COVID vaccinations at Harrogate’s Yorkshire Events Centre draw to a close

The GP-led COVID vaccination programme at the Yorkshire Events Centre (YEC) in Harrogate has drawn to a close, six months after the first jab was given. More than 117,000 vaccines have been administered from the centre by an enthusiastic army of clinicians and volunteers. Doctors’ leaders in the Harrogate district say they are “immensely proud”…

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Leading GP highlights risks posed by ‘tsunami’ of demand for appointments and abuse of practice staff

A leading Yorkshire GP has warned that the “tsunami” of people demanding appointments as we emerge from lockdown could leave vulnerable patients without the care they need. Dr Brian McGregor is appealing for everyone to play their part in relieving the pressure on an overstretched system – and he has made it clear that there…

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Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in North Yorkshire and York support World Immunisation Week 2021

With World Immunisation Week underway NHS North Yorkshire and Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are reminding patients about the importance of vaccinations and keeping yourself protected. World Immunisation Week – celebrated every year in the last week of April – aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages…

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Patients aged 50 and over now encouraged to contact the NHS to have their COVID-19 vaccine

The NHS in North Yorkshire is asking people aged 50 and over who have not yet been invited to have their COVID-19 vaccination to come forward and arrange a jab. The NHS had previously asked people not to contact them about their COVID vaccination and wait until they are approached but is now encouraging the…

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