Any adult in the east of England can still ‘grab-a-jab’ this weekend, just by visiting one of many covid vaccination pop ups and walk-ins across the region, as the NHS vaccination programme seeks to maximise protection before Covid restrictions are lifted. The east of England vaccine programme has now ensured more than 3.5 million local […]

Norwich Castle, Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals, and Porters Civic House Southend are some of the sites in the east of England set to light up blue across this weekend, to mark the anniversary of the founding of the NHS and the huge contribution of health service staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes as […]

Dr Sean O’Kelly, Regional Medical Director for the East of England, said everyone aged 18 and over should use this weekend to get their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, with 49 walk-in and pop-up centres open this weekend for people to ‘grab a jab’. Sites hosting walk-ins include Peterborough United’s Football Ground, the Alban Arena […]

All adults in the east can now book themselves in for their covid jab. Dr Sean O’Kelly, Regional Medical Director for the East of England welcomed the moment and said it is just as vital to get your jab now as it was on day one. NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens announced the move […]

Just days after the six-month anniversary of the world’s first Covid vaccine being administered to Maggie Keenan in Coventry, the east of England has reached the incredible milestone of administering more than 7 million covid vaccinations to protect the community. More than 4 million people have had at least one dose of covid vaccine, with […]

The NHS in the east region has today urged anyone currently eligible for a covid vaccination, to book an appointment without delay. Calls to get jabbed come alongside new figures showing more than 31 million people across England have received a first dose of the vaccine since the NHS made history by giving Maggie Keenan […]

In the east of England more than five million doses of the covid vaccine have been given so far, with in excess of one and a half million people receiving both doses of the vaccine to date. Nearly three and a half million people in the east of England have had at least one dose […]

The NHS has boosted support for patients, their families and staff by recruiting 10,000 healthcare support workers in the first three months of the year, with more than 1,300 recruited in the east of England. The new staff will support the workforce and assist nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals to perform health checks, update […]

NHS staff completed almost two million operations and other elective care in January and February while also providing hospital treatment for almost 140,000 Covid patients. Around two in five of all patients who have received hospital treatment for Covid were admitted in the first two months of the year. At the height of the second […]

Yesterday saw the vaccination programme in the east of England reach three million doses, including both first and second doses administered. Everyone in the top nine priority groups is now eligible to book theirs, and millions of people have done exactly that over the last few days – appointments for first doses are still available […]