We encourage all parents to register their newly born babies prior to their 6-8 week check.

We hold specifically timed clinics for these as we want to ensure that both GP and nurse appointments are synced in order to carry out the full check. For this reason, mother and baby pairs are usually seen together and at eight weeks after birth.

You will automatically receive a letter to make this appointment when we receive note from your hospital that you have given birth.

If you do not hear from us after four weeks, please let us know.

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.

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 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.

Click the button below to see where you can get free Healthy Start Vitamins locally:

We offer contraception and sexual health screening at the Village Practice with our specialist team of doctors, pharmacists and nurses. 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.

NHS contraception information is available here: https://www.nhs.uk/contraception/

IUD/IUS (Coil fittings, replacements and removals) or Implant (fittings, replacements and removals)

We offer bi-monthly appointments for Intrauterine Device (IUD), Intrauterine system (IUS) and Implant fittings and removals.

Before booking in for an IUD/IUS/Implant you will need to book for a consultation with one of our specialist healthcare assistants or GPs to discuss the contraception method and to prescribe the most suitable contraception for you before the appointment – you can book in for a pre-consultation by filling in our online form and requesting a IUD/IUS/Implant pre appointment or by calling our Patient Services team.

For information leaflets, click here: IUD (coil), IUS (Mirena), Implant (Nexplanon)

Combine oral Contraceptive Pill or Progestogen-only Pill

You no longer need to request oral contraception via the GP.

Your local pharmacy can issue the contraceptive pill and progestogen-only pill without a prescription from your GP. You no longer need to request this via the GP and can go directly to any pharmacy to start this type of contraceptive or to order a repeat.

If you would like to order your oral contraception as a repeat medication please ensure you are able to provide information for your ‘pill check’ such as an up to date blood pressure reading, height and weight. You can also use the surgery POD in the waiting area during our opening hours to do this. 

Other Contraceptive options such as Patches and Injections

Other Contraceptive options such as patches and injections can be prescribed via the practice pharmacy team and nursing team, please fill in our online form to book an appointment to discuss the best options for yourself.

Emergency Contraception

If you need emergency contraception, you can get this for free from your local pharmacy if you are under 25 (this is due to be free for all women before the end of 2025).

You do not need a prescription for emergency contraception, this can be requested via any local pharmacy or order via an online pharmacy.

Specialist Sexual Health Services

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.

Your local sexual health clinic – Archway Sexual Health 

Tel: 020 3317 5252

HIV Care

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 anyone with a cervix.