Parents in the North West will be able to book COVID-19 vaccinations online for their 12-15 year old children from the end of today (Friday) with appointments available as soon as tomorrow, the NHS has announced.   People will be able to go online and check the National Booking Service to see if their local […]

More than half a million top up COVID-19 jabs have been delivered in the North West in a month, as the NHS vaccination rollout continues to protect those most at risk from coronavirus. A total of 548,933 top ups have been administered since the programme began on September 20, just days after updated advice from […]

COVID-19 vaccine: working to protect our whole population   By Dr Linda Charles-Ozuzu, Regional Director of Commissioning, NHS England and NHS Improvement – North West In October 2020, the NHS in the North West and across the rest of England was preparing to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in this country’s history, with no knowledge […]

The NHS in the North West has hit a huge milestone by delivering more than 10 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in ten months, latest figures show. The landmark number includes tens of thousands of top up doses already given to eligible people in the region since the booster programme launched just over two […]

The NHS in the North West has started to roll out the Covid-19 jab to young people aged 12 to 15, as part of the biggest vaccination drive in health service history. Healthy 12 to 15 year olds are eligible for one dose of the Pfizer vaccine following the government’s acceptance of the UK Chief Medical […]

Young people across the North West have been sharing their stories about getting life back to normal after having the Covid-19 vaccine. In a series of short video clips for an NHS social media campaign being launched today – #BackToLifeNW – people in their teens and twenties who have had at least one dose of […]

North West Innovation Fund – apply now! Applications are now open to the £80,000 North West Greener NHS Innovation Fund, which will provide grant funding for one-off pilot projects that ascertain whether an innovation can achieve intended outcomes including carbon reduction. The successful bids being awarded between £2,500 and £10,000 to develop their project. This […]

Dear colleagues, After we passed our third major COVID-19 vaccination milestone on 19 July, I made a short video expressing my profound thanks to everyone who has contributed to protecting our population against this virus. I would like to take this opportunity to say some of that again here. Many thanks to NHS staff, partners […]

Tens of thousands of the most vulnerable people across the North West are still at risk from Covid-19, according to the regional lead for the vaccine programme. While 83% of people in JCVI cohort 6 – those aged 16 to 65 with a long term health condition, a learning disability and carers – have received […]

Dear colleagues, England’s success in reaching the finals of the Euros has helped us reach more people with the COVID-19 vaccine. We ran a powerful communications campaign, urging people to “keep COVID-19 offside”, and “when your moment comes take the shot” which saw thousands of people have their vaccinations at clinics across the North West, some […]