Five vaccinations hubs to open in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire's NHS bosses have announced five coronavirus vaccination centres will open this week.

They will be providing the Pfizer-BionTech coronavirus vaccine to priority groups, including those aged 80 and over and to social care workers.

GP surgeries have been working with community services to help dish out the live-saving jab to some of the most vulnerable people in the county.

They're also warning people to wait to be contacted by their local surgeries to be invited to have their jab.

Health officials say clinics will be in GP surgeries, community centres or hospitals and confirmed ‘Wave 1’ locations are:

• Cheltenham East Fire Station

• North Cotswold Hospital, Moreton in Marsh

• The Devereux Centre, Tewkesbury

• Rosebank Surgery, Gloucester

• Vale Community Hospital, Dursley

• Other sites in Churchdown, Stroud, Cirencester and the Forest of Dean are likely to be confirmed later this week and will begin vaccinations once vaccine supplies have been delivered.

• Dr Andy Seymour, Clinical Chair at NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, said:

• “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge human and societal impact and the imminent roll out of a vaccination programme is to be warmly welcomed.

• "GP practices and community NHS services will be supporting the public vaccination effort across their local areas and it’s been an incredible effort to have reached this point with such a short lead in time and so many other competing pressures.

• "The NHS in Gloucestershire has adopted a really innovative model of vaccination building on strong local networks and joined up care in communities.”

• Sarah Scott, Gloucestershire’s Director of Public Health said:

• “The roll out of the vaccine to the wider community is a significant step forwards but does not mean we can let our guards down. We must continue to follow the rules and not allow case numbers to climb.

• "Colleagues across health and social care have been, and continue to be, central to beating COVID-19 and I want to thank them all for their monumental efforts this year.”

• Local people who are housebound and unable to travel to a centre for medical reasons will be contacted by a local health worker

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