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Coronavirus Vaccination

All of our latest information about how we are delivering the COVID-19 vaccination is available here.

Unless you are over 50 (or have underlying health conditions) and have not yet been contacted about your vaccination, please do not call the Surgery with enquiries about the vaccine. Please review this information and wait to be contacted.

We understand from the latest government guidance that our priority order for vaccinating patients is as follows.

1. residents in a care home for older adults and their carers - Mostly complete.
2. all those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers - Mostly complete.
3. all those 75 years of age and over - Mostly complete. 
4. all those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals - Mostly complete.
5. all those 65 years of age and over - Mostly complete. 
6. all individuals aged 16 years to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality. (This group includes carers) - Mostly Complete. 
7. all those 60 years of age and over - Mostly Complete. 
8. all those 55 years of age and over - Mostly Complete. 
9. all those 50 years of age and over - Mostly Complete. 

 It is estimated that taken together, these groups represent around 99% of preventable mortality from COVID-19.

Anyone in the above groups can book an appointment at the arena mass vaccination centre here. Patients may contact the surgery if they cannot attend the arena. 

We will shortly be moving on to vaccinate the following groups, in priority order whilst providing the important 2^nd dose for patients vaccinated so far. If you are over 50 and have yet to be vaccinated please contact your own GP Surgery. If you are in the groups below, please wait to be contacted.

• 10. all those aged 40-49 Mostly Complete. SMS Invitations sent, phone calls in progress to those without mobile numbers. 
• 11. all those aged 30-39 Mostly Complete. SMS Invitations sent, phone calls in progress to those without mobile numbers. 
• 12. all those aged 18-29 Awaiting appropriate vaccine delivery in keeping with NHS guidelines.

Thank you for your patience. We are vaccinating eligible patients as fast as our delivery schedule from the NHS allows.

Over 50, clinically extremely vulnerable and frontline health and social care workers

If you are over 50, clinically extremely vulnerable or a frontline health and social care worker and yet to have the vaccine yet for whatever reason, it’s not too late to come forward. You can now book a vaccination appointment online at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/ or call the free number on 119.

Additions to the clinically extremely vulnerable list

On 16 February, the government announced they were expanding the number of people being asked to shield, that is those identified as being clinically extremely vulnerable to serious complications from covid.

Rather than being place on the shielding list as a person that has one type of health condition, people are being asked to shield based on a combination of factors including underlying health conditions, ethnicity, age, weight and deprivation.

All people now identified as extremely clinically vulnerable will get a letter from the government asking them to shield explaining what they need to do.  This means they will be advised to stay at home as much as possible and offered help such as for food or getting medicines where needed.

This data will be shared with GPs and they will be prioritised for being vaccinated. If newly added shielded patients haven’t yet had a vaccine, please do not contact your GP about the vaccine, they will contact you when they have supply available.  

Updated vaccination advice for carers

Unpaid carers are now able to self-identify and book a vaccine appointment through the National Booking System by answering a few question that determines their eligibility.   https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/  or tell call 119.  

An unpaid carer requiring a vaccination can be, but is not limited to:

• Someone who cares for a person who is within JCVI priority cohorts 1-6, provides close personal care or is the sole or primary carer.

• An adult family member or friend providing daily face-to-face care to a person who, because of their advanced age, requires support but is still living in their own home.

• A person caring for an adult with Down’s Syndrome.

• A parent/foster parent caring for a young person who is receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) because of a severe neuro-disability.

• Any adult providing supplementary unpaid care to an older person who is self-funding their own care package, for example through a domiciliary care agency.

• Two siblings who equally share and provide 24-hour care to an older person with dementia in addition to their own family and work commitments. If either sibling was to fall ill, the other would not be able to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the older person. Both siblings would be considered the primary carer.  

If you need further support or advice please encourage them to contact the Sheffield Carers Centre  by calling the Carer Advice Line on 0114 272 8362 or online at sheffieldcarers.org.uk/   

Coronavirus General Information

Please click here for the latest information as to how the surgery is changing our service during the coronavirus pandemic.

Please find some useful links regarding Coronavirus below

• Latest government advice: gov.uk
• Guidance on Self Isolation & Social Distancing: Here
• Advice from Public Health England: NHS.UK
• The NHS 111 Online service is available if you suspect you may have Coronavirus
• Please consider the NHS App for ordering prescriptions.

Flu vaccination campaign 2020

Please click here to read about the 2020 flu campaign at the Surgery.

If you wish to opt out of our flu vaccination programme this year, please complete our online form.

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