Vaccination teams across Gloucestershire have been widely praised as yet another major Covid-19 vaccination milestone is surpassed in the county, with 500,000 doses given. Over 150,000 second doses have also been given in Gloucestershire, which NHS leaders have described as a remarkable effort. If they have not already been in contact, local GP services will be in touch as soon as supplies allow offering first dose appointment slots locally to people between the ages of 40 and 49 at one of the ten Primary Care Network GP-led vaccination centres across the county. Residents are politely asked not to call their GP surgery for their first dose of vaccine – the surgery will be in contact.
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Gloucestershire’s GP leaders are continuing to urge residents who have had their first Covid-19 vaccination to attend their second dose appointments as planned. The large majority of people aged 50 years or over and people with underlying health conditions have had their first doses. Clinical Chair of NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Dr Andy Seymour, said: “A single dose of the vaccine provides a good level of protection from Covid-19, but the second dose is essential to ensure the best possible protection. “Second dose vaccines have been allocated for every person who has had their first dose, so please do attend your appointment. This ‘top-up’ will maximise your protection from the virus.”
Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust potentially lost more than £5 million due to thousands of missed appointments through the pandemic, figures show. The failed appointments waste time and heap pressure on consultants who already face “extraordinary demand” due to the virus, says the British Medical Association. NHS Digital data shows that in the 11 months from April last year, there were 34,225 outpatient appointments which people did not show up for. It means out of 600,720 booked sessions, 6 per cent were unattended. And with the average outpatient appointment costing £160 – as estimated by several NHS trusts – the no-shows may have cost Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust around £5.5 million.
Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust potentially lost more than £5 million due to thousands of missed appointments through the pandemic, figures show. The failed appointments waste time and heap pressure on consultants who already face “extraordinary demand” due to the virus, says the British Medical Association. NHS Digital data shows that in the 11 months from April last year, there were 34,225 outpatient appointments which people did not show up for. It means out of 600,720 booked sessions, 6 per cent were unattended. And with the average outpatient appointment costing £160 – as estimated by several NHS trusts – the no-shows may have cost Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust around £5.5 million.