NHS staff will contact patients who have been identified as priority to be offered the vaccine first. Please do not contact your GP unless you have been invited.

We are now booking 2nd dose COVID vaccination appointments for patients who received their first dose of the vaccine on or before 20th February through Southernhay House Surgery (please note, you may have gone to St Leonards Medical Practice to have your vaccine, but the appointment would have been arranged through Southernhay House Surgery).

If you have not been contacted to book your 2nd dose appointment yet, you booked your 1st dose appointment through Southernhay House Surgery, and received the 1st dose on or before 20th February, then please call the practice to arrange an appointment. Call 01392 211266 and select option 2 between the hours of 10-12 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to be put through to the COVID vaccination line.

Please continue to adhere to the Hands, Face, Space measures that are helping us limit the transmission of the virus. Thank you.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, you can only book telephone appointments with a GP online at the moment, not face-to-face GP appointments. Select an appropriate appointment time and then the GP will call you. Do not come into the surgery for a GP appointment booked online at this time.

Instead of booking an appointment online or calling us, you can use eConsult. To complete an eConsult, go to the eConsult website, answer questions related to your condition or query and submit your answers to the practice. You will be contacted with any necessary follow up e.g. if you need to make an appointment.

If you have been asked to book an appointment with our HCA or one of our Practice Nurses, please telephone the practice. HCA and nurse appointments can vary in duration depending on the procedure required, therefore we ask you to telephone us so we can book an appointment of the appropriate duration.

If you are asked to come into the surgery for an appointment, please wear a face covering.

Please refer to the Gov.uk website for self-isolation guidance if you have a potential or confirmed case of Coronavirus.

What are the rules on self-isolating?
Self-isolating means staying at home and not leaving it. Anyone who has either tested positive for coronavirus or shown symptoms should isolate themselves for at least 10 days, and those who show symptoms should arrange to get tested.

Symptoms include:

• a new continuous cough
• a high temperature
• a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell

You can find more information about Coronavirus on our Information about Coronavirus page.