Coronavirus Information
For the continued safety of our patients and staff, please see below for the current guidance on attending surgery:
- If you suspect you have coronavirus and need to contact the surgery, please do so by phone or online consultation. Phone appointments are available.
- If you are entering the surgery, please consider wearing a face covering (unless exempt) and socially distance whilst you are inside. Hand sanitiser is available.
- If you have anything to hand in, it can be left in the surgery letterbox. Please make sure your details are clearly written, alongside any information or requests for the surgery.
- If you are attending surgery, please try to socially distance whilst at the reception desk. Our receptionists are busy answering the phones aswell, and will be with you as soon as possible.
- Please collect non-urgent items after 1pm, as we are very busy in the mornings.
GPs are under enormous pressure, but we are open and here if needed. Please continue to be kind to our staff, socially distance where possible and wear a face mask in healthcare settings if you would like to; Why are GP practices working differently?
Important Information
Please visit the NHS and GOV.UK website for all the lastest Coronavirus news and information.
Please visit the following sites for further information:
- Bexley coronavirus guidance and support
- Greenwich coronavirus guidance and support
- How to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus
- Find out about the symptoms of coronavirus
- Guidance for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk
- What to do if you have or might have coronavirus
- Living safely with respiratory infections, including COVID-19
- Order coronavirus rapid lateral flow tests (if eligible)
- Coronavirus and mental wellbeing
- Guidance for travelling abroad during the coronavirus pandemic
- Help monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in the UK
- NHS Volunteer Responders
- Crimestoppers COVID Fraud Hotline
- Long-term effects of COVID-19 (long COVID)
- Find help and support if you have long COVID
- Coronavirus information in other languages
Please note: the NHS COVID Pass service will close on Monday 4th December 2023. There are no longer any domestic requirements to demonstrate vaccination status, and no countries require proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of entry.
Speak To A Vaccination Expert
Do you have a question about the COVID-19 vaccination? South East London residents can arrange a free telephone.
Book online or call 07828 499044 to arrange a free, confidential conversation with a healthcare professional – a local pharmacist - who will be able to give you the latest information on the vaccination and answer any questions you may have.
This is not a vaccination booking service and provides advice only.
Symptoms and Testing
Coronavirus symptoms may include:
- a high temperature or shivering (chills) – a high temperature 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
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- an aching body
- a headache
- a sore throat
- a blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
Try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you have symptoms of COVID-19. Take extra care to avoid close contact with anyone who is at higher risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19. You can go back to your normal activities when you feel better or do not have a high temperature.
Please click here to read about how to look after yourself at home, if you have coronavirus or symptoms.
Coronavirus testing:
Free testing for COVID-19 from the NHS has ended for most people in England. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you are no longer required to do a rapid lateral flow or PCR test.
If you still want to get tested and you're not eligible for a free NHS test, you can pay for a COVID-19 test yourself.
Please click here to read changes to testing for coronavirus in England.
Coronavirus Vaccinations
Eligible patients will be offered a booster of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in autumn 2024.
If you have been invited to book a Coronavirus Vaccination by the NHS, you can do so here. If you cannot book online, please call 119.
Please speak to our reception team if you would like to confirm we have the correct contact details for you. A guide to the COVID-19 autumn vaccination.
More information about the vaccination programme and FAQs can be found at;
- nhs.uk
- gov.uk
- nhsvaccinefacts.com
- nhsselvax.com
- selondonics.org
- Do you have a question about the COVID-19 vaccination? Get a free telephone call with a healthcare professional.
Booking can be done at;
- Book or manage your COVID-19 vaccination
- Find a walk-in coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site
- Walk-in vaccination clinics in South East London
- Calling 119. Lines are open Monday to Friday between 9am and 5.30pm. Lines are closed at weekends and on bank holidays.
Coronavirus and Cancer: Advice during COVID-19
It is concerning that patients who might have symptoms that could be cancer, or changes unusual for them, are not seeking help from their GP due to COVID-19.
We would like to reinforce the importance of contacting the surgery without delay, if you are worried about changes or symptoms.
More information can be found at www.cancerresearchuk.org