Cirencester and Moreton in Marsh GP-led vaccination services are contacting over 65s to invite them for the Covid-19 vaccine. Residents and staff in the top four priority groups in Gloucestershire have now been offered a vaccination and over 160,000 people have received their first dose. This includes people aged 70 and over, people in care homes, the clinically extremely vulnerable and frontline health and care workers. The next priority group currently being invited to vaccinate includes over 65s and 16-64 year-olds with underlying health conditions. “What has been achieved across Gloucestershire is truly extraordinary,” said Dr Andy Seymour, clinical chair of NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group.
Over 100,000 people in the top priority groups have now received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Gloucestershire. GP surgery teams, hospital vaccination teams and community volunteers have been praised for their efforts after this major COVID-19 vaccination milestone was reached in the county. An NHS spokeswoman said: The NHS is confident that, pending vaccine supply, it is on track to meet the target of vaccinating the first four priority groups by the middle of this month. Clinical Chair of NHS Gloucestershire clinical commissioning group, Dr Andy Seymour said: “It seems that every few days our remarkable vaccination teams hit another important COVID-19 vaccination milestone.
GPs have visited all older people’s care homes in the Cotswold district to carry out COVID-19 vaccinations GP leaders have praised GP surgery teams, care homes and pharmacy professionals after a significant COVID-19 vaccination milestone was reached in the Cotswold district. GPs have been into every CQC registered older people’s care home in the area with residents receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This represents a huge achievement by groups of GP practices and care partners working together in the local area (Primary Care Networks). Dr Angus McMyn, clinical director for the South Cotswolds Primary Care Network said: “This is a great achievement, particularly when you consider how rapidly it has been done.