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Accessing practical & health services

  • Location: Age UK Islington
  • Price: Free
Call 02072 816018 for more info

Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Islington - Head Office's catchment area.

Find out about healthcare and practical services and get support to access them, e.g. nailcare or hairdressing, opticians and hearing services.

Finding and accessing healthcare services

We can help you to find relevant services, e.g. to register for a GP, dental services, access a physio, hearing services or for condition-specific services for COPD, diabetes etc. We can also help you find practical services like hairdressing or footcare services. Some of these will be paid-for services. We can provide information about options that are available and transport options to get to your appointments if you have mobility issues.

Nailcare services

For nail-cutting and routine footcare procedures, see our guide to find local chiropodists, including those that are able to do home-visits.

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/bp-assets/globalassets/islington/islington-services/nailcare-and-podiatry.pdf

Podiatry services

Podiatry services specialises in assessing and treating problems of the lower limb particularly of the foot and ankle. Whittington Health NHS Trust provides a podiatry service. They can help where there is a medical need e.g. for in-growing toe-nails. There is more information about their service on the Whittington Health NHS Trust website (see link below).

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/default.asp?c=35726