As part of and In addition to the guidance, iSIGHT Clinic has taken extra precautionary measures to help minimise the spread of Coronavirus protect our patients, staff and service users by:

• Corresponding with all patients advising them not to attend clinic appointments if suffering from any symptoms.
• A telephone survey 24 hours prior to patients attending the clinic to assess
• Travel history
• Personal Symptoms
• Change of medical status and increase vulnerability
• Contact with others
• All staff, patients, service users, and visitors are temperature screened upon arrival at the main entrance of the clinic. Anyone who accompanies the patient for an appointment will also have their temperature taken. Those with a temperature over 37.8 will not be allowed access to the building.
• Introducing a policy of social distancing. This includes:
  • Reduction and spacing out the chairs in our waiting areas.
  • The number of patients attending clinic or theatre have been reduced.
  • Those patients who arrive by car may be asked to wait in their cares until we are able to accommodate them.
  • Patients are asked to bring 1 accompanying carer, relative or friend to their appointment. If not clinically required and where appropriate only, and if they have travelled by car, people accompanying patients may be requested to wait in the car.
  • Internal non-essential meetings have been cancelled.
• We are aware that the NHS has requested support from Independent hospitals with inpatient facilities to support the NHS with beds, personnel and equipment. iSIGHT is an ambulatory surgical unit without beds but we are ready to assist if called upon by the NHS. Our service will therefore be interrupted.
• For further information please call 01704 552217