Bere Alston Medical Practice
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COVID RESTRICTION UPDATE:

Throughout the pandemic we have strived to make the surgery as safe as possible for all our patients and staff.

We will continue to do so going forward.

Patients with respiratory symptoms who are required to attend for emergency treatment because of covid symptoms MUST wear a mask.

For all other Patients it is again a requirement to wear a mask due to the rapidly increasing number of covid infections.

Staff and Clinicians will also be wearing masks.

We do understand that it can be frustrating but we know that when people come to us they are sick and vulnerable (and some cannot receive the covid vaccinations due to medical reasons) so we feel it would be wrong to not take these small precautions that can protect people.

In terms of opening up, as many of you know, we have never been shut and in fact have consulted with much higher numbers of patients than we did pre-covid ( face to face, by phone, by e-consult and by video), not counting vaccinating over 90% of the adult population over the last year.

Abbey Surgery has come so far in trying to minimise the impact of Covid and we are sure you understand that we need to keep the surgery as safe for ALL patients as we can.

15th June 2022

APPOINTMENTS - LATEST NEWS

We offer routine appointments with both our Doctors and Nurses.

You will be offered the choice of a telephone or face to face appointment.

If your usual Doctor is unavailable, we will offer a routine appointment with another Doctor.

If you need to be seen sooner and you believe it is urgent for today, please call before 11:00.

If you ring on the day after 11:00 there will be limited urgent appointments.

4th February 2022

LATEST NEWS - COVID UPDATE

We have now been giving the Covid booster vaccination for some time now and we at Abbey Surgery wanted to keep you all informed of our plans moving forward.

As you know, Abbey Surgery has been actively involved in the Covid-19 vaccination efforts. For over a year we have delivered first, second, third and booster doses delivering them in our Surgery. This has been possible because of our staff working overtime supporting our efforts.

Our priority remains the health of our patients and we are available for urgent and routine appointments as we have been throughout the pandemic.

We recognise the importance of booster vaccinations given the emergence of the Omicron variant and will be increasing our clinics to give as many doses as possible.

The media reports suggest we will be sacrificing elements of care to provide this. We want to reassure you that this is not the case. The guidance means we can prioritise clinical care and vaccinations over bureaucratic form filling and tasks that we are required to do to meet targets. We will still be asking patients to have reviews for their chronic conditions as well as managing acute and chronic health care.

We would hope that all those Patients that are due a Covid Booster Vaccination take up their vaccinations in the near future.

Free Delivery Service for your medication

If you are a patient who has their medication dispensed from our Dispensary in Tavistock and you have trouble in coming into the Surgery to collect your medication, we can now deliver your medication direct to your door.

If you are not a patient who has their medication dispensed by us BUT you live more than a mile from a Pharmacy you would be able to take advantage of this service. If this applies to you and you would like to change and let us dispense your medication to you please let us know and we will deliver it for you now!!

Coronavirus

Do not enter if you have:

a temperature

new continuous cough
may have been in contact with someone who has it, or have been to places where there are lots of cases of the virus

If you have these symptoms, however mild, you should stay at home and do not leave your house for 7 days from when symptoms started. If a member of your household has symptoms you should stay at home and not leave their house for 10 days.

You do not need to call NHS 111 to go into self-isolation. If your symptoms worsen during home isolation or are no better after 10 days, contact NHS 111 online. If you have no internet access, you should call NHS 111.

For a medical emergency dial 999 or https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19

Not sure what to do when your child is unwell?

Download the free HANDi Paediatric app and get expert advice when you need it about common childhood illnesses and how to treat them.

Developed by NHS organisations in Devon, the HANDi Paediatric app is available to download for free onto any Apple or Android smartphone or tablet.

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Services

We would value your opinion on what medical services you would like to see developed in Tavistock so that we can share your ideas with other Practices now working with us as West Devon Primary Care Home and the local Clinical Commissioning Group. We would then campaign on your behalf for more localised services should there be enough demand and funding. Please feel free to either e-mail us at abbey.surgery@nhs.net or write in addressed for the attention of Darren Newland - Practice Manager.

Contact Details

This is a polite reminder that if you change your e-mail address, mobile telephone number, home telephone number or home address please can you let us know the new details as soon as possible