The surgery will be closed on Friday 3rd April and Monday 6th April for the Easter weekend. If you require medical assistance during this time, please contact 111 or dial 999 in the event of an emergency, thank you.
We are currently seeing a significant increase in cases of seasonal winter viruses, including Influenza A, particularly among children and younger adults.
Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, cough, headache, muscle aches, and fatigue. Most viral illnesses can be safely managed at home with rest, fluids, and simple pain relief. Please seek urgent medical advice if symptoms are severe, worsening, or if you or your child fall into a higher-risk group.
Helpful information and guidance:
To help reduce the spread of infection, we encourage regular handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes, and avoiding close contact with others when unwell.
To request a sick note:
If you’re off work sick for 7 days or less, your employer should not ask for medical evidence that you’ve been ill. Instead, they can ask you to confirm that you’ve been ill. You can do this by filling in a form yourself when you return to work. We call this self-certification.
Find out more about sick notes on the NHS inform website.
Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 30 October 2025