COVID Vaccines - for information please see p3 in Further Information Section
Flu for 50-64 year olds.
We are now able to offer the flu vaccination to this new cohort and will be holding a 2nd Fluathon on December 12th to do so. All appointments must be pre booked - we are not offering a walk in clinic. Please contact the surgery to book an appointment.
Fluathon 2020 - thank you to all our patients who attended the fluathon on Saturday. We apologise to those patients whose appointments we had to cancel at short notice due to a lack of u65 flu vaccinations. The supplier of this vaccine changed their delivery dates at the last minute leaving us short on the day. We will contact you to make an appointment as soon as we have the vaccines in.
Flu 2020 - see further information section. Patients who were on the shielding list will be contacted directly by us with clinic times and how to book.
Repeat Medication - please don't telephone the surgery to order repeat medication. The Prescriptions tab at the top of the website has the details of how to order your repeat medication.
Face Coverings: In order to help keep patients and staff safe Thaxted Surgery asks that anyone coming into the surgery wears a face covering over their nose and mouth - this does not have to be a mask, a scarf or bandana can also be worn.
Attending the Surgery: Please only come into the surgery to attend a booked appointment or to collect medication, once you have been advised that it is ready. For all other enquiries please phone first.
In order to limit the number of people in the surgery at any one time and to maintain safe social distancing could all visitors to the surgery come alone if possible rather than accompanied by friends or family.Thank you
Bank holiday: We are open Bank Holiday Friday 8th May as normal.
Medication Delivery for Patients
If you are isolating under the current guidelines for Coronavirus and unable to come in and collect your medication contact one of our volunteers. The link below takes you to a list of volunteers, their contact numbers and the areas they are covering. Please contact them directly to arrange delivery.
Medical Certificate for Self-Isolation
Please see below a link to a template for a medical certificate for patients who are currently self-isolating. There is no need to contact the surgery - please download and complete as required.
Medical Certificate for Covid-19
Where to get Help and Support.
The Council for Voluntary Services (CVSU) and UDC has set up a dedicated service to identify those in need and to co-ordinate the volunteer help to support them. If you need help or wish to offer your services, please contact CVSU:
communityresponse@uttlesford.gov.uk or tel: 03333 408 2118 (8am to 8pm Monday to Friday)
Corona Virus.
Help us keep our more vulnerable patients safe, and our staff well so that they can continue to provide a service in Thaxted.
From Monday March 23rd, NHS instructs that only patients who have booked appointments should proceed beyond the entrance lobby. Call us. Don't drop in.
Allow 5 days from ordering for medication collection, and call first to check it is ready. When you arrive to collect, please give your name to the staff member at the door who may ask you to return in 15 to 30 minutes depending on how busy we are.
This is hard for all of us, and we are diverting as many staff as possible to phones and medication collection, but please bear with us. Keeping our most vulnerable patients safe when they need to see a doctor or nurse has to be our priority.
If you have a new but persistent cough OR fever OR loss of/ change in smell or taste please do NOT come into Thaxted Surgery. Check https://111.nhs.uk/service/covid-19. and if it deteriorates ring 111.
Testing for Coronavirus
Testing is now open to any member of the public with COVID-19 symptoms by visiting nhs.uk/coronavirus or calling 119 to book a test.
For general information on Corona Virus see https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/