Anyone who has booked a jab at the Cliffs should arrive no more than five minutes before their appointment. The centre will also be vaccinating health and care staff who are being urged to get their first dose as soon as possible to protect themselves and others. NHS staff are also visiting those who are housebound and unable to travel to any of the vaccine sites in Southend.
Why is the vaccine centre at the Cliffs? The theatre has of course been closed for sometime now because of the coronavirus pandemic and latest lockdown. Bosses say it was the ideal location for a mass vaccine site.
The Cliffs Pavilion is one of five new mass vaccine centres set to open in Essex. It is hoped the new sites will help the Government continue the rollout of the Covid jab and meet the initial target of vaccinating 15 million vulnerable and elderly people in just two week’s time. Here s everything you need to know.
When will it open? Health bosses initially said the new centre was set to open this week - and we re delighted to say we re running live updates today as the centre opens it s doors.
What’s the difference between the new site and current vaccine centres?
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Waiting times for elective surgeries in Suffolk could be hit for years
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The impact of the coronavirus on waiting times for surgery in hospitals could last months if not years, according to the boss of one of the area s hospital trusts.
Nick Hulme, CEO of the East Sufffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals, said it would take a herculean effort to get waiting times back to where they were before the pandemic.
While emergency treatment, such as that for cancer, has continued at the hospitals, elective surgery has been badly affected by the virus.
Waiting times for elective surgeries in Suffolk could be hit for years
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The impact of the coronavirus on waiting times for surgery in hospitals could last months if not years, according to the boss of one of the area s hospital trusts.
Nick Hulme, CEO of the East Sufffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals, said it would take a herculean effort to get waiting times back to where they were before the pandemic.
While emergency treatment, such as that for cancer, has continued at the hospitals, elective surgery has been badly affected by the virus.