Appointments can be made at vaccination centres, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich and University Hospital Lewisham. Alternatively, you can book to have the vaccine at community pharmacists. To book, visit the NHS website or call 119 free of charge. You no longer need to have a letter from the NHS to book; you just need to give your NHS number and date of birth. However, if you would prefer to receive the vaccine at a GP surgery, then you should wait to be contacted. The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective and gives you the best protection from coronavirus. The sooner we are all vaccinated, the sooner we can see our friends and get London back to normal, added the trust.
How a star of TV s Love Island became the UK s youth mental health ambassador He was the Love Island doctor who was seen as being unlucky in love on the phenomenally successful ITV reality show. Alex George, an A&E doctor who appeared on Love Island in 2018 has spoken about the regular counselling sessions he has had since being on the show - which came under the spotlight following the suicides of two Love Island contestants – and Caroline Flack, the show’s presenter in February, last year. Now he has been thrust into the limelight again - this time as the UK s youth mental health ambassador.
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A&E doctor and ex-Love Islander Alex George has been appointed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as youth mental health ambassador for the government.
He will shape policy and advise on support for young people in his role, Downing Street said.
In a post to his 1.7 million Instagram followers, Alex wrote: Never has mental health been as important as now. From schools to universities, the NHS and the wider public, mental health matters.
The prime minister said the focus of Alex s role will be on children and young people s mental health, saying they ve heroically adapted in the pandemic.
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When Dr Alex George entered the Love Island villa in 2018, he never could have imagined what the next few years would bring.
He s now back in his day job, in the midst of a pandemic, working in A&E at University Hospital Lewisham in London.
He also lost his brother, Llŷr, to suicide last year.
He s been speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat.
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