Jan 12, 2021
Dear Courtfield Patient, Happy New Year! INTRODUCTION Just when we all thought we knew where we were going, along comes COVID-19’s aggressive little cousin (B117), and sends us back into lockdown! At Courtfield, we are aware of nearly 100 cases in the past 4 weeks,...
Dec 14, 2020
Dear Courtfield Patient, This is a supplement to the newsletter which we hope will be a useful summary of frequently asked questions about the Covid vaccine. Can I choose which vaccine I get? Not currently, we will have to get what we are given based on the...
Dec 8, 2020
Dear Courtfield Patient, INTRODUCTION It is a pleasure to be able to write a newsletter containing such positive news! Since we last wrote, the news of the extraordinary scientific breakthrough of 3 highly effective vaccines, should entitle us to feel realistically...
Nov 12, 2020
Dear Courtfield Patient, INTRODUCTION Since the last newsletter the numbers of COVID-19 positive cases have continued to steadily rise (not “surge”) across the UK, as would be expected at this time of year, due to a combination of the cooler weather, schools and...
Oct 6, 2020
Dear Courtfield Patient, Introduction As predicted in our last newsletter, the combination of relaxation of lockdown, reopening of schools and the arrival of autumn, has led to a progressive rise in cases of COVID-19 in the past 3 weeks. Whilst on the surface this may...
Sep 22, 2020
Dear Courtfield patient, Just to let you know that the Influenza vaccine for our over 65 year old group of patients has now arrived. Please contact reception to make an appointment with either the nurse or Dr Harling. We will be offering a flu clinic at the practice...
Aug 26, 2020
Dear Courtfield patient, As school holidays come to an end, it would seem an appropriate time for an updated newsletter. Despite the fact that Coronavirus is still with us, we have many reasons to remain positive. Whilst the easing of lockdown has inevitably led to an...
Jun 22, 2020
Dear Courtfield Patient, Welcome to the final Courtfield coronavirus bulletin, prior to the summer break. It is good to be able to highlight the many positive medical events of the past two weeks. The biggest breakthrough comes from the result of an Oxford-led trial...
Jun 1, 2020
Dear Courtfield Patient, New cases of COVID-19 in our Community remain very low, with only a handful of cases reported in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea last week. Further good news in the hospital setting, where Remdesivir has been approved as the first...
May 21, 2020
Dear Courtfield Patient, We are pleased to report that for the 5th week in a row there have been no new Coronavirus cases amongst Courtfield patients and very few in the wider Community. A small number of our patients who have had the illness continue to experience...
