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A patient registered with a Doctors Surgery in Bury St Edmunds received a call yesterday from someone who said they were from the practice’s community nursing team, and needed to go to their house to check for COVID-19 safety issues. They went on to tell the patient that they would be there within an hour.
The practice has confirmed this was nothing to do with them.
The patient in question has carers in situ round the clock and they immediately became suspicious and called the mobile number back, but the person on the other end simply hung up.
The matter has been reported to the police who are investigating.
If you receive a similar call, please contact us on 0808 223 1133, or Suffolk Police on 101.