21st October 2021
Please note, we are inviting eligible patients for their Covid-19 Booster and flu vaccine as quickly as possible. Please DO NOT call the practice but instead wait for a sms with link to book.
How soon you are recalled is dependent on eligibility, appointment availability and number of days since your second dose.
Flu vaccines will be given with the Covid vaccine in the clinics. Only in exceptional cases for the safety of a small minority of patients will we be giving flu vaccines at the surgery.
If you wish to book for a flu vaccine sooner than your invite, please do so via a local pharmacy.
Stage 1 is to vaccinate all care home residents, over 70’s, patients that are immunosuppressed and their household contacts and frontline health and social care workers. We are now 4 weeks into the vaccination programme.
Stage 2 is to vaccinate all over 50’s and patients over the age of 16 in an at risk group.
As mentioned above, we cannot deliver COVID boosters earlier than 180 days from your second dose of the primary course. You can check 180 days using the following link – https://www.timeanddate.com/date/durationresult.htmlโฆ
For queries relating directly to the Covid-19 booster or flu vaccines please e-mail capccg.stgeorgesmedicalcentre@nhs.net – this will ensure our phone lines and AskmyGP remain open for those needing to speak with a clinician more urgently.
As a Primary Care Network we are working hard to get through all eligible patients as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your patience.
St George’s
COVID Booster and Flu Vaccinations
COVID boosters are here and will be administered as soon as possible to the original cohorts 1-9.
Stage one of the Winter Plan is that COVID boosters will be given to care home residents, the immunosuppressed and extremely vulnerable over-16s, frontline health and care workers, and all over-70s. Then in stage two they will be given to all over-50s, plus all over-16s in a flu or Covid risk group, and any adults who share their home with an immunosuppressed person.
The GP practices which make up the ELY Primary Care Network have been working hard to put robust plans in place to rapidly deliver both flu jabs and COVID boosters to all our eligible patients.
Yesterday we started the roll out of phase 3 of the vaccination programme and we have now vaccinated all eligible care home residents and staff in Littleport with their COVID booster and flu jab.
We cannot deliver COVID boosters earlier than 180 days from your second dose of the primary course. Sorry. https://www.timeanddate.com/date/durationresult.html…
We will be in contact via SMS or phone to invite you when you are due from the Ely North and South PCN’s.
Vaccinations will be at Cathedral Medical Centre and Staploe Medical Centre as planned.
We will plan where possible and with patient consent to administer both COVID booster and flu vaccination at the same time.
We will obviously prioritise those patients with the greatest need and those that are furthest from the 180 day vaccination point.
Thank you for your understanding and patience. Our amazing team are working as fast and effectively as they can to get this large task delivered safely, quickly and smoothly.
*Pre-school children will continue to receive their flu vaccination at the surgery and school aged children will receive their flu vaccination at school*.
โWe aim to deliver the maximum available courses of vaccine, combined with high uptake in priority groups in order to minimise morbidity and mortality as much as possible, as soon as it feasible to do so”.
COVID-19 VACCINE
We will update our website as we receive information and the plans develop, so visit HERE for the latest news.
The most up to date information can also be found here – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Please remember the COVID-19 vaccine is being rolled out by the NHS
and it is FREE.
You will only be contacted by legitimate NHS bodies when it is your turn and at no point will you be asked to pay anything.
If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you have received a text message you think is suspicious, please forward it to the number 7726, which is free of charge and reports the text.
If you are suspicious about an email you have received, please forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk
If you believe you are the victim of a COVID related fraud, please report this to Action Fraud as soon as possible by calling 0300 123 2040.
1 Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults
2 All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers
3 All those 75 years of age and over
4 All those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals (not including pregnant women and those under 16 years of age)
5 All those 65 years of age and over
6 Adults aged 16 to 65 years in an at-risk group (see below)
7 All those 60 years of age and over
8 All those 55 years of age and over
9 All those 50 years of age and over
10 Rest of the population (to be determined)
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Hi everyone โ time for another update of how weโre progressing with the vaccination programme.
Here are our latest stats:
– Over 25,400 vaccines given so far from 15th Dec 2020 to 15th March 2021
– Everyone in cohorts 1-9, i.e. those who are clinically vulnerable, OR are over the age of 50, has been invited at least once to book their vaccination, either by SMS (if we have a mobile for you on record), letter, or phone call.
