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You are here: Home / News / Northumberland GPs reach out to the public 

Northumberland GPs reach out to the public 

Tuesday 31 March 2020

Patients in Northumberland are being reminded to speak to their doctor with urgent issues. 

As the NHS across the country is dealing with the influx of Coronavirus, a huge amount of work is being undertaken by NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to ensure that people continue to have access to help if they need it.

Whilst practices have had to adapt their daily way of working, urgent assessment and treatment is still required for people with non-coronavirus related illness. Patients requiring treatment are being urged to contact their surgeries online or via telephone where possible to adhere to social distancing guidelines issued from the government. 

Graham Syers, Clinical Chair at the CCG said: “These are certainly unprecedented times for everyone and especially those working hard in our GP surgeries, pharmacies and wider NHS. We are really focusing on working together with our health and social care providers at this time to ensure all is done to minimise the impact of this disease.”

The CCG is working alongside the local authority, voluntary sector and community services to support people deemed to be in the “high risk” category and care home residents, ensuring their needs are met whilst they are asked to remain at home.

Graham continued: “We are trying to support patients at home as much as possible and are looking at transport solutions, such as arranging local taxis for those who still need to attend their practice.

“Whilst people can still access the care services they need, we ask patients to be understanding as we may need to change opening times and close at short notice, possibly for weeks which means patients may need to be seen at neighbouring practices.

“We want to take this opportunity to thank the public for their co-operation as we navigate through this uncertain time.”

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