Eye  Health Centre: Castleton Way, Eye, Suffolk IP23 7DD      Phone:01379 870689   Web: eyehealthcentre.co.uk

Mendlesham Health Centre: Chapel Rd.,Mendlesham, Stowmarket IP14 5SU   Phone: 01449 767 722 Web: mendleshamhealthcentre.co.uk

NHS Information : Phone NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones. You should use the NHS 111 service if you urgently need medical help or advice but it's not a life-threatening situation, or you think you need to go to A&E, or need another NHS urgent care service.

 It is the number you should call when you need advice or medical treatment quickly, and you cannot wait for an appointment to see your doctor. If you need emergency medical treatment, you must call 999.

Nearest Hospitals with A&E

Ipswich Hospital, Heath Rd., Ipswich IP4 5PD      Phone:01473 712 233   Web:esneft.nhs.uk

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY.       Phone:01603 286286   Web: nnuh.nhs.uk

Coronavirus(COVID 19) - extract from GOV.UK dated 3 Mar 2020

The advice for anyone in any setting is to follow these main guidelines.

  1. If you have been in contact with someone with coronavirus or have returned from an affected area identified by the Chief Medical Officer as high risk and you are feeling unwell with a cough, difficulty breathing or fever, stay at home and use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service or call NHS 111.

  2. Wash your hands more often than usual, for 20 seconds using soap and hot water, particularly after coughing, sneezing and blowing your nose, or after being in public areas where other people are doing so. Use hand sanitiser if that’s all you have access to.

  3. To reduce the spread of germs when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, or your sleeve (not your hands) if you don’t have a tissue, and throw the tissue away immediately. Then wash your hands or use a hand sanitising gel.

  4. Clean and disinfect regularly touched objects and surfaces using your regular cleaning products to reduce the risk of passing the infection on to other people.

At the current time and based on our understanding of what is known of COVID-19 and other similar respiratory viruses, it is likely that older people and those with chronic medical conditions may be vulnerable to severe disease. As more information emerges, recommendations may change.

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