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Government ‘on track’ to meet care home vaccination target despite GP delays

Health & Safety Solutions by Lee Peart on January 22, 2021

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has said the government is “on track” to meet its target of vaccinating elderly care home residents against COVID-19 by the end of the month.

First COVID vaccination a ‘big relief’ for Kettering care home

Care homes without nursing Operators by Lee Peart on January 21, 2021

Residents at Wicksteed Court care home in Kettering have received their first COVID-19 vaccination. The jabs came as a big

Nursing home among first to vaccinate all residents against COVID-19

Best Practice Business Care home groups Operators by Lee Peart on January 18, 2021

Tupwood Gate Nursing Home, part of Cygnet Health Care, has become one of the first nursing homes in East Surrey

GP postpones Bupa care home vaccination due to COVID outbreak

Care home groups Operators by Lee Peart on January 15, 2021

A GP has delayed the vaccination of a Bupa care home in Essex following a COVID-19 outbreak.

NHS Trusts launch COVID-19 vaccine booking app for health and care staff

Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on January 15, 2021

A new online platform where health and social care staff can book their COVID-19 vaccinations has been launched. The new

BREAKING NEWS: NHS England calls on GPs to vaccinate all care homes this week

Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on January 14, 2021

NHS England has called on GPs to ensure residents and staff in elderly care homes receive their first vaccine dose by the end of this week, or by 24 January at the latest.

NEWSFLASH: Government reaffirms January care home vaccination commitment

Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on January 11, 2021

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to offer all care home staff and residents a vaccine by the end of January as part of plans to deliver the largest vaccination programme in UK history.

NEWSFLASH: Regulator approves third COVID vaccine

Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on January 8, 2021

A third COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the regulator after meeting strict safety requirements.

PM calls for stepping up of care home COVID vaccination programme

Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on January 7, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted the pace of the care home vaccination programme needs to be stepped up in order to meet the government’s target of immunising all residents by 31 January.

Government targets COVID vaccinations for every care home resident by end January

Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on January 4, 2021

GPs and vaccination centres have been asked to ensure that every care home resident is vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this month.