NHS Greenwich CCG - the new vaccination bus A new NHS vaccination bus has begun touring Greenwich, aiming to provide the lowest-vaccinated areas in the borough with easier access to Covid-19 jabs. The converted duble-decker bus, customised and decorated in NHS colours, has so far visited sites at the University of Greenwich and in Thamesmead, administering vaccines to residents via booked appointments. NHS Greenwich CCG say the Covid-19 vaccine bus is a key part of our strategy in Greenwich to ensure that every who is eligible are able to access a vaccine. One local resident, Asah Ali, was one of the first to receive her jab from the unusual vaccination site whilst it was visiting the Unviersity of Greenwich, and she said she was delighted with the process.
More than two million vaccines administered in the South East
More than two million Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to people living in the South East of England, while all over-70s have been urged to get the jabs if they have not yet received it.
Saturday, 13th February 2021, 1:10 pm
The latest figures from NHS England shows 1,918,899 people have received their first dose, with 83,581 second doses being given since December 2020.
In total, the South East has administered a total of 2,002,480 doses of the vaccine – only the Midlands has given more (2,328,638).
Employment Minister and Mid-Sussex MP Mims Davies has now urged all those 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated to get the jab.
A BUS company has joined forced with the NHS to launch one of the first mobile Covid-19 vaccination units. Metrobus and the Alliance for Better Care (ABC), which represents GPs across Crawley, Horsham, mid-Sussex and East Surrey, will use the bus to target hard-to-reach and vulnerable communities. The vaccination bus, which launched in Crawley yesterday, is expected to help out the NHS for the duration of the country’s vaccination programme.
Julia Cooper Frailty Nurse – Community Vaccination Team, Alliance for Better Care Mobile Vaccination Unit, Crawley Appointments for the mobile unit are by invitation only and are booked by the ABC’s GP practices are the public has been urged to wait for an invitation.
Bus converted into mobile vaccination centre
Updated: January 29, 2021, 9:20 pm
The mobile vaccination unit targets people who are unable to get to appointments (Brighton and Hove Buses/PA)
A bus has been converted into a vaccination centre on wheels to reach people who will struggle to travel to appointments.
The scheme, launched in Crawley, West Sussex on Thursday, is a collaboration between the NHS, Metrobus and the Alliance for Better Care (ABC), which represents GPs.
It is said to be one of the first in the UK.
The bus will visit hard-to-reach communities (Brighton and Hove Buses/PA)
Handrails and seats have been taken out, making more room for medical staff and equipment as they make their rounds.