Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the East Midlands are continuing to play a key role in the successful rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Life-saving coronavirus vaccines are now being delivered by community pharmacists from Village Hotel – Nottingham, Northampton & District Indoor Bowling Association, Turreff Hall, Donnington and Memon Centre in Leicester. The vital contribution […]
People with learning disabilities and autism are now able to get their life-saving COVID-19 vaccine at a number of expertly adapted sessions running in the Black Country, as NHS organisations across the Midlands continue their work to ensure that everyone eligible takes-up their offer of the lifesaving vaccine. There are over 60,000 people on the […]
Homeless people across the West Midlands are now being vaccinated against the dangers of coronavirus following the Government’s decision to move homeless people up the priority list. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) reported that people who were homeless or sleeping rough had high rates of undiagnosed comorbidities, and that half of them […]
People with learning disabilities and autism have been able to get their life-saving COVID-19 vaccine at a number of expertly adapted sessions running in Leicester recently, as NHS organisations across the Midlands continue their work to ensure that everyone eligible takes-up their offer of the lifesaving vaccine. There are over 60,000 people on the Learning […]
The Midlands has become the first NHS region in England to have delivered five million Coronavirus vaccine doses, as the biggest vaccination programme in the history of the NHS continues at pace. The news comes just days after NHS England and NHS Improvement declared a record-breaking weekend nationally, as 756,873 jabs were administered across England […]
An influential senior nurse who was awarded a MBE for her services to patients from ethnic minority backgrounds is urging those from every community across the Midlands to come forward to receive their Covid-19 vaccine when they are contacted. Aquiline Chivinge MBE, a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 70@70 senior nurse research leader and […]
Racecourses, arenas, hotels, a former DIY store, drive-thrus and pop-up services in mosques are just some of the innovative ways where people in the East Midlands have been able to benefit from the life-saving coronavirus vaccination. The Midlands delivered the world’s first vaccine outside of a clinical trial as part of the largest vaccination programme […]
Pop-up vaccination services in mosques, mobile vaccination vans, football arenas, museums and cinemas are just some of the ways where people have been able to benefit from the life-saving coronavirus vaccination. The West Midlands delivered the world’s first vaccine outside of a clinical trial as part of the largest vaccination programme in the NHS’s history, […]
One of the world’s leading Irish dancers, Alasdair Spencer, is now performing life-saving coronavirus vaccinations at Locke House in Warwickshire. Alasdair has personally vaccinated enough people to fill the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry and he is now aiming for the Alexandra in Birmingham. Alasdair, who lives in Rugby, has toured the world with different Irish […]
People aged 56 to 59 in the East Midlands are being invited to book a life-saving Covid jab this week as the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in health service history, continues to gather pace. The latest batch of letters have been sent after more than 8 in ten people aged 65 to 69 took […]