Appointment capacity

During December some of our clinical staff have been deployed to support the COVID booster effort. Due to reduced clinical capacity, we may be asking patients to defer some routine or non urgent requests until the new year or we may redirect you to other services.

Generally, the volume of calls, requests and emails has increased hugely due to the pandemic but our team strives to answer the telephone and respond to requests as soon as they can; we apologise to you in advance if this is taking longer during these difficult times.

We are grateful for your understanding and patience. We continue to adapt our services in line with guidance from Public Health England and our CCG regarding how we provide care.

With the pandemic ongoing we need to ensure that the safety of our patients and staff is maintained.  Patients who visit the practice may be vulnerable due to health issues, sickness and/or undergoing treatment so please continue to protect the NHS, yourself and others.

When visiting the practice, you will still be expected to wear a face mask and maintain social distance from others.

General

Reception is open for those attending appointments*.

Our waiting areas are open with reduced seating due to social distancing.  For this reason, please arrive no more than 10 minutes prior to your appointment

*Please avoid visiting reception for general enquiries; a telephone call or e-Consult is our preference.

For Medical Advice/Appointments: 

All initial GP contact is through telephone triage or by completing an eConsult, which may result in you being asked to attend the surgery for a face-to-face appointment. 

Please use eConsult for non-urgent medical queries and sick notes. (e-Consult may be unavailable at times – if so see Out of Hours and Emergencies information further down this page.)

Covid-19 and pregnancy – latest research findings

We are proactively encouraging pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Public Health England reported last week that 51,724 pregnant women in England have received at least one dose of the vaccine. While this is encouraging to see, hundreds of thousands of pregnant women remain unvaccinated.

COVID-19 infection in pregnancy carries a significant risk of hospital admission and a higher risk of severe illness than for the non-pregnant population – especially so in the third trimester – and a higher risk of preterm birth.

Research published on 25 July by UKOSS1 suggests that the Delta variant is associated with an increased risk of severe illness among hospitalised pregnant women, compared with the Alpha and ‘wildtype’ variants of previous waves.

The research also shows that of 171 pregnant women admitted to hospital between 16 May and 11 July, none had been fully vaccinated.

If you have not had a vaccination or need to book a 2^nd or booster vaccine, please contact us