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PLEASE DO NOT VISIT THE GP SURGERY

IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OF COUGH OR FEVER

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Please seek information and guidance by visiting NHS 111 online

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19

Calling NHS 111 should only happen should you not be able to use the online advice

https://111.nhs.uk/service/covid-19

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.

You will need to self-isolate if you have any of the following:

you have a new continuous cough – this means you’ve started coughing repeatedly

you have a high temperature – you feel hot to touch on your chest or back

you've been in close contact with someone with a confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus

NHS 111 has an online coronavirus service that can tell you if you need medical help and advise you what to do.

Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay indoors and avoid close contact with other people. Call 111 if you need to speak to someone.

Further information and details of how to self-isolate are available on nhs.uk.

Improved Access

Southern Improved Access Service

Improved Access (8am until 8pm)

Local GPs are working together to offer patients better access to appointments in General Practice in Buckinghamshire, known as the ‘Improved Access’ Service. This means that you can now book an appointment in a practice local to you:

Up until 8pm from Monday to Friday

From 9am until 1pm on Saturday

From 9am until 1pm on Sunday (at one of the three FedBucks Improved Access Hubs located across the county)

Southern Improved Access GP Surgeries

Patients registered with any GP Surgery within Southern will be able to access this service via the participating surgeries in their area. In Southern these surgeries are:

Burnham Health Centre

The Ivers Practice

The Misbourne Practice

Denham Medical Centre

The Hall Practice

The Allan Practice

Southmead Surgery

Threeways Surgery

FedBucks Improved Access Hubs located at Wycombe Hospital, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Threeways Surgery, Stoke Poges (Sundays and Bank Holiday weekends only).

All appointments need to be pre-booked, either in advance or on the day.

How to book an Improved Access appointment

Ring your GP Surgery as normal. If you would like an Improved Access appointment, the reception staff will tell you where clinics are being held on what day, and the times of the available appointments.

A convenient appointment will be booked for you.

If you use this service, it is very likely that you will be seen by a clinician from another surgery and not your own GP. The receptionist at your GP surgery will be able to provide details on this service to help you book an appointment.

This is NOT a walk in service, if you need urgent medical advice after 6.30pm, please phone NHS 111. NHS 111 will enable you to talk to a GP and book an urgent GP appointment if necessary.

You can also use our local online symptom checker, Health Help Now at http://bucks.healthhelpnow.nhs.uk/ to help to find the right service in Buckinghamshire for your health needs.

Weekly Evening Appointments at Denham are available on Tuesdays from 3pm - 8pm each week with our physiotherapist.

These appointments can be booked online or via our reception team.