Dr Peter Kapff

I am pleased to say that following the Covid 19 pandemic business at the practice is back to normal. Restrictions i.e. the wearing of masks have been removed and home visits are possible if required. In general all consultations should be face to face unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Dr Peter Kapff 05/10/2022

COVID19

We are hopefully nearing the end of the Covid19 Pandemic.

My staff  and I  are back at work , usual hours.

We are very happy to see all patients but if you feel you may have symptoms of acute Covid 19, do telephone first to  discuss how to take the appointment forwards.

Our local private hospitals and associated consultants are also more or less back and prepared to see private patients, the private hospitals were of course seconded to the NHS until the end of June.

I am happy to take urgent nose and throat swabs to test for the Covid 19 antigen if you require a negative swab for travel etc. We are also performing the Abbott antibody blood test for those who want to know whether they had Corona and have developed an antibody response.

I look forwards to seeing you. Peter Kapff  28/7/20

Please note that several of Dr Kapff’s fees have been revised from January 2020.  These apply to consultations, medicals, and visits, and also affect some blood tests and immunisations.

Click here for an overview of fees

For many of our patients, it is far easier to receive updates about Kapff Medical through websites such as Facebook, which are visited more regularly than our site.  Therefore, we have added ourselves as a Facebook Page, which will include basic information about the practice as well as a feed of our news page.  Please feel free to “like” us, either on Facebook or with the button to the left of this post, if you wish to be kept up to date.

Additionally, we can be found on the location-based network Foursquare, which allows people to find services (from pharmacies to restaurants) in their area.

If there are any further websites where our presence would be of use to you, please let us know in the comments section below.

TRAVELLERS’ DIARRHOEA

• Travellers’ diarrhoea is the most common illness affecting travellers
• It occurs in up to 60% of travellers

HEPATITIS A

• Hepatitis A is one of the most common travel-related vaccine preventable diseases and is endemic in many developing countries
• There are around 1.5 million cases of hepatitis A globally each year

HEPATITIS B

• One third of the global population – two billion people – have been infected with Hepatitis B5 It is one of the world’s most prevalent diseases
• An estimated 600,000 people die every year from the consequences of the disease
• It is 50-100 times more infectious than HIV

MALARIA

• Malaria kills an estimated one million people globally each year
• The UK is one of the biggest importers of malaria in Europe
• Between 1999-2008 on average 1,800 people every year returned to the UK with malaria
• Malaria is preventable, but can be fatal if left untreated

DENGUE FEVER

• There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of the disease in the last 10 years with an estimated 50 million cases worldwide every year

RABIES

• More than 3 billion people are at risk of contracting rabies in at least 85 countries worldwide
• More than 55,000 people die of rabies each year, with around 95% of deaths occurring in Asia and Africa
• Once the signs and symptoms of rabies start to appear, there is no treatment and the disease is almost always fatal.

TYPHOID

• There are more than 21 million cases of typhoid globally each year, a high proportion of which occur in Asia, Africa and South America
• Each year an estimated 200,000 deaths occur globally from the disease

TUBERCULOSIS

• Every second someone somewhere in the world is infected with TB
• One third of the world’s population is infected with the disease
• About 1.6 million deaths occurred in 2005

Find out more about travel health at www.8weekstogo.co.uk

As holiday season approaches, Kapff Medical would like to remind you that we offer travel vaccinations for all the family, whether you are going on safari in Africa or trekking in the Andes.

Last year Britons went on over 60 million trips abroad, with longer holidays to far-flung destinations and rural areas becoming increasingly popular.  It is now more important than ever to ensure that your immunisations are up to date (and consequently, that your holiday remains stress-free!).

We are happy to accept new patients for immunisations – the injections only require a short appointment.   If you are unsure about whether you need vaccinations for your trip, please call the surgery on 0207 349 1499 for more information.

For more information about staying healthy abroad, visit the NHS Fit For Travel website.