“We are working extremely hard with a reduced team so please be understanding and patient with us. “Consider using other services during this time; ASK NHS, 111 or community pharmacies can give advice for care of minor illnesses. “Thank you from all the staff.” On their website, they also urged people not to call them about the Covid vaccine, adding: “We will contact you when it’s available for our patients.” NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group did not confirm or deny whether the staff sickness was Covid-related when asked by the Free Press. It said in a statement: “Desborough and Hazlemere GP Surgeries remain open and continue to see patients as they have done throughout the COVID-19 pandemic – through telephone triage and then calling in patients who need to be seen in person.
Members of staff at the Riverside Surgery A High Wycombe surgery has been praised for the way they have treated their patients during the coronavirus pandemic.
Riverside Surgery, on George Street within the town, serves 9,875 registered patients and since the start of the pandemic, they have had to adapt in order to keep people safe, whilst trying their best to stop the spread of the virus. Tess Watkins, a patient and a member of the surgery’s Patient Participation Group, thanked the surgery for its critical work. She said: “They have obviously put their patients first, despite the risks to themselves.
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Each session will give useful advice on keeping well - through a sensible diet, physical activity, and by recognising stress and anxiety. They also let you set personal goals to help you achieve these changes.
Dr Stuart Logan, Clinical Director for Long Term Conditions, Prevention & Supported Self-Care at NHS Buckinghamshire CCG, said: “Many of us want to make better lifestyle choices as part of our New Year’s resolutions, but sticking to them is easier said than done. These online sessions are designed to help people make better choices by giving them the right information. It has been a really hard year for all of us, and, although the COVID vaccine is being rolled out, we still have difficult weeks and months ahead. Making the right choices for our physical and mental health can make a huge difference, and we hope as many people as possible sign up for these online sessions to give them a better start to 2021.”
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination is continuing across Buckinghamshire this week - with elderly residents in Princes Risborough being prioritised. The first Covid vaccination site came to the county on Monday, December 14, in Chalfont St Peter, with 90-year-old Brian Horne the first to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech jab. Now, GP-led Primary Care Networks in Princes Risborough and Winslow are starting to vaccinate local patients aged 80 and over. As well as people aged 80 and over, care home staff are also being prioritised in this first phase of the national vaccination rollout - in line with the national Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) prioritisation programme.