NHS updates West Sussex on Covid vaccination rollout

Writing to stakeholders yesterday, the briefing described how a new campaign has been launched to provide clear public information to the public, patients and partners.

The Sussex Health and Care Partnership said: “We recognise the high interest from across our communities in the vaccination programme and we hope that this campaign can help to support our communities as we continue the roll out of this vital protection.”

There will be four ways the vaccination will be rolled out: a GP-led service with groups of practices working together to give jabs at one location; hospital hubs, which have begun giving the vaccine to over 80s attending for a planning appointment and frontline health and care staff; a roving service going into care homes and people’s own homes if they cannot attend a vaccination site; and lastly large vaccination centres, with each county having one and the Brighton Centre servicing this area.

The update added: “In Sussex, people aged over 80, care home residents and staff, and health and care workers remain the priority and good progress continues to be made.

“Some people have begun receiving a letter from the national booking service inviting them to book appointments at the large-scale vaccination centres. The large-scale vaccination centre for Sussex is readying to open next week, pending delivery of supplies.

“The over 70s and clinically vulnerable people will be invited to book appointments through the national booking service.

“Letters are being sent to people who live within 60 miles of a centre, so some residents in the north of Sussex will have received invitations based on their proximity to the Epsom Racecourse vaccination centre that went live last week.

“As more large-scale centres and pharmacy-led vaccination services come on-line these will be made available through the national booking service.

“Anyone who receives an invitation from the national booking service has the choice of booking an appointment at one of the larger centres or community pharmacy-led sites offered or, if more convenient, waiting to be called by their GP.

Every GP practice in West Sussex now has arrangements in place for the vaccination of their registered patients, and by the end of the week patients from all of the GP practices will have started to be invited for their vaccine appointment.

The GP led vaccination services for West Sussex are currently:

Adur and Worthing

Lancing Parish Hall: for patients at: Ball Tree Surgery, New Pond Row Surgery and Orchard Surgery

Northbourne Medical Centre: for patients at Harbour View Healthcare, Northbourne Medical Centre and The Manor Practice.

Strand Medical Group: for patients at Cornerway’s Surgery, Selden Medical Group and Worthing Medical Group

Durrington Health Centre: for patients at Barn Surgery and Lime Tree Surgery (Phoenix)

St Lawrence Surgery: for patients at Broadwater Medical Centre, St Lawrence Surgery and Victoria Road Surgery

Arun

Angmering Community Centre: for patients at Coppice Surgery and Fitzalan Medical Group

Bognor Medical Centre: for patients at Arundel Surgery, Avisford Medical Group, Bersted Green Surgery, Flansham Park Health Centre, Grove House Surgery, Maywood Health Care Centre, The Croft Surgery and West Meads Surgery