Coronavirus Symptoms
Self-isolation is recommended if you develop any of these symptoms:
- A new continuous cough
- Fever
- Loss of smell or taste
We have been closely monitoring the emerging data and evidence on COVID-10 and after thorough consideration, we are now confident enough to recommend this new measure.
Where possible please wear a face covering when visiting the practice.
Booster vaccinations
The surgery is not providing the booster vaccinations. Please do not call us about the vaccination programme. Click here for more information about the programme
Anyone who received a COVID-19 vaccination during the early stages of the vaccination programme (priority groups 1 to 9) is eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccination.
Your Covid Recovery Website
Your Covid Recovery is a website designed to help understand recovery from the long-term effects of Covid-19.
It is important to highlight that the ‘normal’ expected recovery pattern which is perhaps longer than some might expect.
For most people who have had the COVID infection and are severe enough to need hospital care, we would expect from experience with other similar bacterial and viral infections that in around;
- 4 weeks most of the chest pains, and phlegm (sputum) should have reduced.
- 6 weeks cough and feeling breathless should have greatly reduced.
- 3 months most symptoms should have settled but tiredness may still be present.
- 6 months symptoms should have all settled.
Those who were admitted into intensive care will often find that recovery takes longer than this, possibly up to a year.
Government support
The government have launched a new website for patients to use in finding out what help they can get if affected by coronavirus.
This service is available to all patients who are seeking advice and guidance on the topics such as:
- feeling unsafe
- going in to work
- paying bills or being unemployed
- getting food
- having somewhere to live
- mental health and wellbeing
Proof of your vaccination status will be available on the NHSapp.
The NHS app can be downloaded here for iPhone or here for android.
We are unable to issue these certificates at the practice.
Please click here for further information.
Alternatively you can call the NHS helpline on 119 (from 17 May) and ask for a letter to be posted to you. This must be at least 5 days after you’ve completed your course of the vaccine, the letter may to take up to 5 days to reach you.
Useful links
- NHS Coronavirus – Advice for Everyone
- Advice for parents with unwell child covid – traffic light system
- NHS Coronavirus – Advice for people at Higher risk
- Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists – Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
- NHS Symptoms and what to do
- NHS Self-isolation if you or someone you live with has symptoms
- www.neurolove.org
The Malnutrition Pathway have created patient leaflets for people with COVID-19:
https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/malnutrition-pathway-covid-19-leaflets.html