Covid-19 Update

In light of the urgent need to deliver Covid booster vaccines to prevent the spread of the Omicron Variant we will be following government advice to focus on urgent care only in the practice for the next few weeks.

We will be focusing our efforts on supporting the delivery of the booster vaccines in the inner city.

We would like to ask you to help us by holding off contacting us about any routine matters until the New Year. We remain open and will have a duty team available every day to speak to anyone with a health issue that cannot wait and will continue to see you in person when required.

Our eConsult service continues to be available but will be closed over the Christmas and New year period.

If you have any queries regarding covid vaccine and boosters, please refer to www.nhs.uk where you will receive the most up to date information.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Practice Activity Infographics

Please see the below infographics showing the number of appointments provided, how many telephone calls were handled, vaccinations administered, documents processed and the number of patients who did not attend their appointment in November:

November Infographics

Flu Vaccination Update

We are able to vaccinate all adults eligible for the free NHS flu vaccine, as well as children born between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2019 and children who are at a higher risk from flu because of an underlying medical condition, such as severe asthma or a weakened immune system. We are not able to vaccinate the remaining school-aged children in the area, as they will be vaccinated at their school before the end of January.

Our flu vaccine clinics are arranged around deliveries, which are phased throughout the flu season. At the moment the practice does not have any vaccine available, but we are expecting a delivery in the coming weeks. Once clinics are arranged, eligible people will be contacted by the practice to book an appointment. Please do not call about general flu vaccine appointments in the meantime.

If you do not wish to wait for us to contact you, many local community pharmacies are also able to offer the flu vaccine and, if you’re pregnant, you can contact your local maternity service.

There is enough flu vaccine for all eligible people to be vaccinated.

Why are GPs needing to work differently?

GPs, their teams, and patients have faced an extremely challenging time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite lockdown measures lifting the pandemic is still not over. Face-to-face contact has been limited across all NHS services to protect you and keep you safe from the risk of infection.

For more information, please see the ‘Why GPs need to work differently’ poster.