In the interests of  patient and staff safety Hedingham Medical Centre our doors are now locked to all non-essential patient access. Where patients do attend for a pre-booked appointment we ask you to wear a mask, or wrap a scarf or bandanna around your mouth to reduce the risk of virus transmission.

Patients will be allowed in to see GPs only after they have been assessed by telephone.  Nurses will call all patients prior to seeing them and will only see essential appointments.

Medication can be ordered by posting requests through the letterbox, calling or online.

At Sible – Patients will need to ring the door bell when they collect their medications and will be issued their medications over the front door step.

At Castle  – Patients will need to queue for the dispensary window at the right hand side of the building to collect their medication.

We apologise to our neighbours in Falcon  Square for any inconvenience caused by this situation and for the queues that are forming outside your houses. Your patience is much appreciated.

The Hedingham Medical Centre partners have taken the decision to suspend clinical services at our Great Yeldham branch until further notice, due to the need to contain coronavirus.

All medication will now need to be collected from either the Castle Surgery or Sible Surgery. Please contact us on 01787 461465 option 2/01787 462518 if you need to check where to collect your medication from or if you need to book an appointment. Do not come to the surgery unless you have been asked to do so by a GP or Nurse. If you are collecting medication you will need to ring the bell for attention. Please allow 5 working days for your prescription to be prepared.

If you require a certificate for your employers please download and print this note, fill it in and give to your employer.

COVID-19 Employer Cert

If you have not had a letter about the shielding process this link may be useful to help you to register. We hope to get more information soon about how those missed off can be added.

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable

If you are 70 or older or have pre-existing health conditions that mean you are eligible for flu jabs then you could be at a higher risk of serious complications from coronavirus. You should follow Government advice and stay at home. Please arrange for family, neighbours and friends or local community groups to deliver the food and medicines you need. If you do not have this support available please register with the Essex Welfare Service at www.essexwelfareservice.org.uk/support-request or call 0300 303 9988.

If you are caring for somebody who is living with dementia or who are affected by dementia click here to read about how you can get help from Dementia Support Workers: DEMENTIA HELP

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

Over recent weeks Essex County Council have been working with colleagues from across Greater Essex to put together a series of resources that can be used to support people in our communities who are bereaved. It is important that family, friends and communities seeking support at this time are able to talk to somebody they trust, who will listen, empathise and point them to professional advice where necessary.  Click here for more details:

https://www.essex.gov.uk/coronavirus-and-faith/bereavement-support

Immunisations During Covid 19 Outbreak

During the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak there are lots of things that parents are having to think about.

Immunisations protect children from many serious illnesses. To make sure that your child is properly protected it is important that they still get their immunisations on time where possible. Health experts strongly advise that you make and keep your children’s immunisation appointments as planned. The same advice applies to teenagers who are due their routine adolescent immunisations