Coronavirus assessment centre to open in Buxton next week

Set up by the town’s three GP practices, and based at Buxton Hospital, the centre will not be a testing facility, and no tests will be carried out on site.

It will be used as a ‘drive in’ facility to assess patients who have potential coronavirus symptoms but are not unwell enough to need hospital treatment.

No walk-ins will be accepted as the centre is only to be attended by patients who have been triaged by 111 and their own surgery first.

Announcing the new centre, which opens on Tuesday April 14, Stewart Medical Centre said: “In response to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Stewart Medical Centre, along with our colleagues at Buxton Medical Practice, Elmwood Medical Centre and Hartington Surgery will be opening a brand new ‘Coronavirus Assessment Centre’ based at the Cottage Hospital in Buxton.

“THIS IS NOT A TESTING FACILITY and no tests will be carried out at this site.

“The hub is only to be attended by patients who have been appropriately triaged by 111 and by their own surgery first. Only those who are required to be physically assessed will be invited to attend the hub.

“Walk in’s WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED so please do not attend unless you have been through the appropriate triage first. Anyone attending the hub without the appropriate triage is putting themselves, staff and other patients at risk so it is vitally important you only attend if you are asked to.

“This has been rapidly put together and we would like to thank everyone involved in making this happen, particularly those involved in the High Peak Primary Care Network and DCHS who have worked so hard on this project and all the staff at Buxton Cottage Hospital for accommodating us.”

Latest figures show there are currently 555 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Derbyshire.

In England, a further 765 patients have died in the last 24 hours up until 5pm yesterday, and UK wide, there have been 887 more deaths.

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