Health
Salisbury District Hospital partially lifts visitor restrictions
With coronavirus cases easing and in line with national guidance, Salisbury District Hospital has partially lifted its visitor restrictions. From today, Tuesday 13 April, patients will be able to have a daily visitor …
Upbeat mood as Gillingham shops re-open after lockdown
Gillingham’s mayor Barry Von Clemens has hailed a ‘positive buzz’ back in the High Street after the re-opening of ‘non-essential’ shops on Monday following the easing of national Covid lockdown restrictions. The mayor …
Gillingham Medical Practice changes appointment system
Gillingham Medical Practice is changing the way it is making appointments. Here is their announcement: We need your help… We are looking toward a post-COVID future, whilst still expecting to be vaccinating our …
Mobile Covid testing unit comes to Gillingham
More local community testing facilities will be available in north Dorset from Monday 29 March for all eligible residents, Public Health Dorset has announced. This includes a mobile testing unit visiting Gillingham each …
Second jabs this Saturday for Gillingham residents who had first vaccination on January 9
A vaccination clinic is being held this Saturday, 20 March, at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton for Gillingham residents who had their first Covid-19 jab in early Janauary. A spokesperson for Gillingham Medical …
Fifth of all Gillingham patients vaccinated as over 70s urged to get in touch about jab
More than 20 percent of all adults registered at Gillingham Medical Practice have now had their first vaccinations against Covid-19, the latest figures show. The news that 2,559 residents from the town have …
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 …