Antibody Test for Covid -19
If you have a blood test booked you can now ask for the antibody test when you come in for your appointment and it will be done with your other bloods.
Unfortunately you can not book/request an antibody test on it's own at this moment in time.
Please see attached leaflet for more information.
Antibody Test for Covid-19
NHS Health at Home campaign
The NHS Health at Home campaign signposts you to the information you need to access NHS services online from home. As well as general assets for those with health concerns, ordering repeat prescriptions and video consolations, specific assets are now available for some long-term illnesses/vulnerable patients such as those with diabetes or asthma and pregnant people and new parents.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE:
Following Government guidelines ALL patients visiting the practice will be asked to wear a face covering. If you present at the practice without a face covering we will have to send you away .
Face coverings are not only to protect yourself but also the safety of other patients as well as our Doctors, Nurses & other staff members.
We thought this handy government link on ways you can make your own face coverings would be helpful; they don’t have to be a surgical masks.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-wear-and-make-a-cloth-face-covering/how-to-wear-and-make-a-cloth-face-covering
Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support during this time
Stay Safe.
IF YOU HAVE A NEW OR CONTINUOUS COUGH OR FEVER (37.8 deg C)PLEASE SELF ISOLATE FOR 7 DAYS. ALSO GET TESTED, CLICK THIS LINK:
IF ANYONE WHO LIVES IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD DISPLAYS EITHER OF THESE SYMPTOMS THEN YOU MUST ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR GP ONLY IF YOU HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR CHEST PAIN .
If you have serious symptoms that you cannot manage at home, please use NHS 111 online (Please only call NHS 111 if you cannot get online).
After 7 days of self-isolation, if you feel better and no longer have a high temperature you can return to your normal routine. If you have not had any signs of improvement after 7 days and have not already sought medical advice, you should use NHS111 online (you should only call NHS111 if you cannot get online) before you leave your home or let visitors in.
Cough may persist for several weeks in some people, despite the coronavirus infection having cleared. A persistent cough alone does not mean that you must continue to stay at home for more than 7 days.
Facebook & Twitter Page
We now have an official Garden Lane Medical Centre Facebook & Twitter page. These pages will be used to share information about forthcoming events and health campaigns. You can access the Facebook page by clicking here and the Twitter page by clicking here
Hayfever
Hayfever Newsletter 2019
Service Review Policy Consultation - Have your say!
Service Review Policy Consultation Poster
Gluten Free Food
We no longer prescribe gluten free products at the practice. For more information, please ask Reception.
Alternatively, visit https://www.westcheshireccg.nhs.uk/publications/clinical-policies.html
Blood Pressure Monitor & Weighing Scales
There is a blood pressure monitor available in the waiting room (in the corner by the family health room). You can use this to take your blood pressure whilst you are waiting to be called for your appointment. There are also some weighing scales so that you can weigh yourself. Please follow the instructions and then hand the information to reception. This information will be useful for your medical records.
Wellbeing Matters - Tell us your view about health and wellbeing
Working with NHS West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Cheshire West and Chester Council have developed a community website for residents of Cheshire West and Chester to find out about the heath and wellbeing and tell us their views.