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FACE COVERINGS TO BE WORN WHEN ENTERING THE SURGERY To further protect our staff and patients the surgery would request that anyone entering the building has a face covering in place. This can be a mask or a simple covering such as a scarf. Thank you for your co-operation.

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Nursing apprenticeship funding gets £172m boost
Ministers want nursing jobs in England to be more accessible, but a union says the plan falls short.
Coronavirus: Moral duty to get all children back in school - Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson wants schools in England to be the last sector to close in any future local lockdowns.
Coronavirus in Scotland: Care home residents to be allowed more visitors
Residents will be allowed up to three outdoor visitors at a time from Monday, ministers announce.
Coronavirus: Randox recalls up to 750,000 test kits over safety concerns
Some kits sent to care homes should be returned, but the government says the risk to safety is low.
Coronavirus: Face covering use expanded in England and Scotland
The new rules apply to cinemas, museums and places of worship as more quarantine restrictions start.
Virus cases 'may be levelling off' in England, figures suggest
After a low in cases at the end of June, the ONS estimated infections had been rising slightly in July.

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***FACE COVERINGS TO BE WORN WHEN ENTERING THE SURGERY*** To further protect our staff and patients the surgery would request that anyone entering the building has a face covering in place. This can be a mask or a simple covering such as a scarf. Thank you for your co-operation.

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FACE COVERINGS TO BE WORN WHEN ENTERING THE SURGERY To further protect our staff and patients the surgery would request that anyone entering the building has a face covering in place. This can be a mask or a simple covering such as a scarf. Thank you for your co-operation.