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Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

You should only leave the house for very limited purposes:

shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid or escape risk of injury or harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
travelling for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home

Important - These reasons are exceptions – even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

There is separate advice about staying at home if:

Symptoms and what to do

Do not leave your home if you have either:

a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.

Use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do.

Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.

Important - Call 111 for advice if you're worried about a baby or child.

If they seem very unwell, are getting worse or you think there's something seriously wrong, call 999.

Do not delay getting help if you're worried. Trust your instincts.

Help the NHS respond to coronavirus

Use the quick NHS coronavirus status checker to tell us about your current experience of the virus.

This will help the NHS plan its response to coronavirus by showing where the virus is spreading and how it affects people.

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Grange Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3LT
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SURGERY HAS CLOSED TEMPORARILY AND IS OPERATING FROM CRAWCROOK SURGERY, PATTISON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK NE40 4US. If you need to contact us please use Grange Road telephone number as usual. Please DO NOT attend the surgery unless you have been advised to by the surgery staff

If you require general advice please telephone the surgery or use the econsult button below.

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For the latest surgery information and advice, including fit notes during isolation, please click here

Update from MIND

Due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, we are temporarily accepting self-referrals from clients registered with a Gateshead GP. Please see the link below to our website for details. This link can also be used by patients who wish to self refer.

MIND counselling services

Further services and information:-

National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 http://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

NSPCC helpline: 0808 800 5000 If you are worried about a child, even if you are unsure, contact NSPCC professional counsellors for help, advice and support

Childline 0800 1111: Offers free,confidential advice and support for any child 18 years or under, whatever the worry

MIND: Mental Health Support with specific advice on 'Coronavirus and your wellbeing'. www.mind.org.uk

YoungMinds: Supporting children with young people an their parents/carers with their mental health and wellbeing. Specific advice on managing self isolation and anxiety about coronavirus http://youngminds.org.uk

ICON: Babies cry: You can cope. http://iconcope.org/

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Note for Patients telephoning the surgery

Please note all of our telephone calls are now recorded for training and monitoring purposes.

Prescriptions

As from Wednesday 6th February 2019 the practice will no longer accept the right hand side of the prescription request. Patients will need to ring the practice and leave a message on the prescription line or alternatively you can register for on line access.

If you have any queries regarding this please let us know. Thank you

Partners in Care

Once registered, patients and healthcare professionals work together to ensure the most appropriate care is provided. This partnership philosophy extends even further and our active patient group exists to make sure that patient needs and the practice offering are always heading in the same direction.

We are confident that our website will provide clear and concise help and give our patients the information they require in an easy and convenient format. It has been designed with the patient’s needs at the forefront of everything, from checking surgery times to letting us know what you think of us.

If you would like to see what services and groups are in and around the Gateshead area please look at the following website:

http://www.ourgateshead.org