Latest Update
We are no longer requiring patient's to wear masks in the Surgery, but if you choose to do so, we still have masks on hand.
COVID VACCINES SPRING 2024
This spring Be wise, immunise!
This spring those most vulnerable and at greatest risk from COVID-19 will need extra protection . You are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine if you are:
aged 75 years & over (by the 30th June 2024)
aged 6 months and over and are immunosuppressed
TO BOOK if you are eligible
WE ARE OFFERING APPOINTMENTS AT: HEXHAM MART
choose this location – if this is not available when you go to book, please try again at another time, more appointments are being added all the time
search ‘NHS COVID-19 vaccine’ online to BOOK
book through the NHS App.
telephone 119 to book.
DO NOT CALL YOUR GP PRACTICE AS THEY ARE UNABLE TO BOOK THIS FOR YOU
LOCAL CLINICS
There will also be some limited availability at local pop-up clinics – this will be via invitation only, so please wait to see if you are contacted.
Make sure you get your vaccination as soon as possible to get fully protected. #BeWiseImmunise
Covid-19
You must not attend an appointment at this practice if you have had a positive lateral flow test in the last 10 days
Patients with symptoms of Covid-19 or other potentially infectious diseases – e.g. Cough, cold, sore throat, high fever, snotty nose, diarrhoea, vomiting.
- The GP practice has many vulnerable/immunosuppressed patients visiting. Please do not come into the surgery with these symptoms without an appointment.
- Public Health guidance is to self isolate for a minimum of 5 days with these upper airway symptoms. Guidance also recommends isolating for 48 hours after diarrhoea/vomiting symptoms have settled.
- Please rearrange any pre-booked appointments until your symptoms are settling or you are at least 10 days from the onset.
- When requesting an appointment with these symptoms present, please arrange a telephone appointment first. A face to face appointment can then be arranged if required.
Patients with a positive Lateral Flow Test
- Please do not visit the practice or come for a face to face appointment until you are at least 10 days post test and your symptoms are settling.
- Any need for GP advice should be done by phone initially in the first 10 days following a positive test.
Face masks
- To protect our staff and our vulnerable patients we would like you to continue wearing face masks throughout a visit to the practice for an appointment.
- This advice will be reviewed when circulating infectious diseases diminish sufficiently.
We thank you for adhering to the following principles for ALL infectious diseases including Covid-19
Isolation during the acute phase
Good ventilation
Social distancing
Hand washing
Face masks
Use this link for latest Coronavirus advice