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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

New Year Opening

We are open until 18:30 on Friday 31st December, are closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 3rd January and reopen on Tuesday 4th January. If you are extremely unwell during this period please contact 111 or 119 for COVID related illness

Christmas Opening

We are open until 18:30 on Friday 24th December and reopen on Wednesday 29th December. If you are extremely unwell during this period please contact 111 or 119 for COVID related illness.

The vaccination centre at City of Coventry Health Centre is open for walk in vaccinations on Monday 27th December between 9.15 and 13:00 

Boosters UPDATE - 16th December 2021

If you are aged over 18 and had your second COVID vaccination at least 3 months ago please contact the Practice to book in for your Booster. 

FLU Update 

If you are over 50 or over 18 with underlying health conditions please contact the Practice for your flu vaccination. These can be given either on the same day as your COVID booster or at least 7 days apart. 

Residents in England who have received COVID-19 vaccinations overseas 9th December 2021

From 9th December 2021, if you live in England and have had one or more of your COVID-19 vaccinations administered overseas, you can have your vaccination details added to your NHS Record. You can then generate an NHS COVID Pass for domestic use and international travel if you meet certain certification requirements. 

Eligible vaccines

You can use this service if you've had one or more of the following vaccines: 

  • Moderna
  • AstraZeneca
  • Pfizer
  • Janssen

There are a small number of countries where this service will not be enabled

Book an appointment to register your overseas vaccinations by clicking on the link below 

This will take you to the NHS main vaccination link

Book an appointment to register your overseas vaccinations

If you have any queries regarding eligibility please raise then through this link.

Christmas and New Year Opening 2021

Priory Gate will be closed on Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th December and Monday 3rd January. If you have any urgent medical needs during this time please contact 111 or if it is life threatening contact 999.  

COVID Boosters 01st December 2021

We are currently offering Boosters for those patients over 40 who completed their Primary Course 5 months ago and are awaiting details as to when we are able to offer these below this age and after 3 months.

Practice Closed - Wednesday 24th November 2021

The Practice will be closed for the afternoon today and incoming calls will be diverted to 111 for urgent matters . If the matter is not urgent please call us back when we reopen on Thursday morning from 8am 

Flu Vaccinations - 2021/22

If you are over 65 and not yet been contacted for your flu vaccination please phone the surgery. We have a number of appointments available including Saturday 2nd October between 9am and 12noon.

If you are less than 65 and have underlying health conditions we have now received our first flu delivery for this season so please book in for your vaccination. Flu vaccinations are now also available for all patients over the age of 50 so please contact the surgery and book in. 

Covid Vaccination News 30 September 2021

We have recently started the COVID Booster programme. This can be given to all patients over 50 who have completed their second dose 6 months ago. If you have not yet heard from the surgery and it is over 6 months since your second dose please book in for your Booster.

If you are a Priory Gate patient aged 18 or over and have yet to receive your vaccination please phone us to enable you to book in. If you have previously declined your vaccine and now wish to go ahead please contact the reception team.

We have a small number of patients with incorrect contact details so please check this with us when you phone.

We may well be contacting you by text message and these are often sent at weekends.

Our lead vaccine for first dose patient under 40 is Pfizer.

If you have previously advised that you do not want a COVID vaccination and have now changed your mind please contact the reception team and we will book you in.  

Parkrun- Memorial Park Coventry

Priory Gate Practice is now a Registered Parkrun Practice and we plan to be running at 9am in the Memorial Park in Coventry. If you are interested. If you wish to join us follow the link below and register. We will post on here when staff are running.

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/coventry/

Patient Participation Group

Priory Gate is looking to expand our Patient Participation Group. The Group meet quarterly and support the Practice with a range of activities. If you are a patient and would like to consider joining the group please contact the Practice Manager Glenn Walker to express your interest or to have an informal discussion. glenn.walker@nhs.net or 02476 961370.

Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance Awards

Priory Gate Practice is honoured to have received 5 shortlisted nominations for the first GP Alliance Awards event that took place on 6th July 2019

The following are the shortlisted nominations:

GP of the year 2018 - Dr Helen Tyrrell

Practice of the year 2018

Practice Nurse of the year 2018 - Dawn Barker

Unsung Hero of the year 2018 - Dionne Morgan

Practice Manager of the year 2018 - Glenn Walker

The Partners and staff were delighted to be shortlisted for 5 awards ( more than any other Practice of the 65 that make up the Alliance) and Dr Tyrrell was thrilled to receive her award.

Extended Hours Appointments

Priory Gate have formed an alliance with a number of Practices across the city and are now able to offer telephone appointments between 6.30pm and 9.45pm between Monday to Friday and at daytime on Saturday and Sunday. If you wish to benefit from these appointments please contact our reception team before 6.30pm on Monday to Friday.

Access to Medical Records

All patients now have the right to access some of their medical records online. Please send an email to the Practice if you would like this facility: priory.gate@nhs.net

Cancelled or Did Not Attend Appointments

If you are unable to attend an appointment at Priory Gate please contact us at the earliest opportunity to enable the appointment to be made available to other patients. The cost to the NHS for one week of missed appointments is usually around £2000.

Yellow Fever Clinic

Priory Gate is authorised to provide Yellow Fever vaccinations. Our Prescribing Nurse Dawn Baker has undertaken appropriate training for this service. The cost of this service is £60 per patient and this includes a certificate with the vaccination. Duplicate certificates if they are needed can be provided for £10.

IMG_1197 Welcome to Priory Gate Practice  located  on the first floor of City of Coventry Health Centre 2 Stoney Stanton Road Coventry CV1 4FS.

Priory Gate Doctors will contact all patients by telephone triage initially. Following the call you may be invited to attend the surgery.

The reception team may well offer an appointment with a range of clinicians including: pharmacist, physicians associate, nurse or physiotherapist. These professionals are often better ab le to deal with your needs than a GP.  

UPDATE - SICKNOTES

If sick notes are needed they will be sent either electronically or in the post -  these are now only issued after 28 days of sickness. Please self certify for new sickness up to 28 days 

If medication is needed please contact the POD on 02476 246072. Ideally all medication can be sent electronically so please identify a local pharmacy to prevent you having to attend the surgery.

In addition you can send a text to the POD and they will phone you back. The Text number is 07903 586972. Please write Repeat and Priory Gate Practice and the POD team will phone you back to review your medication.

FACE COVERINGS 

Please remember to wear face coverings when you attend Priory Gate to help protect you, the staff and other patients - thank you.

The doctors and staff at Priory Gate Practice in Coventry are proud to offer the highest standard of patient-centred healthcare and have been selected as a centre of excellence for GP training purposes.

This standard was recognised by the Care Quality Commission in 2016 with the award of a 'GOOD' rating in all areas. Please see the front page for the full report.

We offer clinics for the management of chronic diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension and offer a wide variety of other medical services including antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations, contraception services, cervical smears and well-person check-ups.

We offer an extensive range of travel advice and vaccinations including Yellow Fever, as well as medical examinations for professional drivers, insurance applications and adoption applications.

We are able to offer a choice of female and male doctors, and can accommodate many languages.

In addition to everything you need to know about the practice you will also find a wealth of health-related information in the menu on the right hand side.

Online Prescriptions

Important: We have changed the system for ordering repeat prescriptions. Learn More...

 

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