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Coronavirus ( COVID-19)


If you are unwell and have recently travelled to any of the affected areas, or have been in contact with someone who has, please DO NOT come to the practice.  Please self -isolate.   Up-to-date information is available on NHS inform.       If you are feeling unwell with a cough, difficulty breathing or fever....stay at home and contact NHS 111.


Wash your hands more often than usual , for 20 seconds with soap and hot water, particularly after coughing or sneeding and blowing your nose.  


To reduce the spread of germs when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue.  Throw the tissue away immediately and then wash your hands or your a hand sanitising gel.

At Pennan Practice we are a Teaching Practice for medical students.   Our participation in this programme allows the practice to support medical students with an interest in General Practice to spend time gaining experience in order to become a General Practitioner.

Each student allocated to the practice is with us to learn as much as possible within the consultation.   With your permission , a student may contact you to gain a medical history prior to a consultation with one of our G.P’s       Your records may be used for educational purposes and you may be asked if a medical student can be present at your consultation.   If you would prefer to see the doctor without a student in attendance, we will respect this.

At Pennan Practice we are a Teaching Practice for medical students.   Our participation in this programme allows the practice to support medical students with an interest in General Practice to spend time gaining experience in order to become a General Practitioner.

Each student allocated to the practice is with us to learn as much as possible within the consultation.   With your permission , a student may contact you to gain a medical history prior to a consultation with one of our G.P’s       Your records may be used for educational purposes and you may be asked if a medical student can be present at your consultation.   If you would prefer to see the doctor without a student in attendance, we will respect this.

Video consultations. 

We will seek your consent should we ask you to video your consultation.   The videos are part of an assessment procedure for doctors who are seeking membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners. The videotape is ONLY of you and the doctor talking together. Intimate examinations will not be recorded and the camera will be switched off on request. All video recordings are carried out according to guidelines issued by the  General Medical Council. 

Only those persons who have legal access to your medical records will see the videotape and doctors and advisers involved in assessment. Its use will be limited to the assessment of the doctor whom you are consulting, and possibly for research, learning and teaching purposes, and quality control. The videotape will be stored in a locked cabinet and is subject to the same degree of confidentiality and security as medical records. The videotape will be erased as soon as practicable and in any event within three years.

You do not have to agree to your consultation with the doctor being recorded. If you want the camera turned off, please tell Reception - this is not a problem, and will not affect your consultation in any way. But if you do not mind your consultation being recorded, we are grateful to you. If you consent to this consultation being recorded, please sign below. Thank you very much for your help.

 

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