GP surgeries in Basingstoke are now calling those in group five of the priority list - people aged 65-69. Photo: Martin Lampard. GP SURGERIES across north and mid Hampshire are now beginning to call the next group of patients for their Covid vaccinations. The vaccination team in the region, which is being run by the North Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group, have started to call patients between the ages of 65 and 69 - which are in the fifth cohort. The news was announced by Watership Down Health, which operates surgeries in Kingsclere, Overton and Oakley, but with the primary care networks across the region working in sync, this is now believed to be happening across the region.
GP practices across the county are getting ready to start vaccinating patients this week. It comes as NHS bosses said a number of GPs will be taking delivery of the vaccine today. Some practices could start the rollout of the vaccine as early as this afternoon while others are set to start on Wednesday. The news comes as in a public meeting last week health bosses said Southampton GPs were gearing up to start the rollout of the Covid vaccine before Christmas. NHS bosses have now revealed that the first GP led sites going live with vaccination clinics this week are St Peters Surgery in Southampton; Fareham Community Hospital ; Hampshire Court Hotel in Basingstoke; Festival Hall in Petersfield; New Milton Health Centre; Bursledon Surgery; Colden Common Surgery; Badger Farm Community Centre in Winchester; Kingston Crescent Surgery in Portsmouth and Carisbrooke Health Centre on the Isle of Wight.