GP and emergency care access, 365 days a year, 12 hours a day
Tuesday 13 July 2010 saw the Angel Medical Centre officially launch its new innovative partnership with The Whittington hospital. The Angel Medical Centre on Ritchie Street is now a GP Led Health Centre, open 365 days a year and 12 hours a day, from eight am to eight pm. The service has been running since April and will increase the access to care for the population of Islington.This service provides a wide range of urgent care services in a new partnership between primary care doctors and nurses and highly skilled nurses from the Whittington Emergency Department and provides treatment for ailments and minor injuries whilst providing full general practice and on–site pharmacy services.
The staff of the emergency department have been instrumental in developing this new model of care. New nurses have been recruited to rotate from the emergency department to the GP led health centre, meaning that patients can access more specialist care closer to their homes. The model also supplements the busy emergency department at The Whittington, helping to strengthen the team giving care on the main hospital site. The emergency department is one of the busiest in this part of London, seeing over 88,000 patients a year. Donna Barleycorn, The Whittington’s lead urgent care nurse and Dr Nathalie Richards, emergency department consultant, have worked closely with lead GP Dr Sunil Limaye, to create a new and innovative service in Islington.
It’s a model of care for the twenty first Century and The Whittington is proud to be recognised as a forward thinking and collaborative partner, with our community health and primary care colleagues, in being the health care provider of choice for local people.
Last updated19 Jul 2010