COVID-19
Following the recommended guidelines issued by our professional bodies Tavistock Osteopaths have undertaken an infection control risk assessment and have made changes to our practice standards and clinical environment to reflect this.
It is our intention to ensure patient and practitioner safety at all times. Some of the patients attending the clinic for treatment are clinically extremely vulnerable and others have conditions affecting and compromising their immune systems.
We are looking after you by:
Wearing a Type IIR or FFP2 face mask during your appointment
Taking a Lateral Flow Test before attending the clinic
Screening all patients on arrival
Cleaning touch points regularly
Deep cleaning the clinic, with a chlorate based disinfectant, weekly
We ask you to look after us and other patients by:
Wearing a mask during your appointment
Taking a Lateral Flow Test, if possible, before your appointment
Using 70% alcohol gel to clean your hands on arrival
Being mindful of your Covid status
Cancelling your appointment if you have any of the following signs of Covid 19 infection
shortness of breath
feeling tired or exhausted
an aching body
a headache
a sore throat
a blocked or runny nose
loss of appetite
diarrhoea
nausea or vomiting
loss of taste and/or smell
a continuous cough