COVID -19 Guidelines
Guidelines for Attending Treatment at Southwell Acupuncture Clinic during COVID-19 times
We are continuing to work in Careful Practice. Each patient is risk assessed prior to attending for each treatment. UK Government and British Acupuncture Council COVID guidelines are carefully followed for your safety
Extensive care is taken to keep cross infection at zero, with strict cleaning and disinfecting, ventilating, hand washing and sanitising, mask and face hygiene.
Traditional Five Element Acupuncture helps you improve your whole health and wellbeing, helping with your immune system, mental and emotional health, pain control, stress of work, family and isolation, therefore it is important to continue treatment.
Please follow the guidelines below for your safety, your Acupuncturist and the wider community
Infection Control
- To avoid possible cross infection between patients – all treatments at Southwell Acupuncture Clinic are spaced half an hour apart to enable cleaning, disinfecting, changing linen and ventilating the treatment room for patient safety
- Patients are asked arrive at the scheduled time of their appointment to avoid patient crossover
- Please let your acupuncturist know in advance of appointment if you have or been in contact with anyone with COVID, infection or other viruses
Handwashing
- You will be asked wash your hands when entering the clinic room.
- Hand sanitiser is also available as required
- Your acupuncturist will wash her hands before treatment and during treatment, when required, also using hand sanitiser as required.
Face Coverings for Acupuncture treatments
- Face Coverings – are no longer a legal requirement
- It is your choice if you want to wear a face covering and if you want your acupuncturist to wear a face mask.
- Your acupuncturist will wear a Type IIR FRSM face mask if you require
These precautions are for both you and your acupuncturists safety to reduce the spread of COVID-19 including other infections and virus
Information based on guidelines from the British Acupuncture Council and UK Government
Thank you.
Hannah Charles Lic Ac MBAcC – Southwell Acupuncture Clinic
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