COVID–19 Screening Information

Before checking in for your appointment today please read through the questions carefully, and if you answer YES to any please make our staff aware:

• Have you had any of the following symptoms in the past 10 days?
• A new persistent cough (coughing for more than an hour or more than three coughing episodes in a 24–hour period)
• A high temperature or fever
• Loss of, or altered, sense of smell or taste
• Have you or any members of your household had a confirmed diagnosis of COVID–19 in the last 10 days?
• Are you or any member of your household waiting for a COVID–19 PCR test result?
• Have you travelled internationally in the last 10 days to a country that is on the government red list? Further info available at: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-travellingnorthern-ireland-red-list-country
• Have you been identified by the PHA Contact Tracing Service as someone who should currently be self–isolating or quarantining?
• Do you have any new or worsening respiratory symptoms not already mentioned which suggest you may have a respiratory virus?  For example a runny nose, sore throat, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, congestion, sneezing.

Please also be aware: 

– If you are considered to be in a vulnerable group please contact our reception teams: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/people-at-higher-risk/whos-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/ 

– our toilets are restricted use so please brush your teeth & use the bathroom prior to attending.  – where possible attend alone, one other person can attend but only if necessary.  – Please leave any additional belongings at home or in the car.  – Arrive on time for your appointment, if you are early remain in the car until 5 minutes prior. 

We appreciate your cooperation in this as we follow guidelines and ensure a safe environment for all our patients and staff.