Non-urgent advice: Patient Notice
Walk-in services is no longer available at the practice
If you need medical services when the practice is closed, please visit NHS Services.
Alternatively, you are more than welcome to register with us, please browse our website to learn more about what we offer.
Our services
Care Coordinator Services
What is Care Coordination?
Care Coordinators help you navigate the health and care system, ensuring you connect with the right teams at the right time. They assist you in managing your healthcare needs by answering questions, making and managing appointments, and providing clear information to help you make informed choices about your care.
If you’re housebound, Care Coordinators can also visit you at home to support your health needs.
How to Contact Our Care Coordinator
Megan Curran is our Care Coordinator. You can contact the GP practice to arrange an appointment with her to discuss how she can best support you. Or email at ritchiestreetgrouppractice@nhs.net
Who Can Use the Care Coordination Service?
You may be eligible for the Care Coordination service if you:
Frequently attend the hospital (inpatient or Emergency Department)
- Are registered with one of our GP surgeries
2. Are 18 years or older and registered with an Islington GP
3. Frequently attend the hospital (inpatient or Emergency Department)
4. Have two or more of the following concerns:
- Social Issues
- Physical Health Issues
- Mental Health Issues
Roles and Responsibilities
- Navigating Care: We help you understand the health system.
- Teamwork: Our team collaborates with other specialists for your care.
- Referrals: We connect you to other health services.
- Appointment Help: We assist you before and after your appointments.
- Easy Booking: We help you schedule your appointments.
- Information Access: We guide you to important health information.
- Partnerships: We work with specialists like health coaches to support your well-being.
Contraception and Sexual Health Services
Find out more about our Contraception and Sexual Health here.
Children Vaccination
NHS vaccinations and when to have them
It’s important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection, but if you or your child missed a vaccine, contact your GP to catch up. NHS vaccination schedule:
Vaccines for babies under 1 year old
| Age | Vaccines |
|---|---|
| 8 weeks | 6-in-1 vaccine Rotavirus vaccine MenB vaccine |
| 12 weeks | 6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose) Pneumococcal vaccine Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose) |
| 16 weeks | 6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose) MenB vaccine (2nd dose) |
Vaccines for children aged 1 to 15
| Age | Vaccines |
|---|---|
| 1 year | Hib/MenC vaccine (1st dose) MMR vaccine (1st dose) Pneumococcal vaccine (2nd dose) MenB vaccine (3rd dose) |
| 2 to 15 years | Children’s flu vaccine (every year until children finish Year 11 of secondary school) |
| 3 years and 4 months | MMR vaccine (2nd dose) 4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine |
| 12 to 13 years | HPV vaccine |
| 14 years | Td/IPV vaccine (3-in-1 teenage booster) MenACWY vaccine |
Vaccines for at-risk babies and children
| At-risk group | Vaccines |
|---|---|
| Babies born to mothers who have hepatitis B | Hepatitis B vaccine at birth, 4 weeks and 12 months |
| Children born in areas of the country where there are high numbers of TB cases | BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine at around 4 weeks |
| Children whose parents or grandparents were born in a country with many cases of TB | BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine at around 4 weeks |
| Children 6 months to 17 years old with long-term health conditions | Children’s flu vaccine every year |
Once you schedule your appointment with our reception team, please remember to bring your Red Book with you when it’s time for your visit.
Downloads and Online forms
We have put together some useful downloads for you:
Complaint, Compliment and Suggestions form
Health check form – Male adult
Health check form – Female Adult
Health check form – Child (under 16)
Proxy Access for online Medical records access
Downloadable Registration Form (.pdf)
Here is a quick access to online forms:
Ear Irrigation Services
If you’re experiencing earwax buildup or an impacted ear, our practice will refer you to the Islington GP Federation Services for ear irrigation at Islington Central. They will provide you with all the information you need regarding the procedure.
Before your appointment:
Please use ear drops or olive oil to soften the wax in your ear for 5-7 days to help facilitate the removal process.
A skilled nurses will assess your condition, perform the ear syringing procedure, and provide appropriate aftercare instructions to help you maintain healthy ears moving forward.
Health Care Assistant (HCA) Clinics
Our health care assistants offer:
- NHS checks
- Stitch removal
- Help manage long term conditions like COPD and diabetes
- Healthy Living Advice
- Stopping Smoking Services
- Flu Vaccinations
Interpretation Services
Please do let the reception staff know if you require an interpretation service, including BSL.
