Surgery News
COVID-19 vaccinations have commenced in some areas of the UK to some patients already.
We are currently waiting for specific plans for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations in our area from our local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
Plans are underway and the vaccination programme is anticipated to start in the coming weeks. Please check our website for regular updates, and any eligible patients will be notified once vaccinations commence.
Surgery Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
Thursday 24th December
8.30 - 12.30 open as usual
2.00 – 6.00 phone lines open
Friday 25th December
Closed
Saturday 26th December
Closed
Sunday 27th December
Closed
Monday 28th December
Closed
Tuesday 29th December
Open as usual
Wednesday 30th December
Open as usual
Thursday 31st December
Open as usual
Friday 1st January
Closed
If you need help while we are closed:
For medical emergencies, please call 999 immediately
For other urgent matters that cannot wait, please call 111
If you think you may have Covid 19, please visit www.nhs.uk or call 111 for advice
Please find below the Pharmacy Holiday provision:
Friday 25th December
Bilton Pharmacy, 37 The Green, Bilton, CV22 7LZ
10:00-13:00
Saturday 26th December
Taylors Pharmacy, Market Hill, Southam, CV47 0QA
9.00-11.30
Monday 28th December
Boots the Chemist, 31 The Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4BL
10.00-17.00
Friday 1st January
Boots the Chemist, 31 The Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4BL
10:00-17:00
COVID-19 vaccinations have commenced in some areas of the UK to some patients already.
We are currently waiting for specific plans for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations in our area from our local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
We are expecting an update later this week and will update our website when more details are known.
This year St Wulfstan Surgery are celebrating Christmas Jumper Day in support of Save The Children!
If you have visited the surgery you may have noticed staff wearing Christmas jumpers this week in support of the campaign.
For more information and to donate please visit Save The Children.
Covid-19 vaccinations will be provided through a range of local NHS services. The vaccines will be available to everyone who is over 18. You will be invited for vaccination based on nationally set priorities.
St Wulfstan Surgery are not providing Covid-19 vaccinations in the first wave. When more information about local vaccine services is confirmed we will put more information on the practice website and social media.
Meanwhile, we remain open and are continuing to provide our usual primary care services to all our patients.
Please keep an eye on the surgery website. Advice from the government is regularly updated. The latest advice can be read here. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-2-december-2020/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-2-december-2020#vaccine-priority-groups-advice-on-2-december-2020
Warwickshire County Council have a really helpful form on their website if you need help whilst staying at home due to COVID-19.
The form allows you to select whether you need support with:
Delivery of groceries
Delivery of cooked meals
Dog walking
Financial support
Delivery of books, board games etc
Delivery of prescriptions/medicine
Physical and mental wellbeing
Friendly telephone call
General advice
Please visit the Warwickshire County Council website for further details.
The NHS have created a new website offering support to those who have suffered with COVID-19 infection.
Whether you are looking for advice on how to manage the symptoms of COVID-19, or whether you are looking for help on how to support someone who is recovering from COVID-19, there is a wealth of information available.
It can be found at https://www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/
Good news - we have a flu vaccine delivery confirmed which means you can now book online for the Flu Vaccine if you are aged 50-64.
To book please use the NHS App or Patient Access - please see below.
We have plenty of dates available, so book now!
For Smartphones and Mobile Devices
For all devices
We would like to say a big thank you to Chris Simpson and Steve Jones of Gifts with Distinction, Southam, for their kind donation of £30 for our surgery team. The gift was from proceeds of the sale of window decorations during the first lockdown.
We asked the team how they would like to spend the money and they suggested we buy some houseplants for the surgery.
Thank you Chris and Steve for your thoughtfulness. It gave us all a real boost!
We have now had confirmation from the Government that anyone aged 50-64 will be eligible for the flu vaccine in December 2020.
We are just working to get hold of the vaccines at present and hope to start vaccinations from early December.
Please bear with us and we will contact all patients who are eligible once we have the vaccination ready. We will also post a further updates on our website.
Are you struggling to pay your energy bills? With Winter approaching and the financial consequences of the pandemic and lockdown, now is a good time to consider how you will cope this Winter.
If you are struggling then please seek help. Act on Energy is an independent charitable organisation working in Warwickshire to try and help residents who are struggling financially, or who wish to improve their energy efficiency. They have a team of qualified energy advisors who are willing and able to provide free, impartial advice.
The service can be accessed by anyone. It is also worth bearing in mind that you need to frequently review you energy tariff to make sure you are not paying too much. Act on Energy can help you with this also.
For help please either:
Call freephone 0800 988 2881
Having a better understanding of COVID-19, the disease and the measures we can take to protect ourselves is critical to our efforts to manage the spread of the virus and it’s consequences.
Doctors of The World UK have kindly created a handy COVID-19 guide and translated it into 60 languages to help everyone access appropriate information.
Languages include; Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Czech, Dari, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Kiswahili, Korean, Krio, Kurdish Sorani, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Nepali, Oromo, Pahari, Pashto, Pidgin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Romany, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Sindhi, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tetum, Tigrinya, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yiddish, Yoruba
Please visit Doctors of the World UK for further information.
One of our GP's explains that GP Surgeries remain open and here to help, despite COVID-19.
Please be aware that we have several members of staff working from home at the moment, which means there maybe a slightly longer que on the phones than normal.
We again thank everyone for their patience.
