Sloan Medical Centre | Medical Centre Sheffield | GP Sheffield | Care Sheffield

Coming out of lockdown
We would like to inform our patient population that from the 7 June 2021 we will start to provide more pre-bookable appointments for patients to book in advance and at a time that best suits you.

Our nursing team are already providing face to face appointments and are providing a full pre-pandemic service apart from Spirometry which will return as soon as guidelines allow.

Our doctors will also provide more face to face appointments for certain patient conditions from the 7 June.

The above is a gradual phased return for us getting back to providing normal services again while continuing with some of the systems that have worked well for some patients over the Pandemic such as, telephone and video appointments.

Sadly, we are unable to open the main entrance at the moment and will continue to allow entry after speaking to the receptionist over the intercom. This is to ensure we triage everyone before entry. Personal details will not be taken outside, you will be allowed entry before being asked for them.

We are monitoring the Indian variant and will take the appropriate steps in future to make sure we keep patients and staff safe at all times.

We hope this is the start to our Medical Centre transitioning from a lockdown situation to getting back to how things were pre-pandemic, or as close as possible.

Thank you

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Staff Training
Due to staff training our phone lines will go off at 13.00pm on the 23rd June 2021

We remain open until 8pm and our phones will return to normal on 24th June 2021
Thank you


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Covid vaccinations for people aged 18-49
The NHS has now started phase 2 of the covid vaccination programme, vaccinating the healthier population aged 18-49.
Sloan Medical Centre will not be offering vaccinations to this cohort of patients. You will be invited by the NHS to have your vaccination at a mass vaccination centre such as Sheffield Arena or a pharmacy, or pharmacy led site, within 45 miles.

Unfortunately, we are unable to help with vaccination enquiries for this group of patients. When you are eligible you will be contacted by the NHS with details on how to book your appointment. Please be patient and wait for your appointment, this is the biggest vaccination programme of its kind and it will take a while for everyone to be vaccinated. The NHS aims to have given all adults the first dose of the vaccine by the end of July 2021.

If you have a query about an existing appointment that has been booked through the national booking service, please call 119 or visit www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination. The practice is unable to help with these enquiries.

Vaccinating people in the top 9 JCVI groups
Sloan Medical Centre is still offering first and second dose vaccinations to people aged 50+, people aged 16+ with long term conditions that mean they are eligible for vaccination, health and social care workers and carers. If you are in these groups and haven't had your first vaccination yet and are a patient at the practice, please contact us on 0114 2581554

If you have already had your first vaccination with us, please wait to be contacted with an appointment for your second dose. We will be in touch when it is time for your second dose, please note that we may call at short notice as vaccines become available.

The vaccination site for the patients we are vaccinating is The Mathews Practice - Belgrave Medical Centre
22 Asline Road, Highfield, Sheffield, S2 4UJ
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For more details on what order we will be vaccinating our patients please see at risk group info
Other information can be found below;
What to expect
What if I'm pregnant
I'm a Healthcare Worker
Covid guide for Adults

PLEASE DO NOT CALL US ABOUT A COVID VACCINE WE WILL CALL YOU WHEN ITS YOUR TURN
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You don't require a sicknote from us if you are isolating. You will need a isolation note which can be found HERE
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Vitamin D
If you have received a letter from the Government for the 4 free months supply of Vitamin D please click hereVIT-D

If you have not received a letter please buy them from your local Pharmacy do not request from your doctor

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GP Face Mask Exemption Letters

Patients do not need a letter from their doctor to exempt them from wearing a face mask.

You can download your own exemption card from the following website address
Face Mask Exemption Card

The full guidance can be found at here

Other information can be found here

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For the latest advice for Public Health England see below
Latest advice

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To reorder your medication, you can do this over the telephone at the moment

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Sick Notes
Guidance on obtaining an isolation note can be found HERE

DO NOT VISIT THE MEDICAL CENTRE

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The NHS 111 service are asking patients to use its online service if;
• You cannot cope with your symptoms at home
• Your condition gets worse
• Your symptoms do not get better after seven days
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The doctors and staff at Sloan Medical Centre in Sheffield are proud to offer the highest standard of care for all our patients.

We aim to treat all our patients equally and provide a high quality service that is sensitive to your needs. Our values are to get the basics right, to act with compassion and respect, to make a difference, to value and develop our team and value everyone's contribution, because everyone matters.