Planning is taking place to start vaccinating patients against COVID-19.  We don’t have vaccines available at present but when they are available, we will be vaccinating patients in groups (as directed by the government), as follows:

1. Patients in care homes
2. Patients over 80 and people who work in health and social care homes
3. Then patients by age starting with the oldest patients and working down to the youngest patients
4. Patients who are considered a risk if they contract COVID will be vaccinated prior to younger patients.

There will be national information about how to book appointments.

Please do not contact the surgery at this point as our staff have no more information to give you.

Thank you.

We are organising our last few flu vaccination clinics for anyone aged 50 – 64 years old. We have a limited supply of vaccines so please call reception as soon as possible to book an appointment.

Many thanks

Only those patients that meet the government’s new  criteria will receive “shielding” letters from NHSE. The criteria have changed since the first wave of shielding so some patients that received a letter earlier in the year may not receive one now. If you haven’t received a letter you DO NOT need to shield but observe strict social distancing advice and adhere to lockdown rules. Due to current clinical demand the doctors are not able to enter into individual discussions regarding who is eligible. Below is the list of conditions that the government consider highest risk. If you feel you have been missed by the government please carefully read the criteria and email your query to [email protected]   clearly stating how you meet the criteria, a clinician will review your notes in due course then advise if you do fit the criteria.

• solid organ transplant recipients
• those with specific cancers:
• people with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy
• people with lung cancer who are undergoing radical radiotherapy
• people with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment
• people having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer
• people having other targeted cancer treatments that can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors
• people who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs
• those with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• those with rare diseases that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), homozygous sickle cell disease)
• those on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection
• adults with Down’s syndrome
• adults on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease (stage 5)
• women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired
• other people who have also been classed as clinically extremely vulnerable, based on clinical judgement and an assessment of their needs. GPs and hospital clinicians have been provided with guidance to support these decisions

Please do not come into the surgery. We are dealing with patients who need emergency treatment over the phone.  Our reception desk is not open to book appointments or for any other queries.

If you do need to speak to a GP urgently, please call our main number on 01793 536541. (more…)