For COVID-19 health advice and information, contact the Healthline team (for free) on 0800 358 5453
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Dear 575 patients,
We want to reassure you that we will continue to see you for all your regular health needs. However, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are introducing some additional services to ensure that we can provide you with safe, efficient and effective primary healthcare.
Phone consultations are now available for our enrolled patients where this is appropriate. We are investigating video consultations, and these will be available soon. Your doctor can order blood tests online and we can fax prescriptions through to a pharmacy for you. We are also investigating online prescriptions.
For information about phone consultations click here
It is vitally important if you have any symptoms of fever, cough, sore throat or difficulty breathing that you advise us when booking your appointment. We want to see you, but please make sure you inform us AHEAD of your visit.
If you are concerned that you may have COVID-19, you have had any recent international travel or have been in contact with a confirmed case, please call Healthline on 0800 358 5453.
PLEASE DO NOT COME INTO OUR CLINIC DIRECTLY WITHOUT INFORMING US FIRST.
When you arrive for your appointment please call reception on 09 623 4599 from your car. We will then advise you to stay in your car with your mobile phone turned on so the doctor or nurse can call you.
We have been and will continue to test for COVID-19 according to the up to date case definition at the discretion of the doctor. We will be following latest advice from public health. A suspected COVID-19 assessment is a lengthy process which begins with a phone consultation from the car. The doctor will then do a physical examination wearing protective equipment and may take swabs from the back of the throat and through the nose.
We will not be swabbing everyone with respiratory symptoms. We will assess each patient individually and decide whether swabs are indicated based on the latest public health recommendations.
Any patient with severe symptoms will need to be assessed and tested in hospital. We will call the hospital first and arrange for you to be seen as quickly as possible.
If attending for non COVID-19 related matters, you are welcome to wait outside, but please notify reception of your arrival and where you are planning to wait.
For the current COVID-19 case definition click here.It is very important that we 'flatten the curve' to prevent the rapid spread of this virus and prevent our healthcare system from being overwhelmed. Current information shows most people with this virus are not severely ill, although some become extremely sick and need hospital care.
As with other respiratory illnesses, it’s important you practice safe hand, cough and sneeze hygiene to reduce the risk of infection.
This is a good time to be prepared and review your emergency kit.