PROVIDING ELITE PHYSIOTHERAPY TO EVERYONE

COVID-19 RISK ASSESSMENT

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If you have made an appointment online, by text or email you will be telephoned 24hours prior to your consultation. A COVID-19 symptom screening check will be performed and a virtual assessment for COVID-19 high risk red flags. These include the following;

Age >70

BMI >40

BAME ethnicity

Known cancer diagnosis currently undergoing treatment

Weakened immune system

Any comorbidities that cause immunosuppression;

-Diabetes

-HIV/AIDS

-Rheumatoid arthritis

-Pre-existing infection

-Alcohol and smoking

-Long term steroid use

If you have any of the above medial problems or have been categorised as a shielding patient please book an online video consultation as opposed to a face to face appointment or call on 07863354043 to discuss the appropriateness and the risks involved with a face to face consultation. 

Only virtual appointments will be offered to patients reporting any symptoms of COVID-19 – continuous cough, temperature and loss of taste/smell, and in-line with government guidelines should self-isolate.

INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES

 The following safety measures have been put in place for face to face consultations to prevent the spread of COVID-19;

Only 1 patient will attend at a time – please wait in your car until you are called to enter the clinic.

Please attend your appointment alone unless a chaperone is required.

Social distancing must be respected wherever possible

Please sanitise your hands when entering the clinic

Your temperature will be measured and, if raised above normal values, you will be asked to leave the clinic and self-isolate.

All therapist will don PPE – this includes aprons, surgical facemasks and gloves

All clinical surfaces will be fully disinfected pre and post treatments.

All clinical and PPE waste will be discarded of according to local policies

Staff will have temperature and symptom checks daily and adhere to infection control measures for hand washing and waste disposal

If a face to face consultation is agreed between the client and therapist it must be highlighted that it will likely require close contact to assess and provide physiotherapy treatment. It is recommended that face masks are worn when social distancing measures cannot be maintained and therefore we would recommend you attend wearing a mask/scarf. Despite close contact physiotherapy posing an increased risk in contracting COVID-19, we ensure that the above risk assessment and infection control measures have been put in place to minimise this risk.