News from the protect.scot website: “Protect Scotland: Free Contact Tracing App now available. The Protect Scotland app from NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect is a free, mobile phone app designed to help us protect each other, reduce the spread of…
Category: Jura Medical Practice
COVID-19 self-testing
An update from Jura Medical Practice Covid self testing for Islay and Jura is now available. This replaces previous advice regarding requesting home testing kits via the http://gov.uk/ website (non viable) Testing is available at Islay Hospital and is accessed as detailed.…
COVID-19 and Mental Wellbeing
An update from Jura Medical Practice: Although to date we are not seeing high numbers of cases of COVID-19 locally, the stresses and mental strain caused by lockdown and social isolation remain real, especially as there is still no set…
Coronavirus update and Easter opening hours
The latest from the Surgery… New cases continue to be reported on Jura. The peak of infections is expected to be in the next 2-3 weeks – social distancing and vigilance must be maintained at the present time. Please only…
Protecting Jura from Covid – We need your help
As a small place with many vulnerable residents and fragile services (not to mention a significant distance from an ITU bed) we as a community must do everything we can to save our island from a major COVID-19 outbreak and reduce…
Jura Medical practice update
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: * NHS Inform remains the best source of up to date COVID-19 information at https://www.nhsinform.scot/…/infection…/coronavirus-covid-19 * As of 8am yesterday, COVID-19 Community Assessment Hubs are now up and running in Argyll and Bute * If you or a…
Medical update 19th March
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: * There are now suspected cases of coronavirus on Jura, but we can not be sure as community testing has now been suspended and tests are only done for patients ill enough to be admitted to hospital. All…