COVID-19 Vaccination Update

gloved hand holds vial labelled COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccinations have commenced in some areas of the UK to some patients already.

We are currently waiting for specific plans for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations in our area from our local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

Plans are underway and the vaccination programme is anticipated to start in the coming weeks. Please check our website for regular updates, and any eligible patients will be notified once vaccinations commence.

Christmas & New Year Opening Hours

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Happy Christmas!!

Surgery Christmas and New Year Opening Hours

Thursday 24th December

  • 8.30 - 12.30 open as usual

  • 2.00 – 6.00 phone lines open

Friday 25th December

  • Closed

Saturday 26th December

  • Closed

Sunday 27th December

  • Closed

Monday 28th December

  • Closed

Tuesday 29th December

  • Open as usual

Wednesday 30th December

  • Open as usual

Thursday 31st December

  • Open as usual

Friday 1st January

  • Closed

  

If you need help while we are closed:

For medical emergencies, please call 999 immediately

For other urgent matters that cannot wait, please call 111

If you think you may have Covid 19, please visit www.nhs.uk or call 111 for advice

Please find below the Pharmacy Holiday provision:

Friday 25th December

Bilton Pharmacy, 37 The Green, Bilton, CV22 7LZ

10:00-13:00

 

Saturday 26th December

Taylors Pharmacy, Market Hill, Southam, CV47 0QA

9.00-11.30

 

Monday 28th December

Boots the Chemist, 31 The Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4BL

10.00-17.00

 

Friday 1st January

Boots the Chemist, 31 The Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4BL

10:00-17:00

 

COVID-19 Vaccination Update

COVIDVAX

Covid-19 vaccinations will be provided through a range of local NHS services. The vaccines will be available to everyone who is over 18. You will be invited for vaccination based on nationally set priorities.

St Wulfstan Surgery are not providing Covid-19 vaccinations in the first wave. When more information about local vaccine services is confirmed we will put more information on the practice website and social media. 

Meanwhile, we remain open and are continuing to provide our usual primary care services to all our patients.

Please keep an eye on the surgery website. Advice from the government is regularly updated. The latest advice can be read here. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-2-december-2020/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-2-december-2020#vaccine-priority-groups-advice-on-2-december-2020

Get Help if You're Staying At Home due to COVID

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Warwickshire County Council have a really helpful form on their website if you need help whilst staying at home due to COVID-19.

The form allows you to select whether you need support with:

  • Delivery of groceries

  • Delivery of cooked meals

  • Dog walking

  • Financial support

  • Delivery of books, board games etc

  • Delivery of prescriptions/medicine

  • Physical and mental wellbeing

  • Friendly telephone call

  • General advice

Please visit the Warwickshire County Council website for further details.

Thank You - Gifts with Distinction!

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We would like to say a big thank you to Chris Simpson and Steve Jones of Gifts with Distinction, Southam, for their kind donation of £30 for our surgery team. The gift was from proceeds of the sale of window decorations during the first lockdown.

 

We asked the team how they would like to spend the money and they suggested we buy some houseplants for the surgery.

 

Thank you Chris and Steve for your thoughtfulness. It gave us all a real boost!

Flu Vaccine - Aged 50-64? - Update

Flu vaccine

We have now had confirmation from the Government that anyone aged 50-64 will be eligible for the flu vaccine in December 2020.

We are just working to get hold of the vaccines at present and hope to start vaccinations from early December.

Please bear with us and we will contact all patients who are eligible once we have the vaccination ready. We will also post a further updates on our website.

Struggling to Pay Your Energy Bills?

Act On Energy

Are you struggling to pay your energy bills? With Winter approaching and the financial consequences of the pandemic and lockdown, now is a good time to consider how you will cope this Winter.

If you are struggling then please seek help. Act on Energy is an independent charitable organisation working in Warwickshire to try and help residents who are struggling financially, or who wish to improve their energy efficiency. They have a team of qualified energy advisors who are willing and able to provide free, impartial advice.

The service can be accessed by anyone. It is also worth bearing in mind that you need to frequently review you energy tariff to make sure you are not paying too much. Act on Energy can help you with this also.

For help please either:

COVID info in 60 Languages

Doctors of the World

Having a better understanding of COVID-19, the disease and the measures we can take to protect ourselves is critical to our efforts to manage the spread of the virus and it’s consequences.

Doctors of The World UK have kindly created a handy COVID-19 guide and translated it into 60 languages to help everyone access appropriate information.

Languages include; Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Czech, Dari, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Kiswahili, Korean, Krio, Kurdish Sorani, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Nepali, Oromo, Pahari, Pashto, Pidgin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Romany, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Sindhi, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tetum, Tigrinya, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yiddish, Yoruba

Please visit Doctors of the World UK for further information.