Useful Contacts

Age UK Islington www.ageuk.org.uk/islington

Better Lives - Islington's Drug and Alcohol Service  www.candi.nhs.uk

District Nurses (Based at the Northern Health Centre) - 020 7530 3456

Northern Health Centre - 020 7445 8100 Website: www.northernmedicalcentre.co.uk

Islington Council - 020 7527 2000  Website: www.islington.gov.uk

NHS Islington Clinical Commissioning Group - 020 3688 2900  Website: www.islington.nhs.uk
Email: islington.ccg@nhs.net

NHS England - 0300 3112233   Website: www.england.nhs.uk

Care Quality Commission (CQC) - 03000 616161  Website: www.cqc.org.uk. CQC makes sure hospitals, care homes, dental and GP surgeries, and all other care services in England provide people with safe, effective, compassionate and high quality care, and encourages these services to make improvements. The CQC does this by inspecting services and publishing the results on its website to help you make better decisions about the care you receive.

Local Hospitals and Walk-in Centre

  • Whittington Hospital - 02072723070 Website: www.whittington.nhs.uk
  • Royal Free Hospital - 02077940500 Website: www.royalfree.org.uk
  • UCH - 02073879300 Website: www.uclh.nhs.uk
  • Angel Medical Practice - Walk-in Centre, 02078371663 Website: www.angelgp.co.uk. This walk-in centre is open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays: 9am-6pm. Address: Angel Medical Practice, 34 Ritchie Street, London N1 0DG

Local Chemists

  • Apteka Chemist - 179 Seven Sisters Road, London N4 3NS, Tel: 020 7272 1850
  • Chemitex Pharmacy - 332 Hornsey Road, London N7 7HE, Tel: 020 72724869
  • Devs Chemist - 110 Seven Sisters Road, London N7 6AE, Tel: 020 76073081
  • Boots Pharmacy - 410 Hollowary Road, London N7 6QA, Tel: 02076071056

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