Inspirational NHS physio up for top national award for Covid-19 effort AN inspirational NHS worker in Bradford has been shortlisted for a national Our Health Heroes award for her work during the Covid-19 crisis. Cordy Gaubert, a Specialist Physiotherapist at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is one of just three NHS workers nationwide nominated in the 2021 awards’ Outstanding Contribution category. Cordy’s citation on the Health for Heroes award website, says: As lead ICU (Intensive Care Unit) physiotherapist, Cordy spearheaded collaboration across the therapist and multi-disciplinary team, implementing service changes with colleagues to accommodate, meet the needs and aid recovery of Covid-19 patients.
AMBITIOUS plans proposed by Bradford health bosses to vaccinate the whole of the district’s population could be limited by the “changing nature” of the national programme. The plan, set out in a report dated January 12 and due to be discussed by councillors next week, said the aim was to vaccinate all over-50s registered with a GP in the Bradford and Craven district by March and over-18s by July, with a deadline of June 30 to give all cohorts their second jabs. A total of 25,530 vaccines would be needed per week to hit the target. The report even indicated that Rimmington’s Pharmacy in Bradford city centre, which has been designated as a Community Pharmacy Vaccination Centre by NHS England, could begin vaccinating the 18-49 cohort as early as Monday, January 25.
Under 50s could be jabbed as early as next week, report to councillors claims
City’s NHS, asked by
HSJ, says some of the paper is now out of date
A city which has seen high levels of covid-19 infection and mortality through much of the pandemic has declared it plans to vaccinate its entire adult population by July a target months ahead of national ambitions.
Health bosses in Bradford and Craven said in a paper to their health overview and scrutiny committee this month that they were aiming to vaccinate the entire over-50s population registered with GPs in the district by March, and all over-18s by July.