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Published: 2:00 PM January 25, 2021    Updated: 3:10 PM January 25, 2021 The pharmacies, one of which is in St Albans, are the latest options in our area to be added to the national booking system, joining large vaccine centres such as Robertson House in Stevenage. - Credit: Archant Hertfordshire residents who are currently eligible to have a COVID-19 vaccination can now access a local vaccination centre, thanks to newly-opened sites in Harpenden, Letchworth and Cheshunt. There are now 23 groups of GP practices working together to offer widespread coverage across the county. Additionally,...

Published: 2:00 PM January 25, 2021    Updated: 3:10 PM January 25, 2021 The pharmacies, one of which is in St Albans, are the latest options in our area to be added to the national booking system, joining large vaccine centres such as Robertson House in Stevenage. - Credit: Archant Hertfordshire residents who are currently eligible to have a COVID-19 vaccination can now access a local vaccination centre, thanks to newly-opened sites in Harpenden, Letchworth and Cheshunt. There are now 23 groups of GP practices working together to offer widespread coverage across the county. Additionally,...

Published: 2:29 PM January 8, 2021    Queues of over 80s formed at Batchwood Hall today (January 7) as part of the NHS' COVID-19 vaccination programme. - Credit: Stan Kiddle People should not be dissuaded from getting their COVID-19 vaccine despite delays at Batchwood Hall yesterday (January 7) after a brief technical issue. A representative of Herts Valleys CCG said yesterday that a temporary WiFi issue lead to the backlog, but reassured that everyone with an appointment was vaccinated, and delays were rectified by lunchtime on Thursday. Batchwood Hall has been used as a vaccination centre...

Published: 3:57 PM January 6, 2021    Updated: 4:11 PM January 6, 2021 The work across Watford General (pictured) as well as Hemel Hempstead General and St Albans City, has been heavily scrutinised by campaign groups - Credit: Danny Loo A high court judge has dismissed claims that Herts Valleys CCG was unlawful in its decision-making process around the redevelopment of hospital buildings in west Herts. In 2019, a judicial review claim was submitted on behalf of a group of campaigners, alleging that decisions the CCG made in that year to agree a shortlist of sites - and then the preferred ...

"The way it should work is that the CCG are ensuring that it's delivering what the county needs, and that it's financially prudent, et cetera. The trust should be coming up with plans that work for everybody, that's the theory. In practice, that doesn't happen. "The point at the moment is, have they given it the right due diligence to get to this point? Up to this point, there's been scrutiny by one of our sister campaign groups, who have taken them to court in a judicial review. That was a high court judge saying when you arrived at your strategic outlying case, which is one of the three fo...