Radnor Street Surgery

If you require a fit note please see the details below:-

Employees can normally self-certify sickness absence for the first seven days. Temporarily, they can self-certify for 28 days, to enable a focus on the COVID-19 booster programme and emergency care.

Employees eligible to receive statutory sick pay are not normally required to provide their employer with medical evidence to support sickness absence for the first seven days of absence. For longer periods of absence, they must obtain medical evidence (a fit note) from their GP.

Employees will not be required to provide their employer with medical evidence of sickness absence for the first 28 days of absence. GPs will still be required to supply fit notes for periods of absence exceeding 28 days. The Government guidance states-

“If an employee goes off sick on or after 10 December 2021, up to and including 26 January 2022, you cannot ask them for proof of sickness until they have been off for 28 days or more.”

This change takes effect from 17 December, but applies to absences beginning on or after 10 December 2021, up to and including absences which begin on or before 26 January 2022. The self-certification period will revert to seven days for absences beginning on or after 27 January 2022.

For further information, please see

Statutory Sick Pay: employee fitness to work – GOV.UK

The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021 (legislation.gov.uk)

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

SURGERY CLOSURE AND APPOINTMENT ARRANGEMENTS 

PLEASE BE ADVISED THE SURGERY WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: – 

MONDAY 27^TH DECEMBER 2021 AND TUESDAY 28^TH DECEMBER 2021 INCLUSIVE

AND

MONDAY 3^RD JANUARY 2021 AND TUESDAY 4^TH JANUARY 2021 INCLUSIVE

ON FRIDAY 24 DECEMBER 2021 AND FRIDAY 31 DECEMBER 2021 APPOINTMENTS WILL BE ON THE DAY TRIAGE APPOINTMENTS ONLY WITH PRIORITY FOR EMERGENCIES.

 NORMAL TELEPHONE TRIAGE SURGERIES WILL COMMENCE ON WEDNESDAY 5^TH JANUARY 2022

CAN YOU PLEASE ENSURE YOU ORDER YOUR REPEAT MEDICATION EARLY.

 WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR                                     

If you have a medical emergency during this time, please telephone 0141-334-6111 and you will be transferred to NHS24 or phone NHS24 direct on 111.

The Scottish Government requires General Practice and other healthcare settings to have different infection control and physical distancing guidance to other places such as hospitality and shops.

This is to help reduce the risk to practice staff and to people attending the practice who may be at greater risk if they catch Covid 19.

From 9^th August (when we go beyond Level 0) the following rules still apply in General Practice:

• wearing of face coverings by patients and the public (unless you are exempt)
• physical distancing of 2 metres in waiting rooms
• contact your practice by telephone in the first instance
• wearing of PPE by staff
• screening of all patients for Covid 19 symptoms

Please support your local practice team by complying with this guidance

The Practice remains open for all essential Primary Care problems but on the advice of Health Protection Scotland we have put in place a process whereby everyone is screened by telephone prior to being seen.

To collect your prescription please call the surgery on 0141 334 6111 where you will be given advice.

All patients will still have access to the care they require.

We appreciate your patience and understanding at this time.