COVID BOOSTERS & FLU VACCINATIONS
The Surgery will ONLY be vaccinating current housebound patients and over 80’s. As soon as we have any more information we will make this available on the website. Please do not contact the Surgery.
Non-urgent advice: AGGRESSIVE AND ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR
Over the past six months our admin staff have been receiving increasing levels of abuse.
This has now reached an unacceptable level resulting in one of our staff leaving.
We operate a zero tolerance policy to aggressive/abusive behaviour.
Anybody abusing our staff will be removed from our list with no further warning.
Non-urgent advice: FACEMASK EXEMPTION
Facemask Exemption Information for Travel
Please do not contact your GP Practice to ask for face covering exemption letters as this is not something that your GP can provide.
As per Scottish Government guidelines exemption certifications are not required, however, should you need this for travel purposes for any Airline you can request a free face covering exemption card by phoning 0800 121 6240 or through the NHS Scotland exemption card website http://exempt.scot/.
Non-urgent advice: COVID VACCINE PASSPORT/CERTIFICATE
Please see below the link to the Scottish Government website for information on how patients can now access their vaccination status without the need to contact their GP Practice.
For those patients unable to access the information online they can call the freephone Covid Status helpline to request their vaccination status which will be sent to them in the post. The Freephone number is 0808 196 8565.
Non-urgent advice: NO LETTER FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION?
If you have not received your letter for a Covid-19 vaccination yet and believe you should have or you have lost your letter please visit the link below and follow the instructions
https://www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/invitations-and-appointments/missing-appointment-details
Non-urgent advice: Covid Vaccine Updates
For the most up to date information regarding the Covid-19 vaccine please visit:
www.nhsinform.scot/covid19vaccine
Covid Vaccine leaflet:
The contact number for the helpline is: 0800 030 8013
Non-urgent advice: FLU VACCINATION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
From the 1st of October 2018, Pregnant Women in NHS Ayrshire & Arran can get their free flu vaccination from Maternity Services. Most flu vaccinations this coming flu season will be given at Ayrshire Maternity Unit. If you have any questions please speak with your community midwife or contact the Maternity Assessment Unit on 01563 825300 to book an appointment. The flu vaccine can be given at any time during your pregnancy and it is the best protection against catching the flu this winter. Get #ReadyForFlu, visit http://www.readyforflu.scot
Non-urgent advice: COVID-19 Notice
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE SURGERY UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT
IF YOU HAVE ANY COVID RELATED SYMPTOMS:
– HIGH TEMPERATURE OR FEVER
– A NEW CONTINUOUS COUGH
– A LOSS OF OR CHANGE IN SENSE OF TASTE OR SMELL
– THEN PLEASE PHONE NHS24 IN THE FIRST INSTANCE ON TEL: 111
FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON COVID19 PLEASE VISIT THE NHSINFORM OR GOV.UK WEBSITE
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