Aldermoor Surgery NHS GP practice in Southampton, SO16 5ST

2020 FLU VACCINATION PROGRAM

Its that time of year again and it is more important than ever with risk from COVID-19, that those patients who are in the risk criteria are vaccinated against influenza
Due to COVID-19 we will be running our clinics very differently to allow for social distancing to protect both our patients and our staff.
Please read carefully the link below to see:_
If you are eligible for a flu vaccination
How we are running the campaign this year
What you need to do
Questions and answers

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NHS BETTER HEALTH – LET’S DO IT

Last Monday the NHe launched Better Health, the ground-breaking new adult health campaign that provides an opportunity for the nation to reset and introduce healthy changes. For many, the past few months have been a wake-up call, with people realising how precious their health is and recognising that it is time to get back on track.

To support people to live healthier lives, Public Health England’s Better Health campaign provides a variety of tools and apps to help you make healthier food choices, become more active and prevent future weight gain. One of these tools is the NHS 12-week weight loss plan, providing engaging content that can be personalised and tailored to the goals and needs of the individual

Click or copy the link below to access the tools

https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/

ALDERMOOR SURGERY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

There has been recent media posts informing the public that GP Practices are not open and are refusing to see patients.

Adermoor surgery has been open through out the COVID-19 Pandemic, but we are working in a different way to ensure the spread of COVID-19 is reduced and we protect our patients and staff.

Primary care is still open and we encourage people to get in touch for any health concerns that cannot be dealt with by the individual, their family or friends or the local pharmacy
Routine vaccinations and immunisations are important and are available at the surgery
Please only visit the surgery in person if you have an appointment, please avoid bringing anyone with you and please leave prams and buggies outside.
If you think you need to see a doctor please call the practice to speak to a clinician or use e-consult via the practice website
If you need to be seen face-to-face then you will be given an appointment to come to the practice
This change is happening to help keep staff and patients safe
We want to discourage people queuing outside a GP practice and waiting in the waiting area, to reduce the spread of coronavirus
Coming in for a booked appointment means you will be seen promptly
Staff will clean down areas before your arrival to keep you safe
If you have coronavirus symptoms DO NOT come into the practice– self isolate and seek help via your practice or NHS 111 nhs.uk

Isolation Notes

If your employer is asking for a note from your GP surgery. The government’s rules around issuing a sick note are that medical professionals can only issue one when an individual has had more than seven continuous calendar days off sick due to an illness (including weekends).

For any period of illness less than seven days, you are able to complete a self-certification certificate and provide this to your employer. In the unlikely event that your employer does not accept a self-certification, your doctor may be able to issue a private sick note for which there will be a charge and quite possibly a long delay.

In light of the current Coronavirus situation, it is inevitable that a number of employees may be required to quarantine themselves at home, for example due to the nature of recent travel, even in the absence of any symptoms of an illness. In these cases, your GP will NOT be able to issue a sick note as the time off work is not due to an illness, and isn’t affecting your ability to work, but rather is a precaution to avoid transmission of any illness that is yet to produce symptoms.

We therefore expect your employer to be sympathetic if you are required to self-isolate for 14 days and to understand that the reason for this is to protect the welfare of your work colleagues and the wider community. We understand that you may also be able to call NHS 111 to request an email confirmation of the suspected Coronavirus diagnosis, to show to your employer if needed.

Whilst we appreciate this may cause some difficulties between you and your employer, equally GPs have a responsibility to prioritise the assessment and management of the healthcare needs of patients who are actually unwell, rather than spending time dealing with requests for sick notes, particularly when they aren’t in a position to issue one. See link below

https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note/

SUSPENSION OF ROUTINE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID19 STAY AT HOME GUIDANCE

From Monday 30th March all GP surgeries in Southampton will be working in conjunction with each other and working to the same plan.

