CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION (Covid-19)The surgery is experiencing a large increase in requests for appointments and advice at the beginning of the week. If you have a routine request please call later in the week.IF YOU ARE ATTENDING FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT THE SURGERY PLEASE WEAR A FACE MASK OR COVERING. HAND SANITISER IS AVAILABLE IN THE FOYER PLEASE USE THIS ON ENTRY TO THE BUILDING, DO NOT WEAR GLOVES. If you have a new continuous cough, high temperature or loss of taste stay at home for 10 days DO NOT ATTEND THE SURGERY. Members of your household must self isolate for 14 days, if they develop symptoms they must stay at home for a further 10 days following onset. If your condition worsens or you are no better after 7 days go online to https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19 or telephone 111.For further information about how the practice is managing your care during Covid-19 please Click Here |
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, how you contact us will be different at the moment. This is to limit face-to-face contact whenever possible and help stop the spread of coronavirus to protect you and us.
We are open and if you need to see your GP, please ring us on 01305 250989 or visit our website and complete an eConsult questionnaire. You can also call NHS111. Please do not come to the surgery unless you have an appointment.
If you are waiting for a check-up, please be assured we will be in touch
Appointments are being delivered face-to-face, online and over the telephone. If you are asked to come into the surgery for a face-to-face appointment, please remember to wear a face covering. Measures are in place to keep you safe from infection during your visit to the surgery.
Flu Vaccinations for 50 to 64 yr. olds
We now have a stock of these vaccinations, if you are in the age group of 50yrs to 64yrs and have not already booked in to have a flu vaccine or have not already had one please contact the surgery.
COVID VACCINATION GUIDANCE
Covid Vaccination Clinics Update
The Mid Dorset Primary Care Network received their 1st batch of covid vaccinations Friday 15th January and gave 1166 doses over the weekend with staff from all the local practices working together along with volunteers from the patient groups and the Volunteer Centre.
I appreciate that many of you may feel disheartened as you were not called up for your vaccination, the number allocated to our surgery was 130. We are restricted by the number that is provided to us by the NHS and I am aware that if you listen to the news some other locations have received many more vaccines. Unfortunately this is outside of our control and we cannot order the number that we want we have to take what we are given. It is important to let you know that you have not been forgotten and we will call you when we know we definitely have a vaccine available to give you.
Please bear with us and be patient. We appreciate that it is an anxious time for everyone, we will get to you as soon as possible.
Large Vaccination Centres and Appointments
The government has set up some large vaccination centre and you may receive a letter asking if you want to go there for your vaccination. Please see the link below which explains how they are here to enhance the options for vaccinations, but please if you already have an appointment booked with the local vaccination hub at the at the Atrium Health Centre please attend so that we do not waste vaccinations. Large Vaccinations Centres and Appointments
Please click this link for guidance about the National Lockdown and Stay at Home information National Lockdown: Stay at Home Guidance
Les Fry has spoken to Keep Radio 106 about the Covid Vaccination Clinic at The Atrium Health Centre, please click the link to hear the interview Interview with Les Fry, Local Councillor about the Covid Clinics
Covid Vaccination Clinics FAQs 11.01.2021
Covid Update 14.12.2020
Germ Defence
We are letting you know about a very useful website called Germ Defence which was created by a team of doctors and scientists to give you advice that has been proven to reduce the spread of viruses in the home. It can help you plan how to protect yourself and members of your family from infection by COVID-19 and ‘flu.
It’s easy to use and only takes 10 minutes - just click on this link:
www.germdefence.org/index.html?src=J81637
(If this link does not open when you click on it, please copy and paste it into your web browser.)
Please pass details of the Germ Defence website to your friends and family.
There’s a button at the bottom of the Germ Defence website for sharing by social media.
If you’d like to know more:
- Over 20,000 people previously took part in research about Germ Defence
- People who followed the advice in Germ Defence had fewer and less severe illnesses - and so did the people they lived with
- Results of the study were published in The Lancet medical journal
- Germ Defence has been updated with COVID-19 advice to help prevent a wave of COVID-19 and ‘flu this Autumn/Winter
- Information about how the Germ Defence website is being evaluated is available here.

Dorset County Hospital Emergency Department is currently very busy, if you have a minor injury or ailment please visit one of the Units below if you are unable to self care. You will need to phone to book an appointment, you will not be seen if you turn up without a prior booking.
Unit | Opening Saturday/Sunday | Opening Week days | Contact Number |
Weymouth UTC | 8am-8pm | 8am-8pm | 01305 762541 |
Bridport MIU | 9am-6pm | 9am-8pm | 01308 426245 |
Shaftesbury MIU | 8am-8pm | 8am-8pm | 01747 851535 |
Wimborne MIU | 8am-8pm | 8am-8pm | 01202 856436 |
Swanage MIU | 8am-8pm | 8am-8pm | 01929 475009 |

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