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Did You Know...?
- Some travel vaccines need to be
started eight weeks prior to travel in order to ensure adequate cover, so make
your appointment well in advance of your departure.
- Tetanus booster vaccinations are
not given routinely every 10 years once you have had five doses.
- Tetanus vaccinations are not given
routinely to patients after an accident as the guidelines show that patients are
covered for life after having five doses, but if you have an accident it is best
to ring the practice nurse and check your level of cover.
- The person who has parental consent
for the children must be the one to bring them for their immunisations or give
that person a letter of authorisation.
- The practice is not allowed to give
your blood test results to another member of your family without your written
consent.
- It is not necessary to have a GP’s
certificate until you have been off work for seven days or more. After three days
absence you should obtain a self-certification form from your employer. If your
employer insists on a certificate from your doctor for an absence of less than
seven days you will be charged a fee.
- Antibiotics are powerful drugs but
they do not work against minor infections such as coughs and colds. Some bacteria
are now becoming resistant to antibiotics, so doctors will only prescribe them
for serious bacterial infections.
- You are entitled to see a doctor anywhere in the UK if you are away from home.
You can do this by asking to see the nearest doctor as a temporary resident. If
friends or relatives who are staying with you need a doctor, we will be happy
to see them as temporary residents providing we have appointments available.
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