If you have symptoms associated with coronavirus including a new continuous cough and a high temperature, lost sense of smell or taste you are advised to stay at home for 14 days. Do not book a GP appointment or attend your GP Practice.
If you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19 it is recommended that you go get tested. For more info and to book a test or order a home kit please visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/ask-for-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/
If your symptoms are serious, or get worse, NHS 111 has an online coronavirus service that can tell you if you need further medical help and advise you what to do.
Only call 111 direct if you cannot go online, or are advised to do so by the online service.
For the latest COVID19 advice please visit www.nhs.uk/coronavirus. To reduce your chances of catching COVID-19 and reduce pressure on your local GP practice during this busy time, appointments will be carried out over the phone unless there is a clinical need for you to come into the practice. This will help minimise risk while continuing to ensure people get the care and advice they need. Like the common cold, coronavirus infection usually occurs through close contact with a person with novel coronavirus via cough and sneezes or hand contact. A person can also catch the virus by touching contaminated surfaces if they do not wash their hands. Testing of suspected coronavirus cases is carried out in line with strict guidelines. This means that suspected cases are kept in isolation, away from public areas of GP surgeries, pharmacies and hospitals and returned home also in isolation. Any equipment that comes into contact with suspected cases are thoroughly cleaned as appropriate. Specific guidance has also been shared with NHS staff to help safeguard them and others. Patients can be reassured that their safety is a top priority, and are encouraged to attend all appointments as usual. Everyone is being reminded to follow Public Health England advice to:
After considering patient feedback and in light of the current Covid environment the Practice has decided to simplify the current times for patients to call. Currently, all appointments are initially by telephone and are booked on the day.
If you urgently need an appointment please call between 8:00 am and 10:00 am. From 10:00 am – 6:00 pm the phone lines will be open for all calls, for example, nurse and GP appointments, both urgent and non-urgent, prescription requests and any queries. All urgent appointments for the day will be made available for booking from 8:00 am. From 10:00 am all non-urgent appointments will be made available. When all appointments are filled we will not be able to offer anything more on that day unless you feel you have a problem that really cannot wait until the following day. In this case, call us as we have a handful of appointments reserved for this. When you call, our Site Leads will be able to advise if you fit the criteria for these appointments. Please do feedback on the changes to the phone system so that we can monitor if the changes have improved the service.
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