All our team will follow strict infection control guidance, including:
Wearing and changing surgical masks, gloves and aprons between patients.
Washing hands with virucidal handwash (using surgical 7-step technique) between patients.
Only 1 patient will be permitted in the waiting area at a time and patients will be asked to keep 2 metres distance from other patients.
All patients will be asked to use virucidal handwash/hand sanitiser upon arrival to clinic.
All patients will be requested not to bring friends or family to accompany them into clinic.
All patients that experience (or that live with anyone) with any of the following symptoms will be requested not to attend clinic, but to call NHS 111 for further advice: fever, fatigue, a new cough, loss of smell/taste, diarrhoea or vomiting.
We will be regularly cleaning door handles and shared surfaces with a virucidal agent throughout the day.
iPads will be wiped with a virucidal agent between patients.
All appointments will be extended to reduce patient flow in clinic.
Patients who require a repeat of their creams or prescriptions will be able to contact us by phone to arrange delivery direct to their home
Any staff who are feeling unwell or showing any symptoms of COVID-19 will be asked not to come to work and will undergo urgent COVID-19 testing.
Any staff living with anyone feeling unwell or showing any symptoms of COVID-19 will be asked not to come to work for 2 weeks.
