A GP surgery in Bracknell has closed in order to become a coronavirus assessment site.

Patients who are registered to Boundary House Surgery in Mount Lane will no longer have access.

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The doctors surgery announced on Tuesday, March 31, that it will be used as a coronavirus assessment site for people living in the Borough.

Forest Health Group said the site is likely to be closed for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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A statement from Boundary House Surgery said: "With immediate effect Forest Health Group will not be operating from our Boundary House site on Mount Lane.

"All our clinicians will be working from our other two sites at Skimped Hill Health Centre and our Sainsbury’s Site on Bagshot Road.

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"Our Boundary House site has been requisitioned by East Berkshire CCG and will shortly become a coronavirus assessment site for all Bracknell patients. This is likely to be for the duration of the covid-19 crisis. Once over, FHG will move back into Boundary House."

East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group has been contacted for further details.