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Covid Recovery Letters

These are the options available to patients:

Download the https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/ you will be able to show a copy of your positive Covid result. 

For your child, download the https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/ and then contact us to request 'proxy access'. Children aged between 11-16 will be asked to provide permission for proxy access to their medical record.

Or

We can issue a 'COVID Recovery letter' however there will be charge for this.  You do NOT need to speak to a GP for this.

The letter will only state that the patient recently tested positive for COVID and the date of the positive result. It will also include a copy of the result and will be signed by a GP. We are unable to state that the patient has recovered or fulfilled the mandatory isolation period.

How to access your COVID-19 vaccination status - Information Update from the UK Government

Through the free NHS App from 17 May. You can access the app through mobile devices such as a smartphone or by tablet. Proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status will be shown within the NHS App. It is recommended that you register with the app before booking international travel.

If you do not have access to a smartphone and know that the country you are travelling to requires COVID-19 vaccination status, you can call the NHS helpline on 119 (from 17 May) and ask for a letter to be posted to you.
This must be at least 5 days after you’ve completed your course of the vaccine. We expect the letter to take up to 5 days to reach you.

Do not contact your GP surgery about your COVID-19 vaccination status. GPs cannot provide letters showing your COVID-19 vaccination status.

Further information can be found on https://www.gov.uk/guidance/demonstrating-your-covid-19-vaccination-status-when-travelling-abroad

NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme

The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme is now underway in the UK.

All of our eligible patients will receive an invitation to be vaccinated.

Please do not call the Practice to make an appointment as we cannot make Covid vaccination bookings.

Further information about the vaccine and the priority patient groups is available through the following link  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/