Mr Allison underwent the operation at Addenbrooke s Hospital, in Cambridge, on April 10 this year.
The day delivered a massive sense of relief , said his 33-year-old son, after months of watching his father falling up to four times a day.
He said: He was terribly scared. He didn t know what was going to happen. It was the not knowing that was the worst bit. He was told he needed urgent surgery, he was told how bad it was, he was told what the outcome was likely to be. We had planned his funeral and did his will. We planned for the worst case scenario, we did so little planning for the outcome that has happened. We planned for him not being here.
Mr Allison underwent the operation at Addenbrooke s Hospital, in Cambridge, on April 10 this year.
The day delivered a massive sense of relief , said his 33-year-old son, after months of watching his father falling up to four times a day.
He said: He was terribly scared. He didn t know what was going to happen. It was the not knowing that was the worst bit. He was told he needed urgent surgery, he was told how bad it was, he was told what the outcome was likely to be. We had planned his funeral and did his will. We planned for the worst case scenario, we did so little planning for the outcome that has happened. We planned for him not being here.
A patient receiving their Covid jab at King s Lynn Corn Exchange
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Almost 50,000 more coronavirus vaccines have been administered in Norfolk and Waveney, according to the latest figures.
Fresh data published by NHS England on Thursday shows 49,056 people received injections in the seven days up to May 2.
That is, however, a 26pc reduction on last week, when
Another 39,180 patients attended appointments for second doses during the latest period, bringing the total number of follow-up vaccines administered to 299,624.
That means more than a third of the area s overall adult population have been fully vaccinated (35.2pc).
And, of all 43 health systems across the nation, only Somerset has a better vaccination rate when it comes to both doses (37.2pc).
Women have been urged to attend cervical screening appointments.
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Campaigners and doctors are calling on women - including those who have had HPV vaccinations - not to skip cervical screenings, as smear test figures fall short of the target.
Laura Woods, 35, from Oulton Broad, knew something wasn’t right before she’d even had her smear test in 2016.
Laura Woods (left) with welfare packs provided by Big C during the coronavirus pandemic
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She had experienced back pain, unexplained tiredness, irregular bleeding and poor overall health before being diagnosed with stage two cervical cancer in March 2016.
In the context of Norfolk and Waveney s overall adult population, two-thirds or 66.2pc have had one jab.
On Wednesday, it was announced that those aged under 30 would be offered an alternative vaccine to Astrazeneca amid concerns over links to rare blood clots.
Dr Anoop Dhesi, chairman of NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said: “We know some people may be concerned by things they have seen in the news over the last few days related to very rare side effects. I would like to emphasise that the UK medicines regulator has said benefits of the AZ vaccine continue to outweigh any risks - the risk of mortality from Covid is much greater than the risk of mortality from these side effects.