Midhurst GP urges patients to not fear visiting doctors' surgery
That was the message from Dr Paul Fludder, at Riverbank Medical Centre, in Dodsley Lane, Easebourne, where staff are continuing to help patients during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr Fludder said staff are 'very much managing' during the crisis.
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Hide AdHe said: "When the lockdown started, we had a week where it was very quiet. I think people were avoiding contacting the GP surgery because they felt they were a burden or scared about the situation.
"Since then the numbers have steadily increased. I think we are about 2/3 to 3/4 of the volumes that we have normally, prior to Covid[-19].
"I have dealt with 30 people and that is pretty much normal for me so we are coming back to normal but we are not there yet.
"We are coping at full capacity and we've had hardly any staff off sick for any reason
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Hide Ad"People are working remotely and using technology more which in a way is a good thing.