Practice News
URGENT APPOINTMENTS ONLY - 09.08.23
OPEN WEEKENDS TO HELP LOCAL HOSPITALS
Due to staff crisis at our local hospitals, Atlantic Medical Group will be open from 9-12 this Saturday and Sunday
Due to limited staff this will be at St Clare Medical Centre only. If you have a medical emergency, please continue to call 999. If you have an urgent medical issue, please call the normal surgery number 01736 363741 or 01736 788306 or drop in between 9-12. After 12 noon each day please revert to calling 111 for any medical issues.
Many thanks for your continued support.
IMPORTANT
STREP A AND SCARLET FEVER UPDATE
As your primary care provider we are keen to support you in managing sore throats and illness this winter. You may have been alarmed by recent national media coverage of Strep A and Scarlet Fever. Please do NOT panic. The current levels of Strep A infection are not significantly higher than many previous years:
We are just seeing a peak of infections in December rather than the Spring as normal.
Please follow the below link for more information and guidance:
UKHSA update on scarlet fever and invasive Group A strep - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)