Kirkcaldy Health Centre closed for routine appointments after link to positive Covid case

NHS Fife has confirmed that Kirkcaldy Health Centre has closed temporarily for routine appointments after a number practice staff were required to isolate following contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19.
By Debbie Clarke
Published 3rd Nov 2020, 16:10 BST
NHS Fife can confirm that Kirkcaldy Health Centre has closed temporarily for routine appointments after a number practice staff were required to isolate following contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19. Pic: Google Maps.NHS Fife can confirm that Kirkcaldy Health Centre has closed temporarily for routine appointments after a number practice staff were required to isolate following contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19. Pic: Google Maps.
NHS Fife can confirm that Kirkcaldy Health Centre has closed temporarily for routine appointments after a number practice staff were required to isolate following contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19. Pic: Google Maps.

In a statement on the NHS Fife website it said it has been necessary to postpone all routine appointments for the remainder of today across all three practices based at Kirkcaldy Health Centre.

This also includes those appointments scheduled to take place by phone and by video link.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Teenagers charged after throwing eggs at police car in Fife town

The statement said: “Those patients requiring urgent review or assessment can continue to do by contacting their practice by telephone. A further update will be provided as soon as possible regarding appointments scheduled to take place over the remainder of this week.

“Anyone experiencing the well-established symptoms of Covid-19 should immediately self-isolate and arrange a test using the NHS inform website at:www.nhsinform.scotor by calling 0800 028 2816.”

A local online support hub has been created to provide information on testing for Covid-19. Visit: www.nhsfife.org/coronavirus.

Thank you for reading this article on our free-to-read website. We're more reliant on your support than ever as the shift in consumer habits brought about by coronavirus impacts our advertisers.

Please consider purchasing a subscription to our print newspaper to help fund our trusted, fact-checked journalism.

https://www.localsubsplus.co.uk/nord/dm/FFP/V

Related topics:NHS FifeFife