Message to our patients – update on the COVID-19 booster programme

Across North Lincolnshire, the NHS and its partners are working extremely hard to roll out the COVID-19 booster vaccination programme to our communities.

All adults are eligible from Monday 13 December, and you will be able to book via the National Booking System from Wednesday 15 December.

You can book your booster for 3 months from the date of second vaccine, and you can access the National Booking System to book the appointment from 2 months.

We are working at pace to increase the availability of appointments so that there are plenty of options for people on the National Booking System. Some local vaccination services may will also contact patients directly.

New appointments are being added every day across our vaccination services. Further availability will come online from Wednesday 15 December.

We will be working with all of our sites to take further steps to increase what they can offer again, including opening later and on more days.

All of these appointments will be added to the National Booking System and so we encourage everyone who is aged 18 and over, is yet to have their booster and who is approaching 3 months from your second vaccine to use the National Booking System to arrange your appointment when you are able to do so.

In terms of any planned appointments with Kirton Lindsey & Scotter Surgery, there are no changes at the current time and everyone should attend your planned appointments as normal. If we need to make any changes, we will contact you directly.

See more about the vaccination programme in North Lincolnshire, including the vaccination services: https://northlincolnshireccg.nhs.uk/choose-the-right-service/coronavirus-information/covid-19-vaccination-programme-what-you-need-to-know/

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NHS Patients, staff and visitors must continue to wear face coverings in healthcare settings

 15 July 2021 Coronavirus

England’s Chief Nurse has today reminded the public that everyone accessing or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules.

Covid restrictions will end in many settings in England from Monday.

However, Public Health England’s infection prevention control guidelines and hospital visiting guidance are set to remain in place for all staff and visitors.

That means NHS visitor guidance will stay in place across all health services including hospitals, GP practices, dental practices, optometrists and pharmacies to ensure patients and staff are protected.

Staff, patients and visitors will also be expected to continue to follow social distancing rules when visiting any care setting as well as using face coverings, mask and other personal protection equipment.

The NHS will continue to support staff in ensuring that the guidance is followed in all healthcare settings.

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We’ve introduced an online consultation service so you don’t always need to come into the practice to get our medical expertise. Why not save time and try our new online service?
You can input your symptoms online and will receive a response from the practice - usually that day, if a request is received within the Online Consultation daily request times.  If a request is received after 1.00 pm it will be dealt with the following day. 

You will also have access to reliable and trustworthy self-help generic information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that may help you to avoid an appointment altogether. You can also use the system to request test results, sick notes, referral letters and medical reports.

Online Consultation – It’s Simple, Safe and Personal

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**PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 ONLINE BOOKING FOR APPOINTMENTS HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED -

ALL REQUESTS FOR APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TRIAGED BY A DOCTOR OR NURSE AND THE MAJORITY OF CONSULTATIONS WILL BE CARRIED OUT REMOTELY, EITHER BY TELEPHONE OR VIDEO CONSULTATION - ANY FACE TO FACE CONSULTATIONS WILL BE APPROVED BY A GP OR NURSE**

(IF YOU ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND THE SURGERY PLEASE WEAR A FACE COVERING - THANK YOU)

Welcome to Kirton Lindsey & Scotter Surgery Online

Kirton Lindsey & Scotter Surgery aims to provide high quality healthcare to patients in its area. Our doctors, nurses and support staff are dedicated to offering a professional service and this surgery website will help us to keep all our patients up to date with news and information about our practice.

We offer a full general practice service and run specialist clinics for diabetics and asthma sufferers and for all forms of contraception.  We also carry out minor surgery and offer an on-site dispensing service for patients that live more than a mile away from a chemist.

At Kirton Lindsey & Scotter Surgeries, we aim to treat all our patients promptly, courteously and in complete confidence. We feel it is important you know who you are speaking to, so our practice staff wear a name badge and identify themselves on the telephone.

As well as a source of information about our practice, the staff and the services we provide, we hope you will use this website as a useful resource for other health-related information. Please have a look around and do send us some feedback, if you like. We can use your ideas to improve our online services and further develop the content of this site.

Patients With Particular Needs

Our practices are accommodated in a single storey building and is accessible to patients using a wheelchair.  We also have a parking space outside the surgery which is reserved for patients displaying a disabled sticker.

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