COVID-19
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE - CORONAVIRUS
If you suspect you have coronavirus:
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PLEASE DO NOT BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
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PLEASE DO NOT COME TO SURGERY
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Please stay at home and phone the surgery for advice
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Do not use public transport or taxis
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Do not go to work, school or public places
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Do not just present yourself to any GP surgery or hospital without seeking advice first
The staff in the surgery DO NOT HAVE any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for dealing with a COVID-19 patient and we are unable to perform testing for the virus.
Why Can I Not Come to the Practice?
WE ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE CORONAVIRUS
- Coronavirus is classed as an 'airborne high consequence infectious disease'
- On January 31, 2020, WHO declared coronavirus as a 'public health emergency of international concern
- On February 10, 2020, the British government declared coronavirus a 'serious and imminent threat to public health
- On March 3, 2020, NHS England declared coronavirus a level 4 incident - the highest level of emergency preparedness plannin
- GP surgeries are not properly equipped to handle such cases as you will need specialist testing and care
- We do not have any personal protective equipment required to deal with a suspected case of Coronavirus COVID-19
- By turning up at surgery, you risk the surgery being placed into a state of lockdown and you will be putting yourself and others at risk. This cannot be stressed enough
- PLEASE DO NOT BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH US
- PLEASE DO NOT COME TO SURGERY
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