Highbridge Medical Centre has reassured patients that it is still offering both emergency on-the-day and non-emergency appointments – and Burnham and Berrow Medical Centre has said it “is working hard to minimise disruption” amid disruption caused by GP illness.
Burnham-On-Sea.com reported here earlier this week that Burnham-On-Sea and Berrow Medical Centre had said patients would only be able to see their doctor in emergencies this week due to GP illness.
Tori Birch, a spokesperson for Highbridge Medical Centre, said on Friday (August 17th): “The practice is working hard to minimise the impact of some short-term staff sickness, but we are aware some patients are experiencing difficulties in accessing a GP appointment.”
“Whilst waits may be slightly longer than normal, we continue to offer both emergency on the day and non-emergency appointments. We apologise for any inconvenience and would like to thank patients for their understanding.”
And in a separate statement on Friday, Debbie Hale, Burnham and Berrow Medical Centre’s Management Partner, said: “The practice is working hard to minimise disruption for our patients and we hope that things will be back to normal next week.”
“We are working with locum agencies to try to find additional cover and we would like to thank one of our regular locums who gave up a day’s holiday yesterday to help us, which was much appreciated.”
“We are still seeing patients with urgent problems and patients who already have booked appointments should attend as usual. We continue to book routine appointments further ahead. We would like to thank our patients for their understanding during this difficult time.”
