NHS Staff Vaccinate More Than Half A Million People in England
NHS staff have vaccinated more than half a million patients against Coronavirus in under two weeks, according to official figures published today. The NHS delivered the world’s first Covid vaccination outside of a clinical trial to Margaret Keenan in Coventry on Tuesday December 8. A total of 521,594 people have received an NHS vaccination in…
Read MoreGP and Pharmacy access in North Yorkshire over Christmas
With Christmas fast approaching, North Yorkshire residents are being asked to choose the right service during the holidays. GP practices in North Yorkshire will be closed from 25 December reopening on Tuesday 29 December. Practices will also be closed on Friday 1 January and will then reopen on Monday 4 January. Residents who need medical…
Read MoreNorth Yorkshire pharmacy opening times over Christmas and New Year
Please see below the pharmacy opening times in North Yorkshire in each locality: Hambeton, Richmondshire and Whitby Scarborough and Ryedale Harroagate and Rural District
Read MoreGP Practices in North Yorkshire ask for patience, with surgeries seeing high demand for appointments
NHS leaders in North Yorkshire and York are asking residents for their patience and kindness in the run-up to Christmas, with GP practices saying there is high demand for appointments. NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Vale of York CCG say they are pleased people are not ignoring symptoms of ill health…
Read MoreSuccessful first day of COVID vaccine rollout in North Yorkshire
A number of GP practices in North Yorkshire have today begun administering the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine to patients over the age of 80. Vaccinations are being delivered according to priority groups identified by the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine was approved for use following extensive…
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