What Restrictions will look like at West Hoe Surgery after 19th July 2021.

For the time being there will be no changes here at the practice.  Patients coming to the surgery will still need to wear a mask, use the hand sanitiser and socially distance.  Our staff will continue to wear appropriate PPE.

We have made this decision as often patients coming to the surgery are sick, vulnerable and maybe unvaccinated due to medical reasons, so we feel that these precautions will help to protect everyone.

We also need to minimise the number of our staff catching Covid so we can keep a functioning service, so for this reason alone these measures are vital.  

Our doors are open but we will still limit the number of patients that can be in the surgery at any one time.

Our consultations will continue, these might be offered as a telephone, face to face or video. It is worth noting that we are consulting with much higher numbers of patients than we ever did before the pandemic, so you may have to wait longer for your routine appointment. For this reason we are encouraging patients to download the PushDoctor app so that they can consult a GP online.

We hope you will understand why we need to continue with these measures and keep the surgery as safe for everyone as we can.  We have all come so far in trying to minimise the impact of Covid, let’s continue to stay safe together.  

Thank you for your understanding.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

West Hoe Surgery and Pandemic Coronavirus

Until further notice West Hoe Surgery will be seeing patient by arrangement only.

Please do not attend the surgery unless you have been asked to attend. The front door is open for those who have a pre-arranged appointment only, with a Doctor or Nurse. If you have any queries regarding prescriptions, sick notes etc, please DO NOT attend the surgery, you must phone on 01752 660105 or use the eConsult system (please see below for information or click on the Reception tab, Online Consultation, above). We are also now able to offer online consultations on weekends via Push Doctor. See below for details.

NHS England have created an animation to help explain to the public how they can continue to access GP services, including how to get in contact, the different ways care may be delivered, and how face-to-face appointments have changed. 

CORONAVIRUS

For current information on Covid-19 please visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/   

Please take a look at our Covid-19 page by clicking on the Covid-19 Tile.

Push Doctor – Online Consultation Service

Patient consultation rates have increased during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We now offer an Online service via Push Doctor, which may benefit you.

Did you know you can now see a doctor without leaving the house?

See an NHS GP, whenever suits you. All you need is a laptop, smartphone or tablet. 

Secure appointments with access to your complete medical history. 

Get started at PushDoctor.co.uk/NHS, or download the Push Doctor app to book an appointment whenever suits you. 

Appointments are available between 6:30pm – 8:00pm Monday to Friday and over the weekend between 8:00am – 8:00pm 

Link to site –  https://www.pushdoctor.co.uk/

eConsult – Online Consultation service

To access eConsult please click on the ‘Online Consultation’ tile. 

West Hoe Surgery is part of Waterside Health Network – Primary Care Network