ANYONE from Cohorts 1-9, who has not yet managed to book an appointment: please call your surgery for assistance.
SMS invites: We have heard of some SMS scams doing the rounds. A legitimate SMS from usย will NEVER ask for payment or bank details.
If you receive an SMS invite to make an appointment with us, but you already have one booked with one of the National Centres, please cancel the invitation from us using the link in your text or by telephoning the surgery. This will ensure our telephone calls are kept to a minimum and we are not calling you unnecessarily.
For patients in other cohorts: please continue to wait for an invitation from us before contacting us. When we have appointments available we will be in touch by SMS, phone or letter. We know this is a stressful time for you while you wait and we are vaccinating as quickly as possible based on the deliveries we are allocated.
Astra Zeneca vaccine safety: At the moment the vast majority of our appointments are for the Astra Zeneca vaccine. We are very aware of the concerns being raised in some countries about the risk of blood clots associated with the Astra Zeneca vaccine. We would like to reassure you that we still have complete confidence in the safety of this vaccine.
In a review of all available safety data from over 17 million people vaccinated with AstraZeneca vaccine in UK and EU, there was no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots (DVT or pulmonary embolism) among people vaccinated with its vaccine.
The MHRA have released a statement advising that people should still go and get their COVID-19 vaccine when asked to do so, and EMA have also stated that there is no indication that the reported blood clots were caused by the AZ vaccine.
The WHO also say there is no evidence of a link between the vaccine and clots. See links at the bottom of this post for more info.
Zero tolerance: Unfortunately we have seen a rise in abusive behaviour by a small minority of patients towards our staff and volunteers of late. We do understand that, whatever your situation, this is a very stressful time for everyone. However, it really is no excuse for being rude or abusive towards the people who are trying to help you. Please remember that we are all human, doing our very best for you, following clear government guidelines, and trying to keep you all as safe as possible in the process. So โ whether on the phone, on AskMyGP, or in person, please treat the team with the respect they deserve and you would like to be treated with yourself.
THANKYOU!
Once again, an enormous THANK YOU! to our amazing army of staff and volunteers, especially those who worked on Motherโs Day this past Sunday. Such commitment and selflessness is amazing and deeply appreciated.
And thank you again to the amazing local businesses who are continuing to show their appreciation for all the volunteer and staff by bringing tasty treats to keep them going on cold days. This week, special thanks to DS Smith for their generous goodie boxes they sent over to both Staploe and Cathedral Medical Centres. YUM!
MHRA statement: https://www.gov.uk/…/mhra-response-to-irish-authorities…
WHO story: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56411561
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Over 23,000 vaccines given so far from 15th Dec 2020 to 6th March 2021
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Cohort 1 (care homes) : 100% of all our consenting care home residents have been vaccinated
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Cohort 2 (Over 80s): all invited, and approx. 97% vaccinated.
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Cohort 3 (Over 75s): all invited, approx 97% vaccinated.
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Cohort 4 (Over 70 and clinical extremely vulnerable): all invited, approx 89% vaccinated.
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Cohort 5 (Over 65): all invited by SMS, phone call or letter (both by your practice and via mass vacc site invitation letter), 91% vaccinated.
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Cohort 6 (16-64 with underlying conditions): all invited by SMS, phone call or letter, 77% vaccinated.
Weds 17 Feb 2021
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Ely PCNs Covid Vaccination Weekly Update
Last week was slightly quieter due to the bad-weather clinic cancellation. However, we are delighted to report that, over 95% of everyone in cohorts 1-4 are now vaccinated ๐
Here are our latest stats:
- 16,500 vaccines given so far from 15th Dec 2020 to 14th Feb 2021
- Cohort 1 (care homes): 100% of all our consenting care home residents have been vaccinated
- Cohort 2 (Over 80s): all invited and approx. 96% vaccinated.
- Cohort 3 (Over 75s): all invited and approx 96% vaccinated.
- Cohort 4 (Over 70 and clinical extremely vulnerable): all invited and approx 92% vaccinated.
- Cohort 5 (Over 65): 79% vaccinated; outstanding invitations to be sent out this week from mass vaccination sites.
Anyone from Cohorts 1-4 who has not yet managed to book an appointment: please call your surgery for assistance. We have tried to reach everyone multiple times, but may still not have been able to get through. If you would like to be vaccinated, we will make sure that you are.