From Monday 30TH March Aldermoor doors will remain shut and we will not be dealing with any patients on a face to face basis. All patients who need to be physically seen and examined will be seen in a designated authorised site call a COLD SITE. The cold site is now back at Aldermoor. THESE CAN ONLY BE BOOK by a GP from Aldermoor Surgery

This does not mean that we are not here for our patients we will continue provide medical services for our patients medical health, but we need to deliver these services in a different way whilst the country is in Lock Down.

We will however NOT be dealing with routine medical problems during this time, for example annual reviews, non urgent follow-ups etc.

All non-urgent reviews will be done either on the telephone, questionnaire or video link if you have the technology to support this

If you feel that you need to speak to us for a non-life threatening medical condition/emergency or if you have a medical query please contact the surgery in the normal way and you will be put on our daily triage list. A clinician will call you back and assess your problem or query. If the clinician feels that you need to be seen and examined this will be arranged for you. You will be given an appointment to be seen by one of our GP’s at the Surgery after checking that you do not have any COVID-19 symptoms. Aldermoor Surgery is now operating as a cold site

Our nursing team are now back to working near normal clinic sessions at Aldermoor Surgery

REQUESTING PRESCRIPTIONS

With regard to prescriptions you will be able to request them by;-

Putting the paper slip in the letter box adjacent the front door, by telephone, by email and by e-consult request You will however NOT BE ABLE TO COLLECT YOUR PRESCRIPTION FROM THE SURGERY. Therefore you will need to nominate the pharmacy where you would like to collect your medication from. Please write this on the request slip or your email request.

REQUEST FOR SICK NOTES/FIT NOTES

Request for sick/fit notes can be done via email, e-consult via the practice website. As with prescriptions you will not be able to collect them from the practice, they can be emailed back to you or posted

AM I ON THE VULNERABLE LIST

We have had many questions relating to this question, unfortunately we do not have the capacity to deal with these queries and request that you go to the government website for this information, see below.

The government are in the process of writing to all patients who match this criteria but in the meantime seek advice on their website

CONTACT DETAILS

Practice email:- soccg.aldermoorsurgery@nhs.net

Practice website:-aldermoor.nhs.uk

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults

111 ONLINE – Coronavirus https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19

Operating Message

18/3/2018

Dear Patients

Due to concerns of Coronavirus and under guidance of Public Health England, to reduce the spread of the virus we are reducing our face to face consultation. This means that we will not be allowing pre-bookable appointments for non-urgent routine appointments.

We will try and address any of your health concerns via a telephone consultation or video consultation if you have the technology to support this.

You can also contact the surgery if you are registered for online services. We would highly recommend that if you take regular repeat medication you register for this online service to avoid coming to the surgery. Contact the surgery if you would like to do this.

You can also do and E-Consultations via the surgery website www.aldermoor.nhs.uk

Please be assured that we are still offering medical services to our patients, we just have to deliver these services in a different way due to the current pandemic, however if your condition requires that you need to be seen by a GP face to face we will still do this once you have been assessed on the telephone or by one of the online services and once we are confident that you do not have any COVID-19 or respiratory symptoms.

We thank you for your patience and co-operation during this very difficult time.

Stay safe and stay well

The Partners of Aldermoor Surgery

INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS REGARDING WUHAN NOVEL CORONAVIRUS INFECTION

If you think you have coronavirus DO NOT COME TO THE SURGERY

Patients requiring general information on coronavirus should use this link: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

For patients concerned that they may have coronavirus or may have come into contact with someone who has go here: https://111.nhs.uk/service/covid-19

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Welcome to Aldermoor Surgery

With patient’s needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.

Emergency cover before 08:00 and after 18:30 on weekdays, and 24 hours a day at weekends, is provided by the out-of-hours provider.

If you have an urgent medical problem which cannot wait until the surgery re-opens, a duty doctor can be contacted by telephoning 111.

Out-of-hours services are generally busy so please think carefully before asking to see a doctor and only do so if you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.

In a genuine emergency you should call 999. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath / severe blood loss constitute an emergency.

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