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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE SURGERY TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT.
PLEASE TELEPHONE THE SURGERY, YOUR REQUEST FOR AN APPOINTMENT WILL BE TRIAGED BY OUR CLINICAL TEAM.
We wish to reassure you that we are available to give telephone advice for medical concerns. We will see you in the surgery if required following a telephone appointment with a clinician. Please do not ignore symptoms which concern you.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE SURGERY TO REQUEST MEDICATION, we are not accepting paper requests at the current time, we are encouraging all patients to sign up for online services, via the NHS app or patient access. We are also encouraging all patients to sign up for EPS (Electronic Prescription Service) this enables you to request your medication online from us we will then forward electronically to your chemist of choice.
However if you are unable to sign up for this service please telephone the surgery.
If you are concerned that you may have coronavirus or may have come into contact with someone who has, the NHS 111 online service has created coronavirus pages that tell patients what they should do based on their particular circumstances. These can be accessed at: https://111.nhs.uk/service/covid-19 Please do not attend the practice.
********COVID-19 Vaccination**********
The NHS is now ready to deliver a vaccination programme for England so that those who need it most will be able to access vaccinations as soon as they are available.
A prioritisation list has been produced in order for the vaccine to be delivered to groups who will need it first. The NHS will contact you when you are eligible to receive the vaccine and provide you with information about location and date. In the meantime, we would ask that people do not contact the GP Surgery about when the vaccine will be available or to try to book an appointment for it.
We will contact you when it’s the right time to come forward.
******COVID-19 and Requests for Med3 (Fit Notes/Sick notes)*************
In the majority of cases, you do not need to ask your GP for a Fit Note or ‘Sick note’ for periods of absence due to COVID-19 Coronavirus.
- A high temperature
- A new, continuous cough
- A loss of, or change to, your sense of smell or taste
This is taken directly from the national guidance in relation to COVID-19 only.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/when-to-self-isolate-and-what-to-do/
- If You have symptoms/have tested positive for COVID-19 and continue to be unwell with COVID-19 symptoms after the 10-day isolation period. You do not need to prove a "fit note" to your employer, request an extension to your isolation note at
111.nhs.uk/isolation-note/
Electronic Prescribing
We are upgrading to the next phase of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which will mean that almost all our prescriptions will be processed electronically from 7th September 2020.
Electronic prescriptions help save the NHS money.
You will receive your prescriptions in the same way as you do now.
Read more about EPS on the NHS website.
Self Care
Choose Self Care
When you’re feeling ill with a minor illness like a cold or sore throat, or have picked up a minor injury, do you know how to treat the symptoms at home?
Health experts in Staffordshire are encouraging us all to take control of our health and wellbeing so we can get better sooner. Follow this link Self Care to get the latest information from our CCG.
Practice Pharmacists
We now have 2 Practice Pharmacists who can do many of the medication reviews without the need to see a GP. Please talk to our receptionists to book an appointment.
Our latest CQC report
GP out of hours and 111 service.
The six Clinical Commissioning Groups in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are looking at the current GP Out of Hours and NHS 111 services. This is the starting point to revolutionise the way in which urgent care services are provided and accessed. Please click on the link below and complete the survey.
GP out of hours and 111 Survey
WEEKEND AND LATE APPOINTMENTS
Our Extended Hours Surgeries are available every Tuesday evening, with some Saturday and Sunday morning clinics also available .Appointments with A GP or Practice Nurse and may be particularly suitable for those who find it difficult to attend during regular surgery hours.
Late Evening Surgeries: Tuesday 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Weekends on rota: Saturday 8.00am -12.00 noon
Sunday 8.00am - 11.00am
We are also working closely with other surgeries in the Burntwood and Lichfield area to offer an extended service all week, this means there may be an appointment available out of regular surgery hours at another surgery. These appointments are bookable via the reception team.
Patient online access.
Patients can now order repeat prescriptions, book GP appointments online and have access to summary information in their patient records. This includes current medication, allergies, results, problems and consultations Find out more
Please register with reception for online access, we will need to have sight of photo ID. Once you have your letter from reception simply click on REGISTER. Then follow the instructions on your letter. Find out more
Like To Register?
New to the area and would like to join our practice? We would be happy to help you. Fill in our registration forms and come see us. Find out more
If you’re registered at a GP practice in #Staffordshire or #Stoke-on-Trent then your health and social records will be available on the new integrated care record #OneHealthAndCare in August. To find out what this means for you go to www.onehealthandcare.net
(Site updated 21/01/2021)