Heatwave

Crich Medical Practice has made the decision to allow staff to wear their own clothes over the coming few days in an attempt to keep them cool.

False Covid text asking patient to order test kits

We have been notified of a text scam that has been sent to patients purporting to be from their GP practice. The text could easily be mistaken as a legitimate notification as the recipient’s mobile will show the text grouped with legitimate texts from their own GP practice.
The message advises them that they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for Omicron and that they must order a test kit using a link within the text. The link then asks for a payment of £0.99 for postage.
GP Practices would not text in this way seeking payment for text kits.
Patients should be vigilant to avoid providing personal information such as bank details to fraudsters.

Update 17/05/22

Please use the NHS App, email admin.crich@nhs.net or call the surgery for general enquiries/requests. Please do not email the Practice Manager directly as this may result in a delay in your request being processed and passed accordingly due to current responsibilities.