community reception |
| Finsbury Health Centre – community reception | Holloway Community Health Centre – community reception |
| Goodinge Health Centre – community reception | Hornsey Rise Health Centre – community reception |
| Hanley Primary Care Centre – health visiting team | Northern Health Centre – community reception |
| River Place Health Centre – community reception |
For patients who are already using a regular method of contraception:
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To get a repeat supply:
If you would like more information on different forms of contraception there is a fantastic website organised by the National Institute for Clinical Research called Contraception Choices.
If you are not using any form of contraception but would like to start or discuss further, then please call our Patient Services Team on 0207 700 6464 so that they can arrange a telephone appointment with our Healthcare Professional.
