Coronavirus Advice

Travellers from Wuhan and Hubei Province

If you have travelled from Wuhan or Hubei Province to the UK in the last 14 days you 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 area

Please follow this advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus.

Travellers from other parts of China and other specified areas

This advice applies to travellers who have returned to the UK from the following areas:

• China
• Thailand
• Japan
• Republic of Korea
• Hong Kong
• Taiwan
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• Macau

If you have returned to the UK from any of these areas in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you 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
• Please DO NOT attend the Surgery.

Please follow this advice even if your symptoms are minor.

For more information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public?fbclid=IwAR1dlwJYmgnRMVQcWKsvshvDQUiXBtpem7P8b0MT4Cnb4UhtP0pgmwbgaK0

We are encouraging all of our patients aged 40 – 74, who do not have a pre-existing cardiovascular condition such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease or stroke to attend the surgery for an NHS Health Check (MOT).

An NHS Health Check is a 5 yearly MOT with a member of the Nursing Team, who will carry out a general review of your lifestyle, as well as checking your blood pressure and carrying out some blood tests. We will check your cholesterol level and your HbA1c (sugar levels to test for diabetes), as well as your kidney and liver function. In addition, we will be offering prostate screening to men who wish to have this done, and smear (cervical screening) for women who are eligible.

In order to offer this to as many people as possible, we will be opening on the following Saturday mornings to enable more people to attend, you can also attend an appointment during the week if you would prefer.

Saturday 25th January 2020 

Saturday 8th February 2020 

Saturday 7th March 2020 

If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact the surgery on 770955 or by emailing Teignestuary@nhs.net

Please note this is only available to patients registered with the practice. If you are not registered you can do so easily by completing the form here which will be processed within 5 working days.