Throughout the pandemic we have strived to make Shay Lane Medical Centre (Drs Kelman, Cranston, Naylor, Haslam, Connell and Pathak) as safe as possible and this will continue: protecting our patients and staff is our priority.

From 19th July nothing will change at our practice – patients will need to still wear a mask, socially distance and use hand sanitiser, and our staff will continue to wear PPE. Those visiting us are sick and vulnerable so we feel we should take these small precautions to protect people.

In terms of opening up, as many of you know, we have never been shut and we have treated 50% more patients than we did pre-Covid (face to face, via phone, online and video).

Shay Lane Medical Centre is committed to minimising the impact of Covid and we hope you understand that our surgery must be as safe as possible for all patients and staff.

The Government has confirmed details regarding proof of the COVID-19 vaccination and travel:

• Patients can access details of their Covid-19 vaccination through the NHS App 
• Patients can also access details via the NHS website
• Patients without access to a smartphone, and know that the country they are travelling to requires COVID-19 vaccination status, can call the NHS helpline on 119 and ask for a letter to be posted to them. This must be at least five days after they’ve completed their course of the vaccine. It’s expected the letter to take up to seven days to reach them

NHS APPOINTMENT CARDS CANNOT BE USED TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR VACCINATION STATUS.

Do not contact your GP surgery about your COVID-19 vaccination status. GPs cannot provide letters showing your COVID-19 vaccination status For full details click here