Following guidelines - Addiscombe Osteopathic Practice
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Following guidelines
COVID-19
- We have done a risk assessment of the Practice and put in measures for infection control.
- We have a good stock of masks, aprons, gloves and infection control cleaning materials available.
- While observing social distancing we have restrictions on who we can treat face to face .
- All appointments require a telephone Triage call to assess your risk. A list of the restrictions are listed below.
- If the restrictions don't apply to you, do contact us for an appointment.
We hope it will be safe for the Government to be able relax the
social distancing for all groups by the end of the month.
Due to Covid-19 we are sorry to suspend treating Babies because of infection risk and having to use PPE (gloves in particular)
The first consideration is your exposure to Covid-19
Do you, or anyone living in your house, or had contract with have Corona Virus or got the following symptoms?
• Have a temperature – 37.8 this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to use a thermometer) • New, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour,
or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• Loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or
• Things smell or taste different to normal
People at high risk from coronavirus include people who: (Extremely vulnerable)
• Have you had an organ transplant?
• Are you having chemotherapy or antibody treatment for cancer, including immunotherapy?
• Are you having an intense course of radiotherapy (radical radiotherapy) for lung cancer?
• Are you having targeted cancer treatments that can affect the immune system
(such protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors?
• Do you have blood or bone marrow cancer (such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma?
• Have you had a bone marrow or stem cell transplant in the past 6 months, or are still taking immunosuppressant medicine?
• Have you been told by a doctor you have a severe lung condition (such as cystic fibrosis, severe asthma or severe COPD?
• Do you have a condition that means they have a very high risk of getting infections (such as SCID or sickle cell?
• Are you taking medicine that makes you much more likely to get infections (such as high doses of steroids or immunosuppressant)?
• Do you have a serious heart condition and are pregnant?
People at moderate risk clinically vulnerable from coronavirus include people who:
• Are you 70 or older?
• Are you pregnant?
• Do you have a lung condition that's not severe (such as asthma, COPD, emphysema or bronchitis?
• Do you have heart disease (such as heart failure)? Have a pacemaker or ICD fitted.
• Do you have diabetes?
• Do you have chronic kidney disease
• Do you have liver disease (such as hepatitis)?
• Do you have a condition affecting the brain or nerves (such as Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy)?
• Do you have a condition that means they have a high risk of getting infections?
• Are you taking medicine that can affect the immune system (such as low doses of steroids)?
• Are very obese (a BMI of 40 or above)?
These lists are from the NHS website.