Daleswood Health

Caring for you, all year round

Confidential private GP services, tailored to meet your individual needs with a range of allied services enabling us to provide a truly holistic approach to healthcare.

COVID-19 The advice and management of this evolving Pandemic is changing rapidly. We have therefore had to change our online bookings to telephone and video only. If you need to be seen face to face, including home visits, please call 01675 489489 or email contact@daleswoodhealth.co.uk to arrange this. We hope you understand why we have made this temporary change. Many patients have found this type of consultation more convenient, especially for those that are isolating. We are allowing extra time between appointments for cleaning. For 20 minutes with a GP, we will need to allocate a 30 minute time slot. For 30 minutes with a GP we will need to allocate a 40 minute slot, etc.

COVID-19 The advice and management of this evolving Pandemic are changing rapidly. We have therefore had to change the way we see patients with more telephone and video appointments. To protect our other patients and staff if you could have COVID-19, are self-isolating or waiting for the result of a COVID test, please call 01675 489489 or email contact@daleswoodhealth.co.uk to discuss how we can help you. We hope you understand why we have made this temporary change. Many patients have found telephone and video consultations more convenient, especially for those that are isolating. We also allow extra time between appointments to ensure the room is cleaned in addition to HEPA air filters to reduce the transmission of COVID.

About our clinic

Daleswood Health is a Private General Practice which cares for people in and around Solihull in the West Midlands. Set up by husband and wife, Oliver and Alison Denton, the vision has always been to create a more personalised approach to General Practice. Both local GP’s, each with over 18 years’ experience of working within the NHS, they were able to recognise the limitations of this system currently for both patients and doctors alike.

At Daleswood Health, we have moved back to a more traditional style of General Practice with time and consideration given to you by the same doctor, providing complete continuity of care. This is delivered in a flexible way, providing longer appointments at times that are convenient to you.

Appointments

We provide a wide range of services including Physio, Chiropody and Psychotherapy.

Opening Hours

Weekdays

8.00 - 20.00

Saturday

9:00 - 17:00

Sunday

Closed

COVID-19

Roger Denton died from COVID on 8 May 2020. His loss has driven us to do all we can to help as many people as possible.
The World Health Organisation and the UK Government recommend testing to help control the spread of COVID. Testing only works when done as soon as we develop symptoms or isolate after a confirmed exposure and test after the incubation period to see if we are infected.
There are 2 types of COVID testing. Antigen Swab Testing looks for the virus when we are first unwell, and Antibody Blood Testing looks for the body’s response about 3 to 4 weeks after the illness starts.
With as many as 80% of infected people having no or very mild symptoms, the virus spreads very rapidly. For this group, Swab testing 1 week after exposure prevents becoming a ‘Super-spreader’ or Antibody testing 4 weeks after can confirm if you were infected.
If you do become unwell, testing as soon as possible is advised and no later than 5 days after onset of symptoms.
The problem with all tests is that there will be errors, and it is essential to use test results in context. A Positive Swab test is very likely to be accurate, but 7-16% are falsely negative. Antibody tests have a higher number of false-positive results with a lower number of false negatives, but this is dependant on the timing of the test.

Symptom:

Children – Fatigue, Headache, Fever, Sore throat, Loss of appetite, Unusual rash

Adult – Fatigue, Headache, Loss of smell, Persistent cough, Sore throat

The COVID-19 Symptoms Study has found 6 different types of COVID based on symptoms.

Which test and When to test:

Exposure to + 5 Days – Testing not recommended

No symptoms: Exposure + 5 to Exposure + 10 Days – Swab testing

Symptoms: Onset to + 5 Days – Swab testing

Swab testing not recommended from 2 weeks after exposure or 5 days after onset of symptoms.

Antibody testing from 3 to 4 weeks after exposure or onset of symptoms.

COVID Testing

Testing is vital to us trying to limit the spread of COVID. If you have been unwell for less than 1 week and need to know if it is COVID you need a PCR Swab Antigen test. If you were unwell over 3 weeks ago you need a Blood Antibody test.