Haydock Medical Centre

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Thanks to everyone who’s passed on messages of support for us and NHS colleagues - that means so much to us all. Thank you everyone doing their bit to protect people by staying home. Together we can get this under controlThanks to everyone who’s passed on messages of support for us and NHS colleagues - that means so much to us all. Thank you everyone doing their bit to protect people by staying home. Together we can get this under control

Stay home this Bank Holiday weekend

More information from the NHS on shielding for people who are at high risk of Coronavirus infection

The older that people are, the more likely they are to die from the coronavirus. People aged 80+ are 80 times more likely to die from the coronavirus than those under 40 (16% fatality rate vs. ~0.2%). We advise everybody over 80 to shield

19 new Coronavirus need-to-knows from MoneySavingExpert

Shielded patients are strongly advised to stay at home at all times and avoid any face-to-face contact for a period of at least 12 weeks.
You may be unsure if you, or someone close to you, falls in this category.
We’ve put information on our website for patients with asthma and other lung diseases, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, pregnant women, people with HIV, and people taking immunosuppressant drugs

10 tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus

We were all honoured and a little emotional to hear your support last night. Thank you all. Stay safe and protect the NHSWe were all honoured and a little emotional to hear your support last night. Thank you all. Stay safe and protect the NHS

Great support from Age UK

Everyone feels uncertain about what’s going to happen next with the coronavirus pandemic. This up to date article is the best we've seen, and is loaded with “lots of charts, data and models”.
“What’s the current situation? What options do we have? What’s the one thing that matters now?”
“What does a good coronavirus strategy look like? How should we think about the economic and social impacts?”
... If we hammer the infection now with strong self-isolation measures now, then the worst impact of the infection can be avoided. Other countries have done this successfully. A hard shutdown now buys time. This could mean that restrictions last for weeks rather than for months, and then be replaced by widespread testing and contact tracing.
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Leave no one behind. One of our team got this through their letterbox this morning - this seems a great idea to copy, and could help people on almost every street if it’s adopted

Update received from DONLONS PHARMACY: they have asked us to share this. “Because of the problems we are currently facing we are planning to restrict access to the pharmacy We will only let patients into the pharmacy via the front doors and will keep the shutter between the pharmacy and the health centre closed We also plan to restrict the number of patients in the pharmacy at any one time to 5. We feel that this will allow people to abide by the 1m distance rule and will also offer a certain level of protection to the pharmacy staff”.

Social distancing - green, amber and reds

We have issued new Coronavirus advice on our website. We are moving to phone consultations and will avoid booking face to face appointments whenever possible. From next week we plan to have video consultations available.

Coronavirus is on the point of spreading much faster and to many more people. Distancing yourself now from other people is now becoming vital. Don’t travel. Don’t go to crowded places. Avoid public transport. And above all wash your hands regularly

Reminder to patients at Haydock Medical Centre. If you are unable to (or - with Coronavirus - do not wish to) come to the surgery you can see a doctor online with same-day video consultations available between 6:30pm – 8pm and on weekends To book, go to the Push Doctor site and create your individual account today.

Don't panic, but be careful - help flatten the curve