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18
Nov 2020
Coronavirus clinic to open at Harrogate community centre
A coronavirus clinic will open in a Harrogate community centre next week and will be in place until January next year.
The Jennyfield Styan Community Centre in Grantley Drive will enable those with coronavirus or symptoms to see a GP face-to-face.
Currently, patients with covid-19 who need an in person appointment attend their own surgery.
While other surgeries have strict safety measures in place, doctors have been pushing for a dedicated site.
GPs and part-time doctors will begin seeing patients next week between 12pm and 6pm on Mondays to Fridays.
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Appointments will alternate between the two rooms, enabling a deep clean between each patient.
Patients will be asked to wait in their vehicle on arrival, wear a face covering and keep hands sanitised, before they are escorted to the appointment.
If the patient requires medication then they will get an electronic prescription sent directly to the patient's usual pharmacy.
NHS North Yorkshire CCG and the Yorkshire Health Network secured the community centre from Harrogate Borough Council.
The CCG's clinical chair, Dr Charles Parker, said:
Councillor Richard Cooper, leader of Harrogate Borough Council, said:
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