The Covid vaccination programme is now well underway in Hampshire and the NHS is delighted that people have already been able to receive the jab. Today (Monday January 18) it has been announced that people aged 70 and over and those who are listed as clinically extremely vulnerable will now also start receiving invitations to have the vaccination. Despite the phenomenal … [Read more...] about Local NHS urges people to wait for their covid-19 vaccination invitation letter
Archives for January 2021
The NHS urges people with liver conditions to get their flu vaccine
The NHS in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are urging people with liver disease to take up the offer of having their free flu vaccine to help protect themselves. Having liver disease weakens your immune system and may limit the type of medications you can take for flu symptoms. Flu can also worsen liver diseases or increase the rate of rejection and drug toxicity if you … [Read more...] about The NHS urges people with liver conditions to get their flu vaccine
NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme and Roll-Out – Hampshire and Isle of Wight update
The NHS in Hampshire and Isle of Wight is continuing to vaccinate patients against coronavirus during the biggest immunisation programme in history. We have set up a central Hampshire and Isle of Wight vaccination programme update page (hosted on the Southampton City CCG website), which we will be keeping updated on the local roll-out of the vaccine and some of the frequently … [Read more...] about NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme and Roll-Out – Hampshire and Isle of Wight update
Open letter to residents from local NHS leaders in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Leaders across the NHS in Hampshire and Isle of Wight have called on the public to support the NHS by staying safe and using the right service. Seventeen leaders representing eleven organisations in the area have jointly signed an open letter to residents. The letter calls on the public to do the right thing, by following the Hands – Space – Face advice and by … [Read more...] about Open letter to residents from local NHS leaders in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
COVID-19 Vaccination Centres to launch across Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Three vaccination centres and a further number of local vaccination services, which are run by local GP surgeries working together, and a hospital hub will be launched across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in January as part of the largest vaccination programme the NHS has ever undertaken.The centres will mean that even more people will be able to get vaccinated from across … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Vaccination Centres to launch across Hampshire and Isle of Wight