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ALT A guide showing the common signs of breast cancer. Touch your breasts, can you feel anything new or unusual? Look for changes, does anything look different? Check any changes with your GP.
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Beccles Medical will be CLOSED on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st of August.
If you require urgent medical assistance during this time, please contact NHS 111.
I know my risk of Type 2 diabetes, do you know yours? Find out today using the @DiabetesUK risk tool. bit.ly/Kn0wYourR1sk
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In accordance with NHS England, Beccles Medical will be CLOSED on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th of May.
If you require urgent medical assistance during this time, please contact NHS 111.
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From today (Wednesday 20th of May), a new law surrounding organ donation has come into place.
All adults in England will be deemed to have given consent to donate their organs when they die, unless they have opted out, or are in an excluded group.
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Beccles Medical Centre will be open on May Bank Holiday Friday 8th of May from 8am-6:30pm. We will be running a skeleton staff to help reduce the impact on the 111 service.
To help us continue to stay open, please continue to self-isolate and only go out when absolutely necessary
The NHS have arranged the following survey which will help to increase knowledge on how and where COVID-19 is affecting people currently.
Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey explaining your experience of COVID-19 symptoms.
nhs.uk/coronavirus-status-ch…
Beccles Medical Centre will be open on Good Friday and Easter Monday from 8am-6:30pm. We will be running a skeleton staff to help reduce the impact on the 111 service.
To help us continue to stay open, please continue to self-isolate and follow the social distancing guidelines.
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If there are any patients who did not receive a letter from NHS England advising them to shield for 12 weeks but still feel you need support, please visit the below website for further information;
gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely…
Many of you have contacted the surgery this morning regarding new clinical directions for the treatment of COVID-19. Please be reassured that if we recieve anything from NHS England or Public Health, the patients who are affected will be contacted directly.
For any patients that are having to stay at home due to COVID-19 and require a note to your employer, please use the following link.
If you can work from home, you will not require an isolation note.
This service can be used on behalf of someone else.
111.nhs.uk/isolation-note
Please be advised that all routine appointments with a clinician will now be a telephone call. Do not attend the surgery unless instructed to by a clinician. For any urgent queries, visit our website becclesmedical.co.uk.
If you are concerned about your symptoms in relation to COVID-19, please use NHS 111 online via the following link
nhs.uk/conditions/coronaviru….
Patients are recommended to download the NHS App and register. Up-to-date information about COVID-19 will be published and patients can request their repeat medication. Patients will also be able to check their symptoms against COVID-19.
Our Protected Time for Learning scheduled for Wednesday 18th of March has been cancelled. Further information will follow regarding telephone consultations for the day in due course.
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As a precautionary measure in view of COVID-19 from Monday 16th March, all routine appointments with a GP will be conducted by telephone. Should a GP need to see a patient arrangements will be made. These measures are being put in place to assure public and staff safety.
11.03.20 - Due to clinical sickness we only have the capacity to deal with medical emergencies. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.
Wednesday 11th of March is Non-Smoking Day! If you are interested in giving up smoking, we have a Smoking Cessation adviser at Beccles Medical Centre every Tuesday from 11:30 to 14:30. To book an appointment, please visit our website becclesmedical.co.uk or phone us direct.
