CORONAVIRUS NEWS
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For further information visit the Sunbury Health Centre website: https://sunburyhealthcentre.nhs.uk/
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UNABLE TO WORK - COVID-19
26 March 2020
To reduce the burden on GP Practices a new online system, created by the NHS and the Department for Work and Pensions, is now live for patients to be emailed a digital isolation note.
Isolation notes provide patients with evidence for their employers that they have been advised to self-isolate due to Coronavirus, either because they have symptoms or they live with someone who has symptoms, and so cannot work.
As Isolation Notes can be obtained without contacting a Doctor, this will reduce the pressure on GP surgeries and prevent people needing to leave their homes.
The notes can be accessed through the NHS website and NHS 111 online. After answering a few questions, an Isolation Note will be emailed to the user. If they don’t have an email address, they can have the note sent to a trusted family member or friend, or directly to their employer.
The service can also be used to generate an Isolation Note on behalf of someone else.
26 March 2020
To reduce the burden on GP Practices a new online system, created by the NHS and the Department for Work and Pensions, is now live for patients to be emailed a digital isolation note.
Isolation notes provide patients with evidence for their employers that they have been advised to self-isolate due to Coronavirus, either because they have symptoms or they live with someone who has symptoms, and so cannot work.
As Isolation Notes can be obtained without contacting a Doctor, this will reduce the pressure on GP surgeries and prevent people needing to leave their homes.
The notes can be accessed through the NHS website and NHS 111 online. After answering a few questions, an Isolation Note will be emailed to the user. If they don’t have an email address, they can have the note sent to a trusted family member or friend, or directly to their employer.
The service can also be used to generate an Isolation Note on behalf of someone else.
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NEW DENTISTRY ARRANGEMENTS
25 March 2020 - 5 pages Dental Practices have been told to suspend all routine treatment in a bid to reduce the spread of Covid-19. In a letter sent to practices today [letter attached], NHS England and Improvement said: “All routine, non-urgent dental care including orthodontics should be stopped and deferred until advised otherwise.” |
TOP 10 TIPS FOR COVID-19 TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS
Tips from the Royal College of GPs - written by Dr. Simon Stockley and Dr. Roger Neighbour
19 March 2020 - 4 pages
Tips from the Royal College of GPs - written by Dr. Simon Stockley and Dr. Roger Neighbour
19 March 2020 - 4 pages
- Pre-Planning
- Beginning the Conversation
- Information Needed
- Decide if Telephone Management is Appropriate
- Safety Netting
- Face-to-Face Consultation
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INSTRUCTIONS TO PRIMARY CARE
17 pages This is useful to understand what is expected. See Item 15 in the Table at the end, for information about PPGs. |
DOCTORS TRANSFER
Mental Health Trusts across England are transferring Foundation Year One Doctors to Acute Trusts to help tackle the Covid-19 crisis
Mental Health Trusts across England are transferring Foundation Year One Doctors to Acute Trusts to help tackle the Covid-19 crisis
COVID19
The NHS will contact you from Monday 23 March 2020 if you are at particularly high risk of getting seriously ill with Coronavirus. You'll be given specific advice about what to do. Do not contact your GP or healthcare team at this stage – wait to be contacted.
Who is at risk?
You may be at a particularly high risk of getting seriously ill with Coronavirus if you:
The NHS will contact you from Monday 23 March 2020 if you are at particularly high risk of getting seriously ill with Coronavirus. You'll be given specific advice about what to do. Do not contact your GP or healthcare team at this stage – wait to be contacted.
Who is at risk?
You may be at a particularly high risk of getting seriously ill with Coronavirus if you:
- Have had an organ transplant and are taking immunosuppressant medicine.
- Are having Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy.
- Have blood or bone marrow cancer, such as Leukaemia.
- Have a severe chest condition, such as Cystic Fibrosis or severe Asthma.
- Have another serious health condition.