This offer is only valid until Friday, May 14
Tuesday, 11th May 2021, 5:40 pm
Anyone over 40 can walk into a number of vaccination centres across Hertfordshire and west Essex this week without an appointment – making it even easier to start to get protected against Covid-19.
For the first time in the local vaccination programme, drop-in sessions are being offered at large vaccination centres - including Hemel Hempstead Hospital, to make the most of available vaccine supplies.
For a limited period - Monday, May 10, until Sunday, May 16 - people who have yet to book their vaccine can turn up at a number of sites in Hertfordshire and west Essex during opening hours to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Deborah Price, local democracy reporter
Published:
3:17 PM April 6, 2021
Updated:
3:50 PM April 6, 2021
There is concern ‘sharp-elbowed’ and ‘articulate middle class’ patients may be prioritised for hospital treatment, as waiting lists grow due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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A hospital consultant has raised concerns the ‘sharp-elbowed’ and ‘articulate middle class’ may be prioritised for treatment as waiting lists grow.
Latest figures show there are now more than 3,000 people across Hertfordshire who have been waiting for 52 weeks or more for hospital treatment.
Concerns about who may get to the top of those lists fastest have been raised by Dr Dermot O’Riordan at a joint meeting of the Hertfordshire and West Essex clinical commissioning groups.
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By Deborah Price Local Democracy Reporter - Hertfordshire
Jane Halpin praised the phenomenal work of NHS staff in the second wave of coronavirus and the vaccination drive. Photos: Newsquest/Pixabay THE ‘phenomenal’ work of staff during a ‘relentless year’ has been recognised by leading healthcare official Jane Halpin. Speaking at the first joint meeting of Hertfordshire and west Essex CCGs, accountable officer Jane Halpin pointed to the recent increase in serious illness from mid-December and to the roll-out of the vaccination programme. And she praised the ongoing work of staff working in all sectors of the NHS. “The response of staff providing care in all sectors – primary care, mental health services, acute care – has just been phenomenal,” she said.
By Deborah Price Local Democracy Reporter - Hertfordshire
A senior doctor raised concerns the sharp-elbowed middle class will push to the front as health services deal with the backlog of cases from the coronavirus pandemic. Photos: PIxabay HOSPITAL consultant Dermot O’Riordan has raised concerns that the sharp elbowed and the articulate middle class may be prioritised for treatment as waiting lists grow. Latest figures – previously reported by the LDRS – show that across Hertfordshire there are now more than 3000 people who have been waiting for 52-weeks or more for hospital treatment. And concerns about who may get to the top of those lists fastest were raised by Dr O’Riordan at a joint meeting of the Hertfordshire and west Essex CCGs on Thursday (March 25), during a discussion about waiting lists and harm reviews.