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OUR LOCAL

FENLAND GROUP • Alcohol based hand gel stations

PRACTICE • Staff Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) –
masks and shields, aprons, gloves
Our clinical lead took the decision to shut down • No touch screen check in
open access to the surgery two weeks earlier
than we were officially advised to, the decision • Asking patients not to arrive early for
was made to better protect our patients and appointments and to wait outside before being
staff, a right decision as we have had no staff, called in plus a temporary shelter was erected to
to date contract COVID-19 allowing the surgery help support this
to continue functioning effectively and safely. • Adhering to social distancing
Since then our patients will have seen some
of the safety measures we have put in place to • A fishing net for collecting prescriptions and
help prevent the spread of COVID-19. other items
• Video / Phone consultations Our Social Prescriber, who started with us
in March a week before lockdown, has been
• Patients coming into surgery need to wear supporting patients with their social, emotional
masks / have temperature checked or practical needs. She has helped our more

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