Coronavirus Information

Covid Vaccination Programme

We are now able to give our patients some information about the Covid vaccination programme.

The first group of patients that will be vaccinated are those that are aged 80 or over. We know that many people in this age group will not have access to our website, so we would appreciate it if you could pass this information on to family and friends.

The Pfizer vaccine cannot be moved easily, so a central but local vaccination centre has been established at Clair Hall, Haywards Heath and patients will be required to attend the vaccination centre. We know that this will not be possible for all patients as some will be housebound, we are therefore waiting a solution from national government and we will communicate this as and when we are informed.

We will be contacting patients over the next few days with dates and times to attend.

Please note, that the vaccine will be delivered in batches over the coming weeks and it will take a number of deliveries of the vaccine before we can vaccinate all patients who are 80+.

Please do not phone the surgery to make a vaccination appointment.

Covid-19 update - 2nd November 2020

We understand that with the announcement of a new lockdown there are going to be a number of patients concerned about the situation, especially those in very vulnerable risk groups and also those with children attending educational settings.

The current government advice about high risk groups is available here.

Further publication is due Monday 2 November, and the Government will be writing to affected patients. The current guidance for protecting extremely clinically vulnerable groups is available here. The GPs at the surgery have no additional information above and beyond this and are unable to help with requests for sick notes or other letters in such circumstances.

For people concerned about children attending educational settings; we understand and sympathise with the concerns around children attending school at this time, especially if a household has extremely vulnerable members. As a practice we are very sorry, but decisions about children attending school are not ours to make. It's not something that we can help with. We would suggest a discussion between the people involved and the school to decide on the best course of action.

Current Working Practices

We would like to reassure everyone that Lindfield Medical Centre is open and has been throughout the pandemic. We have been delivering a service whereby patients are assessed by phone or video initially in order to comply with official guidance and help reduce the spread of Covid 19.

We continue to offer safe face-to-face appointments where clinically indicated.

Please rest assured we are keeping everything under close evaluation to balance infection control measures, limit our footfall as per NHS guidelines, and ensure that at the same time our patients get the appropriate care they require.

We are grateful to all our patients for their understanding and support as we navigate our way through the challenges in what is set to be a testing time over the winter months.

How Can You Help?

Please do not come into the surgery - telephone first
Self-manage minor ailments at home. Take a look at the When Should I Worry? leaflet
Self-certify for the first 7 days off work.
Request prescriptions online or via SystmOne or NHS apps.
If you are expecting a telephone call, please keep your phone near you and answer it. The call will be from a withheld number
If you are told to come to the surgery, please come on your own/with one other person if you are unable to come alone. Leave all children etc at home.
DO NOT ASK FOR TESTING. This is not available via a GP surgery.