Our Latest News
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Have we kept you waiting?
Posted on July 3, 2020
We hate it when we are running late, just as much as you do. Please take a few minutes to read why we may be late and perhaps you will understand why, despite our best endeavors, it will sometimes happen.
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To Swab or Not to Swab?? That is the question.
Posted on July 3, 2020
The current rules are that we can swab anyone with a cough, cold, fever, runny nose, sore throat and or loss of smell if they meet the Higher Index of Suspicion Criteria
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GP phone triage - accessing urgent healthcare more conveniently
Posted on July 3, 2020
If you request an appointment on the day you will get a brief phone call back by a very experienced GP or Nurse prescriber, to see how Medplus can best help you. This means we can often solve problems without any inconvenience to you of having to come in.
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Keeping you safe - new procedures at Medplus
Posted on June 18, 2020
Please read this news item to learn how we are operating to keep you safe whilst increasing access to face to face appointments. Please phone for on the day appointments rather than booking on the portal, and you will receive a brief GP phone call to triage you into either a green stream or red stream depending on your symptoms. Please wait in your car for appointments.
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Our Next Normal.
Posted on June 18, 2020
Our resident psychologist, Frank Hayes, discusses challenges as we co-create the "Next Normal" and move forward post-Covid.
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Reopening at weekends - our urgent weekend clinic resumes
Posted on June 18, 2020
We are very excited to be back to operating at the weekends after a short hiatus due to COVID 19.
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Give a kid a blanket
Posted on June 18, 2020
We have a collection going for this great local charity. Please feel free to drop off any new or clean used blankets or PJs before Wednesday 1st July.
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Red and Green Streams
Posted on May 15, 2020
Separating the flow of patients with potential COVID 19 symptoms from everyone else at Medplus.
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GP phone triage for same day appointments
Posted on May 15, 2020
If you need an appointment on the day (for accidents, urgent issues, and any other problem that can not wait) you will firstly receive a brief phone call from an experienced GP. Appointments on the day will only be able to be booked via reception - apologies to portal users, you can still book ahead on the portal. Please be aware there will be plenty of same-day appointments available - they will just not be visible on the portal.
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The demise of the waiting room
Posted on May 14, 2020
We have closed our waiting room in line with current advice. In the future, when you arrive please wait in your car in our car park.