Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
The practice continues to accept ALL patients.
Please check regularly for updates.
Acupuncture and Massage.
Please note that in accordance with advice given by the British Acupuncture Council, all acupuncture patients must wear a face covering during their treatment unless you are exempt. If you do not have a face covering then Amy will provide you with one, but we ask that you please try your best to bring your own.
We also require patients who book in with Claire for massage to you bring your own towels with you; two large towels will be enough. Please note that face coverings are required with massage treatments as per the Soft Tissue and Massage Association guidance, unless you are exempt. If you do not have a face covering then Claire will provide you with one, but we ask that you please try your best to bring your own.
We appreciate your understanding and assistance with these temporary requirements.
Please read the following information carefully before booking or attending your appointment.
We have adopted a risk-based approach on how to carry out face-to-face consultations. We would like to reassure you that we have updated some of our policies to ensure that we take care of both our patients and our staff in the current situation. We are continuing to monitor and implement advice and guidance from Government, Public Health England, and our professional bodies.
For us operate as normal as possible and provide a safe environment for our staff and patients, it is now a requirement that you read and complete our COVID19 Policy form BEFORE attending the clinic. This will be sent to you via email on our booking system prior to your appointment. If you require assistance once you have completed this form, then please call the clinic and speak to a member of staff. On arrival at the practice, please adhere to the following instructions:
- Arrive NO EARLIER than 5 minutes before your appointment or exactly on time (unless you need help with filling in the online forms, please then come no earlier than 10 minutes before you appointment).
- Based on government guidelines, we would recommend that you wear your own face covering, unless you are exempt.
- Please attend your appointment on your own, unless you are under 16 years old, as we cannot have multiple people in the treatment rooms.
- During our busier times we may ask you to wait at the entrance until another patient has left the practice.
- We request that patients sanitise their hands using the hand sanitiser provided in reception upon arrival
- Please do not approach the staff and try to keep at least a 1 meter distance at all times.
- A staff member will verbally instruct you to which treatment room you need to go to.
- Please leave the clinic immediately and as quickly as possible after your appointment (or after payment).
- Please do not ask for receipts to be printed while in the clinic as we need all patients to leave as quickly as possible following their treatment and payment (receipts can be emailed if required).
One-way traffic flow system
- Approach the clinic via the main stairs (front of the building), NOT the side.
- Turn left at the top of the stairs and enter the clinic via the disabled access door (white glazed door); you will see signposts.
- Once in the building, walk to the reception area and take a seat, a member of staff will instruct you further.
- Exit out the main door (black door); you will see signposts, then turn left and walk down the side of the building to the stairs or ramp into the car park (please advise if you have special access requirements).
We have implemented the following measures:
- We have increased the distances between chairs in the waiting room.
- We have increased the time between appointments to reduce the number of people in the waiting room.
- We are providing soap, hand sanitiser and tissues for your use, in the reception area and treatment rooms.
- Our staff are frequently sanitising work surfaces, chairs, door handles and the payment system.
- We are sanitising treatment couches between patients.
- We are keeping windows open for fresh air flow (weather permitting).
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Our staff are all wearing the correct PPE as advised by Public Health England and the British Chiropractic Association, the British Acupuncture Council and the Soft Tissue and Massage Association. Please note that the guidance differs between all associations and the PPE being worn by your practitioner may vary slightly.
Air Sanitiser
We have implemented an extra layer of protection in the clinic. We have a fogging machine that purifies the air and kills all known bacteria and viruses (including coronavirus) within 1 minute. This machine is used daily to make sure that the air in the clinic is clean of bacteria and viruses.
RESCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT (for 7-10 days time)
If you, or someone in your household/under your care are self-isolating, or have any symptoms such as:
- Cough
- Fever
- Shortness of breath
- Flu like symptoms
- Loss of taste and or smell
Other symptoms of COVID19 can be found at the link below.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
