CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The NHS and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal.

The risk to the general public is moderate. If you have arrived back to the UK, or transited through, mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau within 14 days, follow the specific advice for returning travellers.

Anyone who has travelled to China or places listed above in the last 14 days and develops symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, should immediately:

• Stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu
• Call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country

Information for the public is available at gov.uk/coronavirus

Like the common cold, coronavirus infection usually occurs through close contact with a person with novel coronavirus via cough and sneezes or hand contact. A person can also be infected by touching contaminated surfaces if they do not wash their hands.

The risk of being in close contact with a person with coronavirus or contaminated surfaces is very low at the current time, as members of the public who have visited Wuhan, Hubei province, China are currently in isolation.

Testing of suspected coronavirus cases is carried out in line with strict regulations. This means that suspected cases are kept in isolation, away from public areas of the hospital and returned home also in isolation. Any equipment that come into contact with suspected cases are thoroughly cleaned as appropriate. Specific guidance has also been shared with NHS staff to help safeguard them and others.  Patients can be reassured that their safety is a top priority, and are encouraged to attend all appointments as usual.

Everyone is being reminded to follow Public Health England advice to:

• Always carry tissues with you and use them to catch your cough or sneeze. Then bin the tissue, and wash your hands, or use a sanitiser gel.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after using public transport. Use a sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid close contact with people who are unwell.

You can find the latest information and advice from Public Health England at www.gov.uk/coronavirus

 or

Visit https://bit.ly/2SLi9Dl for Coronavirus information. If you are concerned, call NHS 111.

Our Doctors

Dr Shiraz Deen - Sessions: Wednesday, Thursday

Dr Sufian Jabbar - Sessions: Wednesday, Thursday

Dr Mo Sarkar - Sessions: Monday, Wednesday

Dr Vikash Patel - Sessions: Thursday, Friday

Dr S Hallas - Sessions: Monday, Thursday

Dr A Louw - Sessions: Tuesday, Friday

Dr Natasha Kushal - On leave

 Opening Hours

Find out when our practice is open, what the GP consulting times are and what to do if you need help when the practice is closed. Find out more »

Appointments outside of our normal opening times

Please ask reception about GP and nurse appointment available outside of our normal opening hours.

You can now see a GP or nurse Monday to Friday, evenings and Saturday and Sunday during the day.

These are routine appointments available at the King Edward VII Hospital or St Marks Hospital.

 Repeat Prescriptions

Do you need to re-order your medication? Visit our prescriptions page and complete the online form. Find out more »

 Like To Register?

New to the area and would like to join our practice? We would be happy to help you. Fill in our registration forms and come see us. Find out more »

 Patient Survey

Your views and feedback are always welcome, please take part in our Friends and Family Survey.

SOCIAL PRESCRIBING SUCCESS STORY

https://www.eastberkshireccg.nhs.uk/social-prescribing-pilot-sees-1200-referrals-as-it-continues-to-go-from-strength-to-strength/

 See our CQC Rating and Report here

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 Practice List Size

Our list size is approx 7,000 patients.  It is therefore extremely import that should you be unable to attend an appointment you contact us to cancel it.

 GDPR

Lee House Surgery Data Protection Officer

Anshu Varma
Head of Corporate Affairs, NHS East Berkshire CCG

Email: anshuvarma@nhs.net

Address: King Edward VII Hospital, St Leonard’s Rd, Windsor, SL4 3DP

Please see our Privacy Notice in the Further Information section.

 Patient Access to Medical Records

Do you want to learn about patient access to medical records? Please visit the following link:

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/records/healthrecords/Pages/what_to_do.aspx