Your Health
We all hope to enjoy good health throughout our life, but we need to know who to turn to when we are not well. This section looks at the services that are available to us when we are ill.
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Health emergencies
If you need immediate care, ring 999 and ask for an ambulance to take you to the nearest hospital accident and emergency department or go straight to the nearest one yourself. Your GP will be able to give you details of what arrangements they have for caring for their patients out of hours. If you need to ring the GP out of normal working hours a message on the answer-phone will tell you who to call.
Tel: 999
Accident and Emergency Departments
| North Middlesex Hospital (external link) Sterling Way London N18 1QX Tel: 020 8887 2000 | The Whittington Hospital (external link) Magdala Avenue London N19 5NF Tel: 020 7272 3070 |
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NHS Walk in Centres
These offer fast and convenient access to healthcare advice and treatment for minor injuries and illnesses. They are open from early morning to late evening, seven days a week. They are run by experienced NHS nurses, and you don’t need to make an appointment.
North Middlesex University Hospital Walk-in Centre
North Middlesex Hospital
Sterling Way
London N18 1QX
Tel: 020 8887 2680
Open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 10.00pm, weekends and Bank Holidays 9.00am to 10.00pm.
- Please note the Whittington NHS Walk-In Centre has now closed.
Patient advice and complaints
NHS Direct (external link)
If you are unwell and need advice on any aspect of your health, urgent or non-urgent, or information about which services are available, you can ring the 24 hour NHS Direct helpline and speak to a nurse. The person answering may provide the information you need or they will pass you on to someone else who can. NHS Direct nurses can advise you how you may be able to look after yourself and when you need to see your family doctor (GP) or go to a hospital accident and emergency department. This service is free and confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Tel: 0845 46 47.
NHS Direct Health encyclopaedia (external link) contains everything you need to know about conditions, tests, treatments, operations and services. Here you can find a topic using the A-Z index or by choosing a part of the body.
The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) (external link) offers confidential help and advice for patients, families and carers. Office open Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Tel: 020 8442 6859
Email: pals@haringey.nhs.uk
Health and well being
A wide range of Health and Well Being information for the over 50s can be found on the DirectGov website (external link). Information includes support and your everyday health and looking after yourself.
Age Concern (external link) produce a wide range of fact sheets covering topics such as your rights to care, equipment, help with costs, discharge arrangements, staying healthy and much more.
|back to topDoctors, dentists, opticians and pharmacists
The NHS website contains comprehensive, up to date information on a range of local health services. It includes answers to frequently asked questions, name, clinic and location searches and useful links:
- GPs/Doctors (external link)
- Dentists (external link). Note that in a dental emergency, if you are not registered with a dentist, you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.
- Opticians (external link)
- Pharmacies/Chemists (external link)
Chiropodists and podiatrists
St Ann’s Hospital Foot Care Department
Block G St Ann’s Hospital
St Ann’s Road
London N15 3TH
Tel: 020 8442 6433
You will usually need a referral from a health care professional, but there is an emergency service available to deal with acute problems. The service is also available at community health centres and in patients’ own homes.
Age Concern Haringey
Tel: 020 8801 2444
Age Concern Haringey has a list of mobile chiropodists and podiatrists who offer fee-paying services.
Health Visitors for Older People
Haringey has 5 health advisors who provide specialist advice and information on the health care needs of older people and their carers. You can contact your local health care advisor for older people at the following health centres:
| Bounds Green 1A Gordon Road London N11 2PA Tel: 020 8889 0961 | Crouch End 45 Middle Lane London N8 8PH Tel: 020 8341 2045 | Tynemouth Road Tynemouth Road London N15 4RH Tel: 020 8275 4000 |
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Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy Department - Musculoskeletal Outpatients at
| St Ann’s Hospital St Ann’s Road London N15 3TH Tel: 020 8442 6272 | North Middlesex University Hospital Sterling Way London N18 1QX Tel: 020 8887 2412 |
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St Ann’s and North Middlesex hospitals accept referrals for all musculoskeletal problems from GPs and consultants.
Adult Community Physiotherapy
Unit 5 St Georges Estate
White Hart Lane
London N22 5QL
Tel: 020 8489 1654
Referrals accepted for adults who are unable to access outpatient physiotherapy services.
Sign language interpreters
Enfield and Haringey Royal National Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (external link) provides sign language interpreters for GP appointments.
|back to topWheelchair service
Wheelchair Service
St Ann’s Hospital St Ann’s Road London N15 3TH
Tel: 020 8442 6202
You can contact the service directly and request a form, or you can pick one up from your GP or physiotherapist.
British Red Cross (external link) offer medical loans, including wheelchairs as well as short term support for independent living.
Tel: 0845 054 7018 (Edmonton)
Email: London_ML@redcross.org.uk
Care for people who are dying
Haringey Macmillan Service
The Health Centre
239 Lordship Lane
Tottenham
London N17 6AA
Tel: 020 8801 6021
Offers home care services to adults in Haringey east.
Haringey Macmillan Service
The Health Centre
11 Gordon Road
Bounds Green
London N11 2PA
Tel: 020 8889 0961
Offers home care services to adults in Haringey west.
North London Hospice (external link) provides specialist palliative care for people in Haringey who have advanced progressive disease.
St Joseph’s Hospice (external link) provides specialist palliative care, advice and support for people with terminal illnesses and for their families.
|back to topHelp with mental health issues
Dementia and confusion are problems that mainly affect older people. But other mental health issues such as depression happen too. Social Services, the Mental Health Trust and voluntary organisations provide services and a voice for users.
Community Mental Health Services for Older People (Mental Health Trust)
Haringey has two community mental health teams (covering the east and west of the borough) for people over the age of 65. The teams are based at St Ann’s Hospital and include community mental health nurses, psychologists, community mental health occupational therapists and social workers, and each team has a consultant psychiatrist attached to it. Admiral Nurses, who support carers of people with dementia, are also attached to the teams.
The teams help people and their carers with mental health needs such as depression, dementia, memory difficulties, anxiety and other mental health problems. GP referral is needed.
For more information visit the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust website (external link).
Mental Health Services for Older People (Haringey Council) is targeted towards people with severe mental health difficulties. It is integrated with both voluntary and statutory agencies.
Older People’s Psychology Service
Block G2 St Ann’s Hospital
St Ann’s Road
London N15 3TH
Tel: 020 8442 6124
This service is for anyone over 65 years, or caring for someone over 65 years, who is experiencing emotional/psychological issues.
Alzheimer’s Society Haringey
R18 William Rainbird House
Beaufoy Road
London N17 8AY
Tel: 020 8808 9931 / Support group: 020 8341 2045
Email: alzharingey@btconnext.co.uk
Mind in Haringey (external link)
Station House
73c Stapleton Hall Road
London N4 3QF
Tel. 020 8340 2474
Email: admin@mih.org.uk
Offer counselling as well as an African and Afro-Caribbean Mental Health Advocacy Project.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) (external link) can help you find a therapist.
Support for carers of people with dementia
Admiral Nurse Service
Block K1, St Ann’s Hospital
St Ann’s Road
London N15 3TH
Tel: 020 8442 6233
The service has skilled and experienced nurses, who offer information, advice and support to carers.
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