PATIENTS aged 80 and above have started receiving the vaccination against COVID-19 in south east Shropshire, the first community site in the county to offer the service. The local Primary Care Network, which is made up of nine local GP practices, started to offer the vaccine at the Bridgnorth Medical Practice on Tuesday, December 15, and expects to deliver nearly 1,000 vaccinations by the end of the week. GPs and their teams from across the 180 square miles covered by the nine practices contacted eligible patients over the weekend to invite them to book appointments, and then joined forces to deliver them in the spacious Bridgnorth practice.
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Covid-19 vaccinations will be delivered to Stansted Surgery and a vaccination programme could start this month.
While staff are still waiting for some information, the surgery is the lead in the Primary Care Network and will be working alongside Elsenham, John Tasker House, Angel Lane and Eden Surgeries in South Uttlesford.
They collectively have 50,000 patients.
The programme is likely to start by using Stansted Surgery premises for the vaccination clinics.
They will use support staff such as pharmacists, physicians associates and emergency care practitioners, volunteers such as retired nurses and retired GPs to deliver the vaccine which needs to be given in two doses with a date gap between each. But they may still have to get GPs, nurses and healthcare assistants involved.
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A great level of care, access, and community work - including a virtual games event for Christmas Day - is seeing patient and staffing numbers continue to rise at Spectrum Health s GP Surgery.
The Oadby practice, which transformed its surgery with a £280,000 investment in April, is welcoming in an increasing number of patients, due to factors such as guaranteed routine appointments within 48 hours.
THREE centres for people to receive the Coronavirus vaccine in South Lakeland are set to open - but their locations have not yet been revealed. Giles Archibald, the leader of South Lakeland District Council (SLDC), said he could not confirm where they will be located - nor when they will be open.
GILES ARCHIBALD: Vaccination centres are on the way His comments came as part of his end of year review to the authority s cabinet. He said: “I think because of Covid we should all take care over the Christmas period. We have made it this far, and relief is in sight. “Track and trace have responded magnificently as part of the challenge. I have been asked not to indicate the locations at this stage of three locations for vaccination but our officers are working hard with these centres to facilitate the ease of access.