Did you know we have a dispensary delivery service where your medication could be delivered to your home address?
If you would like to have your medication delivered to your home
please call the dispensary to discuss delivery dates and times.
Dispensary line: 01946 833 155
COVID Vaccination Information
You may receive a letter from the National Booking Service, providing an alternative option to book at a Large Vaccination Centre. However as you would need to travel further for your vaccination it might be more convenient for people to wait for their local vaccination service run by their GPs to get in touch. Everyone in the priority cohorts who want to have a vaccination can do so from their local GP vaccination service.
If you want to wait to be called by your local GP vaccination service then please do not respond to the national booking service invitation.
The way the cohorts are being invited may result in a younger person with an underlying health condition being offered an appointment before someone in the over 50 year age group. This doesn't mean you have been missed so please wait until the NHS contacts you.
In the meantime the message remains the same - the NHS will be in contact with you when the time is right for you to be invited for your vaccine. Please do not contact the NHS, please wait for the NHS to contact you.
If you are AGED 50 OR OVER and have NOT yet had your FIRST Covid vaccination, please ring 01946 599998 to book an appointment.
Second Dose Vaccinations
We are due to commence 2nd dose vaccination at Flatt Walks Whitehaven from 22nd February.
General Information re: COVID vaccine and when you will be contacted
• The NHS will contact people in the priority groups when it is their turn to receive the vaccine.
• It will take some time to get things up and running across north Cumbria and to get through the priority groups as identified by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
• It will take a long time to even get through the first couple of priority cohorts – please be patient
The NHS is prioritising vaccinating those people who experts have agreed will benefit from it the most. We will let you know when it is your turn to book your vaccination.
Check if you or your child has coronavirus symptoms
If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), get a test as soon as possible. Stay at home until you get the result.
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.
What to do if you have symptoms
If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus:
- Get a test to check if you have coronavirus as soon as possible.
- Stay at home and do not have visitors until you get your test result – only leave your home to have a test.
Anyone you live with, and anyone in your support bubble, must also stay at home until you get your result.
To arrange a test or for more information please use the following link
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/
***** New Online Consult feature *****
Do you have a routine query or problem that does not require immediate assistance, or do you need to request a letter or a medical report?
We have a new Online Consult feature where our patients are able to send us a secure message. This is available via our website 24/7 and we aim to respond to you within 48hrs (excluding weekends)
We are closed (surgery and dispensary) for essential staff training on
We are closed (surgery and dispensary) for essential staff training on
- Thursday 20th May 2021
- Wednesday 16th June 2021
- Thursday 15th July 2021
- Wednesday 15th September 2021
- Thursday 14th October 2021
- Wednesday 17th November 2021
- Thursday 13th January 2022
- Thursday 10th February 2022
- Wednesday 16th March 2022
On each date the surgery and dispensary will close at 1pm and re-open the following morning. The surgery will re-open at 8:00am and the dispensary will re-open at 9am.
When our GP practice is closed, patients should call the NHS 111 service by dialling 111.
Opening hours for the surgery, dispensary & prescription ordering line until further notice
Monday - Friday
Surgery: 08:00am - 18:30pm
Monday - Friday
Dispensary: 09:00am - 13:00pm & 14:00pm - 16:30pm
Prescription ordering line (01946 833 155): 10:00am - 13:00pm & 14:00pm - 16:30pm
Please allow 72 hours for repeat prescription ordering
Please note that if you are prescribed medication from your appointment at the Red Hub someone else should collect this medication on your behalf and after your appointment at the red hub you should immediately return home.
PATIENTS GIVEN APPOINTMENTS AT OUR RED HUB:
During the current COVID-19 outbreak, patients experiencing certain symptoms (breathing issues and / or fever) and who have been telephone assessed by a GP to need a face-to-face examination will be called to our local 'Red Hub'.
Please note that if you are prescribed medication from your appointment at the Red Hub someone else should collect this medication on your behalf and after your appointment at the red hub you should immedi...atley return home.
Click here www.northcumbriaccg.nhs.uk/redhubs to find out more about where to go, what it will look and feel like and what to do when you arrive. There is also a short film and animation to explain why it looks different for children.
For the latest COVID-19 information and guidance
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
The learning disability matters for families website was launched earlier this year to support families and carers of children and young people with a learning disability around advice and guidance, support, useful tips and contacts.
They have updated the website with some information around Covid-19 specifically relating to resilience and health and wellbeing of families. A range of resources are available from short guides, films and useful websites / contacts. These include:
- Sleep tips
- 5 ways to wellbeing
- Mindfulness
- Strategies to support parents during isolation
- Managing stress
- Useful contacts
- Other useful websites
- What other information do you need?
The website link can be found here: https://learningdisabilitymatters.co.uk/covid-19/
WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SELF ISOLATION SICK NOTES PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW
https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note/
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If you need a Podiatry self referral form please use the one below
Podiatry Self-Referral form
(Site updated 26/04/2021)