Category Archives: Group_A_Streptococcus

The Surgery will be open as follows over the Christmas Period. Christmas Eve     Normal morning surgery only Christmas Day     Surgery Closed Boxing Day      Surgery Closed Tuesday 27th      Bank Holiday – Surgery Closed Wednesday 28th      Normal morning surgery Thursday 29th      Normal … Continue reading →

The medication charge made by the Professor Saint Trust has increased to £5.50 per medication per month from 1st June 2011. We would be grateful if any cheque payments for medication could be made out to the Professor Saint Trust … Continue reading →

There have been no more cases of Group A Streptococcus found on Sark and no tests have been done in the last 2 weeks. Those people who had swab tests sent to the laboratory in Guernsey will receive an invoice … Continue reading →

There have been no new cases of this infection confirmed over the last 2 weeks.  We are continuing to test those people who develop symptoms suggestive of Group A Streptococcus in high risk groups, including those who live in shared … Continue reading →

There have been no new cases of Group A Streptococcal infection identified on Sark. The total number of confirmed cases is 11 and more than 100 people have been tested. It is too early to say that this outbreak is … Continue reading →

Sark school will reopen as planned on Monday 6th September.  This decision follows a meeting today of Public Health and Microbiology where all the results to date were considered.  There have been no further cases of Group A Streptococcus confirmed … Continue reading →

The results from further analysis of this infection have shown that the first samples submitted are identical. This confirms that the infections identified in different individuals are caused by the the transmission of the same organism rather than a cluster … Continue reading →

On the advice of Public Health in Guernsey and Microbiology in Birmingham, the restart date of the school for the Autumn term has been delayed until Monday 6th September. This will allow a few more days for outstanding results to … Continue reading →

No further cases of Group A Streptococcal infection have been confirmed. Visitors to Sark are welcome and the island is open for business as usual. We are continuing to test and treat those people who have symptoms of fever, sore … Continue reading →

Several more people have now been found to have this infection on Sark. All those people have been treated with antibiotics and are expected to make a good recovery. If you have been given antibiotics because you or your child … Continue reading →