Health
Gillingham Medical Practice says it has vaccinated more than ten percent of its patients
The Gillingham Medical Practice says that it has given the Covid vaccine to 10.3 percent of its patients within just two weeks. ‘This is of course in addition to us continuing with “business …
‘Vast majority’ of Gillingham care home residents vaccinated
The ‘vast majority’ of residents and staff in the town’s care homes were vaccinated has week, the Gillingham Medical Practice has revealed. ‘Evidence shows that every 20 care home vaccinations administered saves one …
Salisbury District Hospital to postpone some operations because of Covid pressures
Salisbury District Hospital is to postpone some routine operations because of the pressures it is facing from the Covid epidemic. In an open letter, Stacey Hunter, chief executive of the Salisbury NHS Foundation …
First residents from Gillingham get their Covid vaccinations
More than a thousand local patients and NHS workers received their Covid-19 vaccination on Saturday 9 January at Sturminster Newton Medical Centre. Approximately 300 patients aged 80-plus from Gillingham Medical Practice were amongst …
Dorset Police issue alert over Covid-19 vaccine scam
Dorset Police has urged residents across the county to be aware of a Covid vaccine-related scam. Residents have been sent a text purporting to be from a NHS body or similar informing the …
Gillingham Town Council issues plea to residents over new lockdown
Gillingham Town Council has issued a statement asking all residents to follow government regulations as the new lockdown starts. The lockdown, which was announced on Monday by prime minister Boris Johnson, has now …
GPs hope to switch vaccines to Gillingham when Oxford vaccination arrives
GPs in Gillingham hope that the local vaccination campaign could be switched to a location in the town once the new Oxford University/AstraZeneca arrives for use in the area. Currently the vaccination campaign, …
First Covid vaccination clinics for Gillingham residents from 9 January
Gillingham Medical Practice has announced that it is receiving its first batch of vaccine – the Pfizer-BioNTech version – next week and that the first vaccination clinics will be taking place on Saturday …
Gillingham and Dorset to be under Tier 3 restrictions
From midnight tonight Gillingham and the rest of Dorset will move from the current Tier 2 to the Tier 3 level of Covid restrictions. Under the new government announcement, Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch …
