Covid Update 19.07.2021

Throughout the pandemic we have strived to make the surgery as safe as possible for all our patients and staff. We will continue to do so going forward.

From the 19th July nothing will change at the surgery – patients will need to still wear a mask, socially distance and use hand sanitiser in the surgery and staff will continue to wear PPE. We do understand that it can be frustrating but we know that when people come to us they are sick and vulnerable (and some cannot receive the covid vaccinations due to medical reasons) so we feel it would be wrong to not take these small precautions that can protect people.

In terms of opening up, as many of you know, we have never been shut and in fact have consulted with much higher numbers of patients than we did pre Covid (face to face, by phone, by Online Consult and by video), not counting vaccinating most of the adult population twice in the last 6 months.

Oldham now has the highest rates of Coronavirus infection in Manchester and one of the highest in the country. Please help us to keep you safe!