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Try dialling 119 to make an appointment, you will need your NHS number
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I spoke to Mam & my sister this morning & they're still waiting to hear back from the district nurse regards a local vaccine appointment.
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Am I missing out on something, have I missed a big announcement of exactly how this vaccination programme is supposed to work?
I've heard about the age tiers etc, I've heard about some local 80 plussers going to a surgery 6 miles away to have jabs, I've heard about mass vaccination centres, none of which are nearer than 30 miles, I've heard about letters being sent out, but as far as I know nobody has actually outlined how the process actually proceeds. It would be nice to know, for instance, if the first notification you get is a letter outlining options, it would be even nicer if those options were published openly in advance, but I've not seen that anywhere. It would be nice to know if those options were have a jab some distance away or wait for local contact on a mop up basis and show that would work.
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I understand that I will, or should be 'contacted' some sources say it's by letter, some say by phone and some say by text. With such a lack of what to expect it's no wonder that scammers are taking advantage of the gullible.
A clear statement of how the process should work would be helpful. Those inside the system may know how it works but the patients don't. I bet some have turned down invites, if phoned, because they think it's a scam call. For such a large scale undertaking preparatory general communication has been deplorable. You can understand why folk phone their GP, despite being told not to.
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22nd January 2021, 11:51 | #26 |
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I have from multiple sources is that you cannot chose which one you get.
EXCEPT for those with severe allergies to the ingredients of the Pfizer jab, who are recommended to have have the Oxford jab - I think I read that in some official documents on gov.uk but not entirely sure where this minute. Was it the allergy issue you were referring to?
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Some info might be helpful:
There are 3 types of places offering vaccines: Hospital Hubs - main hospitals, not very small 'cottage' hospitals from what I gather. Local Vaccination Service - GP practice run, sometime groups of GP practices will run theirs together from one larger surgery, or maybe even from a larger site such as a concert hall etc. Some pharmacies are in this category. Vaccination Centres - i.e. sports ground, conference centres, cathedrals etc. This may include pharmacies as well - our local tiny pharmacy has set up as a vaccination centre in a local hall. All vaccinations are by appointment only. You may be contacted in different ways. For Vaccination Centres you will receive a letter with links to the national booking system, which is online or by calling 119. You will receive a letter when you are in an eligible cohort I.e. over 80s, over 75s, extremely clinically vulnerable, when it is that cohort's turn to be vaccinated, AND you live within a 45 minute drive of a vaccination centre. For Local Vaccination Services you will be contacted via your GP surgery or someone/an organisation acting on their behalf. This could be by letter, telephone or text. Not sure about email. Hospital Hubs are mainly offering the jab to health and social care workers and possibly patients too. Health and social care workers should have involvement from employers to identify them and Local Authorities are supposed to play a role in this too - more info in docs online. There may be slight oddities in the system - one example is my GP surgery, which is running the jabs with the local pharmacy in a nearby hall. They will not contact their patients directly to offer the jab, but instead patients will get the standard letter to book a Vaccination Centre, and use that to book the local pharmacy rollout at the hall. Problem there is that people living miles away can also book at the hall, leaving no priority for locals. In response the GP surgery is now texting patients when new slots are available to be booked at the hall via the national booking system so basically give a heads up that spaces are available, but others living further away can still book in there. Vaccination Centres may 'disappear' from the national booking system if all their current slots are booked up, and then 'reappear' when new slots are available. Slots appear to be created when VCs are allocated doses of vaccine. There are lots of documents relating to the rollout online on gov.uk, have a search. Hope this helps - if anyone has more useful info then please share.
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