As has been reported in the news, we are now moving on to planning clinics out to the end of February. The key points here are:
- Patients in cohort 5 should be receiving letters from NHS England this week, and can use the link provided in the letter to book an appointment at a mass vaccination site if preferred; we will also be offering appointments as they come available.
- We are now inviting patients from cohort 6. This is a very large cohort, and vaccine supply nationally is limiting the number of appointments currently available. We will be sending invites out in batches to minimise the risk of disappointment. Please wait until you are contacted via SMS or phone call for an appointment – thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
As ever, we would like to express our deepest thanks and gratitude to all of our wonderful volunteers and staff from all six practices who together are rising to this immense challenge. So far, 300 people have together clocked up a MASSIVE 5250 hours to vaccinate our local community – just amazing! Thank you all so much!
18th January 2021
10th January 2021
18th December 2020 (2)
Patients are asked not to contact the surgery regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations.
| The NHS has started to vaccinate the most at-riskย priority groupsย including over-80s and social care workers. Eligible patients will be contacted direct to arrange an appointment. As soon as more vaccines become available, they will be offered to other people at risk as soon as possible.ย Please donโt contact the NHS to seek a vaccine before then. | ย  |
If you have not yet been approached about having the Covid-19 vaccine, please read the information: why you are being asked to wait.
More patient information on the Covid-19 vaccine is available here.
Please continue to abide by all the social distancing, wearing of face masks and hand hygiene guidance, which will still save lives.
14th December 2020 (1)
The NHS has started to vaccinate the most at-risk priority groups including over-80s and social care workers in local hospital hubs.
You may have received a text, letter or have been called by Addenbrookesโ or Peterborough City Hospital to ask you to book an appointment at one of the first clinics at the hospital sites.ย You can choose to accept this appointment or wait until more clinics and locations are available in the community.
Please be aware that the NHS will never ask for payment for the Covid-19 vaccination and any text message requesting payment should be ignored.
When more vaccines become available, the vaccines will be offered to other people at risk as soon as possible.ย Please donโt contact the NHS to seek a vaccine before then.
8th December 2020
| Ely NorthPCN and Ely South PCN will be joining forces to deliver the vaccination programme.
For this first batch of vaccines, there are very strict guidelines that must be followed.ย The first group of patients will be over 80 years old.ย ย DO NOT CONTACT THE SURGERYย we will telephone you when we can offer you the vaccine. |
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2nd December 2020
It has been announced today that the first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine has been approved for use in the UK and the vaccine has met strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness set out by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Whislt the vaccine will be made available from next week, the roll out will follow a strick cohort list and will not be available in General Practice just yet.ย We will keep you updated.
Click here for further information.
18th November 2020
From the outset of the current COVID-19 pandemic there have been many pharmaceutical companies working to develop an effective vaccine.ย We have now reached the stage where successful trials are being reported and the NHS has been asked to prepare mass vaccination programmes that can be put into practice as soon as the vaccines are approved.
GP practices around the UK are now looking at all of the requirements and working out how such a vaccination programme can take place.ย At this stage this is all that we can report as so much about the vaccine is still unknown, indeed we don’t even know which of the candidate vaccines we are likely to be using.
This is going to be a huge undertaking and unlikely to be done at local practice level and more likely to be done by groups of practices (Primary Care Network) where large numbers can be vaccinated in single sessions.
We are working hard with our PCN (St George’s Medical Centre, St Mary’s Surgery and Cathedral Medical Centre in Ely) to put ourselves in a position to be able to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations to all of our populations.ย The (provisional) priority groups are listed below (click here for full report).
There are many hurdles for us to work through not least the cold chain.ย ย We are very keen and excited about the vaccination programme and want to deliver this to our population as soon as possible whilst business as usual continues at all sites.
A provisional ranking of prioritisation for persons at-risk is set out below:
- older adultsโ resident in a care home and care home workers
- all those 80 years of age and over and health and social care workers
- all those 75 years of age and over
- all those 70 years of age and over
- all those 65 years of age and over
- high-risk adults under 65 years of age
- moderate-risk adults under 65 years of age
- all those 60 years of age and over
- all those 55 years of age and over
- all those 50 years of age and over
- rest of the population (priority to be determined)
25th September 2020
The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation (JCVI) published updated interim advice on priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination.ย Click here to view this report.