Coronavirus/COVID-19

COVID-19 Privacy Notice

We are trying to reduce as much face to face contact as possible to protect you and us. The phone lines will still be open Monday - Friday 08.00am- 18.30pm. We will still be able to arrange urgent and necessary assessments according to clinical need but these will be via a phone call first. Please do not come down to the surgery.

Please can we ask that patients wear a face covering before entering the practice.

To order your repeat prescription we ask that you use online access, post the prescription or use the post box on the front gates as opposed to handing it in at the reception desk.

Symptoms?

If you have symptoms associated with coronavirus including a new continuous cough or a high temperature or a loss of taste or smell please do not attend the practice. To be tested for coronavirus please call 119 or visit gov.uk to book a test.

The latest information and advice regarding Coronavirus/Vaccination can be found on the following websites:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG (nottsccg.nhs.uk)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance and support - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Demonstrating your COVID-19 Vaccination Status

You can access your COVID-19 vaccination status through the free NHS App from 17 May. You can access the app through mobile devices such as a smartphone or by tablet. Proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status will be shown within the NHS App. We recommend that you register with the app before booking international travel.
 
If you do not have access to a smartphone and know that the country you are travelling to requires COVID-19 vaccination status, you can call the NHS helpline on 119 (from 17 May) and ask for a letter to be posted to you. This must be at least 5 days after youve completed your course of the vaccine. We expect the letter to take up to 5 days to reach you.
 
Please do not contact your GP surgery about your COVID-19 vaccination status. GPs cannot provide letters showing your COVID-19 vaccination status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Vaccine:

The Covid-19 vaccination programme has begun. When it is your turn to be vaccinated, the NHS will contact you. Please do not contact the NHS. See above links for further information and FAQs.

In Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, a few different health and care organisations including hospitals, GP practices, care homes and others are working together on the Covid-19 vaccination programme. This means when it is your turn to be vaccinated, this may not be at your GP practice. You will be told where to go for your appointment and how to book.
 
Invitations for the local vaccination centres are being sent out on a phased basis. Please note that the booking information is patient specific and the details should not be passed on to anyone else except for them to book an appointment on your behalf.
 
The practice does not have access to the booking sites so please wait for your invitation letter. As we get more information we will update this page. Further information is also available here
 
We understand a lot of people want to be vaccinated and would like to reassure you this will happen. Please be patient and wait to be contacted.
 
For further information on why you are being asked to wait for your Covid-19 vaccine, please read the information on the GOV.UK website or this leaflet.

COVID-19 Vaccination Spring 2023

Who can get a booster dose

The NHS should contact you if you're eligible for a seasonal booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this spring. We will not be doing vaccinations in the practice.

You may be offered a seasonal booster if you:

  • are aged 75 or over (you need to have turned 75 on or before 30 June 2023)
  • live in a care home for older adults
  • are aged 5 or over and have a weakened immune system

Details of how to book an appointment are available  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/covid-19-vaccination/getting-a-booster-dose-of-the-covid-19-vaccine/ or you can call 119

Housebound patients will be contacted by the Roving Vaccination Service.

 
COVID-19 Vaccines for Other Frontline Professionals:
 
Advice from the Nottinghamshire Local Medical Committe: "It has come to our attention that several practices are receiving letters and messages from other frontline professionals to be coded on the GP system to get vaccinated. This is not within your remit to prioritise COVID vaccinations for other frontline professionals outside of general practice. They will need to take this up with their respective employer or professional representative body. If patients do have any queries they can contact the Nottinghamshire LMC on 0115 977 1347 or email office@nottslmc.co.uk"
 
Med3/Sick notes:
 
The government has announced that from the 17th of December 2021 employees can self-certify sickness for up to 28 days without a doctor’s note.
 
The government has temporarily increased the amount of time employees can self certify for sickness to 28 days.  This means you do not need a doctors note for the first 28 days of sickness.  This is a temporary measure to enable practices to focus on COVID-19 booster programme.  This means you will not need to call the practice for a sick note unless your illness has lasted more than 28 days or your sick note is long term.
 
This applies to absences beginning on or after 10 December 2021, up to and including absences which begin on or before 26 January 2022. The self-certification period will revert to seven days for absences beginning on or after 27 January 2022. If employees are self-isolating and cannot work because of coronavirus (COVID-19) they can get an ‘isolation note’ online from NHS 111. They do not have to go to their GP or a hospital. 
 
Useful links/information:
 
Face covering information/exemptions

Information for those who are pregnant

Advice about Covid-19 and how to look after someone with dementia

Safeguarding information for children/adults/families who are struggling or potentially suffering abuse or neglect.

Isolation note / Med3 'Fit Note' & 'Sick Note' for your employer

Covid-19 and Childhood Illnesses

Access to NHS Dentistry (please note Wollaton Park Medical Centre is not a dental practice)

The Grief Line has been set up to support those who have been bereaved and are in need of support.