Category Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG)
New ICON training will save babies lives
Somerset Public Health has joined other organisations from across the county to promote lifesaving training which will save babies lives. ‘Babies cry, you can cope’ is a key message being delivered in new ‘ICON’ training which helps families create a nurturing environment and learn supporting comfort methods which can help soothe crying babies. Working with […]
Taunton Racecourse vaccination centre to move to Firepool site
More changes are planned in the local roll out of the Somerset COVID vaccination programme next month. Plans are now in place to move the vaccination centre from the existing location at Taunton Racecourse to a new site at Firepool, in Taunton in early October, after delivering 150,000 Covid jabs. Pre-booked vaccination appointments and walk-ins […]
Large vaccination site at the Bath and West Showground to move to Haynes Motor Museum after delivering over 75,000 COVID jabs
At the end of this week, more changes will be seen in the Somerset COVID vaccination programme, as the large vaccination site at the Bath and West Showground moves to Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford. The last booked jabs to be offered at the site, will take place on Sunday 1 August. Walk-ins for anyone […]
Council staff book 30,000 Coronavirus vaccines for Somerset residents
More than 30,000 local people have been contacted and invited for a Covid-19 vaccination by staff from Somerset’s five councils. Since the opening of vaccination centres in the county, staff from Somerset County Council, Mendip District Council, Sedgemoor District Council, Somerset West and Taunton Council and South Somerset District Council have been working together contacting […]
More than 200,000 vaccinations offered in Somerset
The latest national figures confirm that 20 million people across the country have now been offered the COVID jab. Locally, the NHS vaccination programme in Somerset has also reached a new milestone, with over 200,000 vaccinations given to people in the highest priority groups. Health and care teams have continued to work extremely hard to […]
Call for People Aged 70 And Over To Contact NHS For A Covid Jab
People living in Somerset who are aged over 70 and haven’t had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or booked a vaccine appointment, can now book at one of our large vaccination centres or pharmacy-led sites through the national booking service. Health and care teams across the county are working around the clock […]
Urgent plea for vulnerable groups to have flu vaccine
Somerset County Council is urging people with underlying health conditions to take up the free offer of a flu vaccination if they haven’t already. Flu can affect anyone, but for those living with a long-term health condition the effects of catching the flu can make it worse, even if the condition is well managed and […]
Somerset’s second large COVID-19 vaccination centre open
This week, The Bath and West Showground will start to vaccinate local residents and frontline heath and care workers from the highest priority groups. The second large vaccination site in Somerset; will open seven days a week, 8am – 8pm, as part of an additional wave of ‘large’ vaccination centres opening across the country. Final […]
Taunton Racecourse to deliver Covid vaccines
Taunton racecourse is set to open its doors on Monday 18 January as a new large vaccination centre for Somerset, part of a wave of ‘large’ vaccination centres opening across the country. The large vaccination site will open seven days a week, 8am – 8pm to offer the COVID-19 jab to people across Somerset, supporting […]
First COVID-19 vaccination sites launched in Somerset
Later this week, the very first local sites will start vaccinating some of the county’s most vulnerable residents. People who have been identified by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) as the highest priority will be invited first, including over-80s and health and care staff. This first wave of community GP-led sites follows the […]
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