Please support our GP Practices - Open letter to everyone in Somerset

Somerset CCG have produced a letter to all patients in Somerset; please follow the above link to read the letter on their website. 

COVID-19 PANDEMIC – WEARING OF FACE COVERING

 In accordance with the law and with the aim of protecting both our patients and staff during the current pandemic, before entering the surgery at Love Lane and Berrow Health Campus, you must wear a face covering.

Following clinical guidance, anyone wishing to come into either Burnham or Berrow Medical Centre wearing a face shield is required to wear a face covering underneath. This is because a face shield alone does not provide adequate protection for you or others around you.

Please use the intercom outside the front door if you do not have a face covering so that you can speak to our Reception Staff.

 A face covering is something which safely covers the nose and mouth.

 You can buy reusable or single-use face coverings.

 You may also use a scarf, bandana, religious garment or hand-made cloth covering but these must securely fit round the side of the face.

 Face coverings are largely intended to protect others, not the wearer, against the spread of infection because they cover the nose and mouth, which are the main confirmed sources of transmission of virus that causes coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

 We are mindful and respectful of those who cannot put on, wear or remove a face covering because of a physical or mental illness or impairment, or disability and that some people are less able to wear face coverings, the reasons for this may not be visible to others.

 If you are unable to wear a face covering, please do not enter either building.

 Instead, please to speak to our Reception Team via the intercom outside the front door who will discuss how we can help you.

 If you are attending either surgery for a booked appointment, you will be asked to return to your car (or wait outside if you are on foot). The consulting Clinician will come out to speak with you and discuss how we can help you. 

 Thank you for your understanding.

 Dr. Stephen Miell and Dr. David Boorman
GP Partners