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NHS Lothian opens third mass vaccination centre NHS Lothian has opened a new mass vaccination centre in Ingliston.  The newest mass vaccination centre, the third in Lothian will be capable of vaccinating more than 1,000 people every day, seven days a week. Located in the Members’ Pavilion, the centre will have nine vaccination stations. It will initially be staffed by vaccinators from NHS Lothian, before the British Armed Forces staff the centre for around two weeks. It will rever...

Edinburgh vaccine centre opens doors as first pictures emerge from inside EICC Around 1,700 people made their way to the citys mass vaccination centre after it opened on Monday morning. Members of the Vaccination Team in the vaccine areas at the coronavirus mass vaccine centre at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture date: Monday February 1, 2021. (Image: PA Wire/ PA Images) Dont miss any of Edinburgh Lives biggest stories - sign up to our daily email newsletterInvalid EmailSom...

West Lothian mass vaccination centre opens its doors as health board defends figures NHS Lothian disputes suggestion it is behind other areas in vaccinations A mass Covid vaccination centre has opened in West Lothian Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll includ...

Education staff have been threatened with possible disciplinary action for getting inoculated against Covid-19.

Peter and Mary Charleton, from Edinburgh, are unsure how Mary - who has dementia - will get the jag if she is unable to travel to a mass vaccination centre A CARER who looks after his wife with dementia says he was left with no choice but to cancel her Covid jag because she cannot travel to the mass vaccination site. It comes after charity Alzheimers Scotland warned that people with dementia could miss out unless more is done to provide practical support, including home visits. Peter Char...

Mass vaccination centre to open in West Lothian among low numbers getting jab The new centre will open at Strathbrock Partnership Centre in Broxburn on Monday A new mass vaccination centre is opening in West Lothian Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include...

THE speed of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in East Lothian has been branded “unacceptable” as the number of people receiving the first dose lags behind other local authority areas. East Lothian MSP Iain Gray (pictured inset) described the slow rollout across the county as “worrying” and called on Scottish Government ministers to “up their game” as the race to protect vulnerable groups continues. The latest figures show that 5,052 people had been vaccinated across the county up ...

TWO Winchester charities are set to expand after drawing up an agreement. St John’s, which runs almshouses and a care home in the city, will now forge ahead with its plans to maximise potential housing for elderly locals. The charity had also proposed for many years to develop additional almshouses on Chesil Street. But it has instead sold some of the land to Winchester Dramatic Society (WDS), which looks to extend Chesil Theatre. WDS trustee David Small said: “The society establi...

NHS Lothian say that Bathgates mass vaccination centre will be fully operational by mid-February The health board have responded after complaints from elderly residents yesterday that they were being sent outwith their local area for the Covid-19 vaccine Picture by Staff photographer Stuart Vance Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the ...

The plays cover every genre of theatre from absurdist to tragedy, satire to black comedy. Those ten winning plays are now cast with 24 actors and 10 directors. Chesil Theatre chairman David Small said: "We have been delighted that TakeTen has been well received with so many participants from all across the UK. Chesil Theatre is pleased to play its small part in giving writers the challenge of creating a unique work within a prescribed format and theme, with the opportunity to see their wo...