Covid-19 vaccine booking loophole raises fears some are skipping queue
The country s vaccination programme operates on a level of trust , officials say.
A coronavirus vaccination loophole that allows anyone to book a jag with no questions asked has raised fears some are skipping the queue.
Scotland’s online Covid-19 vaccination portal allows people to register as an unpaid carer before booking in for an appointment without ID.
The system is designed to ensure unpaid carers, who look after many of the country’s most vulnerable people, can self-register and access jags as easily as possible.
However, it also means some members of the public are taking the opportunity to get vaccinated despite not being eligible yet.
NHS Highland health board awarded Carer Positive accolade By Gregor White Published: 07:45, 05 March 2021
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NHS Highland has been rewarded for its efforts to support carers in the workplace.
The health board has received a Carer Positive award for its efforts to create a working environment where carers are valued and have flexibility to balance their work and caring responsibilities.
NHS Highland chief executive Pam Dudek said: âWe are delighted. We will continue to develop our policies to ensure colleagues across the organisation who combine caring responsibilities with their role in NHS Highland feel respected, valued and supported to work as flexibly as they require.â
Carers have played an important role during the Covid-19 pandemic SCOTLAND S carers should be placed at the heart of the recovery from the pandemic, a coalition of organisations has urged. In a letter to political leaders at Holyrood, the organisations warn the pandemic has highlighted the severe strain faced by too many paid carers, low-income parents and those caring for people with additional needs. The appeal highlights that many people with caring responsibilities across the country are living in poverty or on the cusp of it. Oxfam Scotland, Scottish Care, One Parent Families Scotland, the Scottish Women’s Budget Group, and the seven national carer organisations in Scotland, including Carers Scotland, are together calling for Scotland’s political leaders to learn lessons from the pandemic and put carers at the centre of their recovery plans.
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