We work in partnership with an NHS accredited company called Language Line.
Please let the reception staff now which language you need an interpreter for and they will add this as an alert to your notes.
We do not recommend bringing family or friends to translate on your behalf as they may not be familiar with medical terminology and there is a risk that key information is lost in translation by a non medically trained translator.
To convert this website into another language, please use the language selector at the top and bottom of the page.
We welcome refugees and asylum seekers to register with us.
Minor Surgery Services
The practice is able to refer you to local providers that offer a wide range of Minor Surgery procedures for registered and referred patients within practices located in Islington.
Please speak to your GP for more information.
Non-NHS Services
Practice Nurse Clinics
Our practice nurses offer:
- Long term condition management (eg hypertension, diabetes etc)
- Spirometry
- ECGs
- Cervical Smears
- NHS Health Checks
- Wound dressing
- Cryotherapy
- Travel Health Advice
- Health Living Advice
- Sexual Health Advice
- Stopping smoking Services
- Vaccinations
- Stitch Removal
Social Prescribing Services
What is a Social Prescribing
Our social prescribing service strives to empower you to take charge of your health and well-being.
The GP Practice Healthcare Team provides Social prescribing services through a Link Worker. Link Workers assists you in discovering personalised methods to boost your well-being. The Link worker will help you find ways to improve how you feel in a way that suits you.
The Link Worker helps individuals find local support and activities for their wellbeing. They work with Islington Council, NHS, and the voluntary sector to connect you to tailored resources. They offer emotional support, practical help, and advice.
You must be over 16 years old to use the service.
What could a Link Worker support you with?
Housing, benefits, financial support and advice
Finances and debt
Creative and outdoor activities
Befriending, counselling and other support groups
Involvement in local groups and activities
Healthy lifestyle and physical activity
Social and learning opportunities
Work, training and volunteering
Education and learning
What are the benefits?
Reduced isolation and loneliness
Lower stress and anxiety
Improve quality of life
More motivation, mood and energy
More confidence
Finding local activities and services, and help you access them
Have a more active lifestyle
How do I get an appointment with a Link Worker?
Complete an eConsult form or contact your GP practice
A healthcare professional or reception staff member from your GP Practice team will provide a referral for you.
The Link Worker will reach out to you via phone within 5 working days from the referral date to discuss the referral. During the call, the Link Worker may suggest meeting you either at your GP practice or another local venue.
To provide you with the best possible care, the Link Worker will need access your complete medical records, but only if you grant consent during the initial referral process.
You can also self-refer with AgeUK Islington and their services on 0207 281 6018
If you’re 11-25 you can self refer to Lift for Social Prescribing services
Travel Vaccination Services
If you’re planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.
Vaccinations are available to protect you against infections such as yellow fever, typhoid and hepatitis A.
In the UK, the NHS routine immunisation (vaccination) schedule protects you against a number of diseases, but does not cover all of the infectious diseases found overseas.
For more information visit the NHS Travel Vaccination Advice
To book your travel vaccination, please schedule your appointment at least 6 weeks in advance. Additionally, make sure to complete the Travel Risk Assessment Form below before your appointment. Please fill out a separate form for each family member.
Vaccinations Services
Please visit the Government Foreign Office website to confirm if it is recommended or not to travel to your destination by clicking here.
We offer the following free vaccinations (subject to availability) on the NHS:
- Hepatitis A
- Tyhpoid
- Hepatitis A and typhoid combined
- Hepatitis A and B combined
- Revaxis (DTP)
These vaccines protect against diseases which are considered to be the greatest risk to public health if they were brought into the country.
There is currently a national shortage of some vaccines. We may need to order some vaccines if not in stock, so please contact us as soon as possible by completing our online form and sending it to us as soon as possible. ideally at least 3 weeks in advance.
Once we receive your form, one of our nurses will contact you to give advice or book an appointment.
We are not able to offer the travel vaccines listed below, these are available at private travel clinics and you will be charged to receive them:
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis C and other Meningitis vaccines
- Japanese encephalitis
- Rabies
- Tick-borne encephalitis
- Tuberculosis
- Yellow fever
Antimalarial tablets are not available on NHS prescriptions however they can be purchased from private travel clinics, including via the pharmacy on site.