05/01/2021
Following the announcement of a further, stronger lockdown being applied to England, we have come to the difficult decision that the clinic should remain temporarily closed this week while we review our PPE and infection control measures.
As with the previous lockdowns, healthcare providers are not required to close. However, with the rising local infection rates and the uncertainty of dealing with the new variant, we want to ensure we are responding appropriately to the current situation. Our patients’ safety, as always, is our top priority.
We intend to go forward from next week seeing only urgent and emergency cases. We have defined this as:
“Patients who are experiencing pain which without treatment would lead them to seek NHS care or would prevent them from carrying out their job role as a key worker.”
This approach will be kept under review as we continue to monitor the situation locally.
We truly hope that after this lockdown, combined with the vaccination roll out, the country will be in a much better position. We feel that by limiting our services we will play our part in achieving that, whilst also being available to remove strain from the NHS where necessary.
We will continue to offer our support and advice via phone / email / zoom to anyone who needs it.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch, we will do what we can to help.
Andrew & Nicola