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COVID Pass medical exemptions: proving you are unable to get vaccinated or tested

13th October 2021
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The government has published guidance on how people can apply for official proof that, for medical reasons, they are unable to be vaccinated and/or tested for COVID-19. The possible reasons for exemptions are limited, and include: People receiving...

Covid passports for 16 and 17 year olds

7th October 2021
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Some 16 and 17 year olds have asked how they can get an NHS COVID Pass, as they are only eligible for one dose of the vaccine. Children under 18 do not have to demonstrate their COVID-19 status for entry to domestic events or venues in England. Children...

Covid Vaccines for Children Aged 12-15

20th September 2021
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All children aged 12 to 15 will be offered a 1st dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Parents and guardians will get a letter with information about when the vaccine will be offered. Most children will be given their vaccine at school. More informa...

Which flu vaccine should children and young people have?

13th September 2021
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There are 3 types of flu vaccine available for children and young people in 2021 to 2022 – the nasal spray live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), the injected inactivated egg grown influenza vaccine (QIVe) and the injected inactivated cell grown...

Social Prescribing Leaflet

19th August 2021
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Social prescribing is a way of supporting you and your family to discover and access in your local community, that can help you with your health and wellbeing. Access our leaflet for more information

Beacon Medical Group Newsletter – Summer 2021 Issue

9th August 2021
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Download our Summer 2021 issue newsletter here

NHS COVID Pass now available

1st July 2021
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You can now get proof of your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination details using the NHS COVID Pass service. If you have full access to the NHS App, and are registered at a GP surgery in England, you can view and share your COVID Pass for event...

New 0345 number for Devon Doctors’ palliative care line

29th June 2021
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The new number for the Devon Doctors out-of hours palliative GP service is 0345 504 9113. Please see the leaflet which you can download here for details of the service. If you would like to order printed copies of the leaflet,...

Patient and clinician guidance videos for teledermatology now available

14th June 2021
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New guidance videos have been published to support patients and primary care with teledermatology and are available on the NHS England and NHS Improvement YouTube channel. Patient-facing video: Taking photos of your skin and sending them securely...

Vaccination status and travel

1st June 2021
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Did you know that from 17 May, you may be able to show your COVID-19 vaccination status as proof when travelling abroad? There are not many countries that currently accept proof of vaccination. So for the time being most people will still need to...

Useful links for information and support for patients and COVID-19 guidance

27th May 2021
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Please refer to the government guidance on COVID-19 for general public information; this is translated into multiple languages: Coronavirus Information – Doctors of the World has translated relevant NHS guidance into 60 languages. Please...

We’ve updated our privacy policy

17th May 2021
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We’ve added a clauses on ‘General Practice Data for Planning and Research Data Collection (GPDfPR)’. You can review it here.

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