Saturday morning clinics in January for children with suspected scarlet fever

Posted on December 29th, 2022

We will be running additional Saturday morning clinics throughout January for children (under 16’s) with suspected scarlet fever / flu-like symptoms.  These can be booked online or via reception and are face-to-face appointments (although if you specifically want a phone consultation instead then please ask as we can also do that).  This is in response to the increased numbers of scarlet fever in children this winter.

Scarlet fever is a contagious infection that mostly affects young children. It’s easily treated with antibiotics.

For most children, scarlet fever is thankfully a mild illness.

In this video Dr. Gandalf covers what is Strep A, how it might affect your child, and what the treatments might be:

Here’s what you need to know, so you are aware of when to worry and when you may need to seek help: –

Video Link: https://youtu.be/_x8AzCinXtM

More details: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scarlet-fever/