COVID-19 INFORMATION
Covid vaccinations
Spring Boosters
Eligibility:
- All adults aged 75 and over
- Residents in care homes (older adults)
- Individuals aged 5 years and over who are immunosuppressed.
The Spring programme will start on 3rd of April in Care homes with an end date of 28th May 2023.
The rest of the eligible population will begin to be vaccinated from 17th April with an end
date of 30th June 2023.
First and second doses are still available to patients who did not previously complete a course until 30th June.
Walk in locations for a covid vaccination in Kingston borough
Patient information about the Covid vaccinations
JCVI Pregnancy guide to having the Covid-19 vaccine
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists - Covid Vaccine Guide in Pregnancy
Covid-19 vaccine - what to expect after given the vaccine
Proof of Vaccination
People in England who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can demonstrate their vaccination status for international travel. A full course is currently two doses of any approved vaccine. There are 3 ways you can obtain confirmation of your covid vaccine status:
* NHS App information which you can download from app stores
* NHS information regarding vaccination status for travelling abroad NHS website
* 119 - by requesting a paper letter
You will need to register to use the online services, if you have not already.
If you cannot access the online services, you can request a paper letter from the NHS by calling 119.
This practice is not able to provide you with a letter that shows your COVID-19 vaccination status. Please do not contact the practice about your COVID-19 vaccination status unless you have been advised to by the 119 service.
Covid exemption applications
The possible reasons for exemption are limited. For guidance patients are being asked to phone 119 to request an application for an NHS Covid19 medical exemption application form. Carers can do so on behalf of others. Patients are asked not to contact their GP to request this form, or an exemption certificate, please call 119.
Covid-19 Medical exemption proving you are unable to get vaccinated
Examples that might be reasons for a medical exemption are:
- people receiving end of life care where vaccination is not in the person’s best interests
- people with learning disabilities, autism or a combination of impairments which mean that vaccination and testing result in distress and who cannot be vaccinated through reasonable adjustments such as an accessible environment
- a person with severe allergies to all currently available vaccines
- those who have had an adverse reaction to the first dose (for example, myocarditis)
You can also get a temporary exemption which will allow you to use the COVID Pass if you have a short-term medical condition or are pregnant and choose to take this option.
Vaccinations received outside of England
Providing you received a Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson or Moderna abroad, the NHS can now record this on an NHS app. Please follow this link and instructions and you will be asked to make an appointment. If a patient previously made us aware you had a vaccination abroad, we will have coded your record so we no longer invited you to have a vaccine, but you will need to contact us once you have had the appointment so we can remove the previous codes otherwise your record will double record each vaccine.
Tell the NHS about the covid 19 vaccinations you received abroad
Complaints and Concerns
Any concerns or complaints patients have regarding this programme, we advise that you write directly to NHSE as practice nor the hub have any control over the rolling out of the vaccine. Their details can be found in the following link;
NHS England contact us / complaints
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
See NHS guidance below updated on 1st April 2022.
Living safely with respiratory infections including covid-19
Please do not visit Langley Medical Practice, avoid close contact with people.
Pregnancy advice for patients with suspected Covid-19
If your symptoms worsen after 7 days contact NHS 111 online
We are unable to issue "sick" notes to employers for patients off work with Covid-19. Please follow the attached guidelines for more information. Currently there is still a 111 isolation note available that can be used for an employer 111 nhs isolation note
Managing Long Term Conditions during COVID-19
There is some useful information on accessing patient services, and in addition managing your medicines and applicances during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NHS have produced a useful website for patients continuing to recover from Covid-19 Your Covid Recovery
Face Coverings
We will still require patients to wear a face covering when entering our GP Practice, you may be asked to have a telephone appointment only if you refuse. Given that there are vulnerable and ill patients in the health centre we need to continue to protect patients and staff, Covid-19 has not gone away!
Face coverings latest info in NHS settings
If you feel you are unable to wear a mask for auditory/sensory/breathing reasons, please visit Mask Exemption Cards and download a card to show if asked why you are not wearing one.
Please note, it is NOT the responsibility or the role of the Surgery to issue anyone with an exemption letter or certificate. Please use the link above for more information.
South West London CCG
There have been a lot of changes put in place to Keep You Safe when you visit your GP practice in YOUR BOROUGH. Watch this short video to see what’s changed, what’s different and how we are trying to #KeepYouSafeSWL
