The majority of staff members at Norfolk s three main hospitals are being inoculated at their own places of work.
Vulnerable and elderly patients are still being prioritised, but the Norfolk and Norwich (NNUH), James Paget (JPUH) and Queen Elizabeth (QEH) are making time to protect their own.
As of February 3, NNUH - the county s largest hospital - had
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) has given 10,000 vaccines to staff
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Providing a more recent update, the QEH said on Tuesday that 3,658 of its workers had received initial doses - 97pc of its permanent staff.
Data for JPUH has not been publicised since the
She said: I m lucky that I can talk to mum on the phone but we have the same conversation every day telling her I cannot come in. When I come off the phone I suspect I m more upset than she is because of her short-term memory. We know it has been a year since we properly visited but to her the timescale is vey short. I m angry and frustrated because family members cannot get through the red tape. I fear the chances are that if we don t get this legislation past I won t get to see her anymore. That has already happened to thousands of people and it might happen to thousands more.
Raj Sehgal, managing director at ArmsCare
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The boss of a care provider has criticised an apparent lack of communication regarding the coronavirus vaccination roll-out in care homes.
Raj Sehgal, managing director at ArmsCare, has labelled the process of organising vaccinations in care homes a postcode lottery .
The Covid-19 injection at the new vaccination centre at Bowthorpe. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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Residents and staff at two of the company s four west Norfolk homes have received their first dose.
Vaccinations are also under way at Summerville House in Heacham, but Norfolk Lodge in Hunstanton has heard nothing .