Government Announces New Covid-19 Vaccination Plan

To achieve this, the country’s network of vaccination sites is expanding rapidly, with everyone living within 10 miles of where they are vaccinated.

“Our UK Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Program Brings Our Routes Back to Normal.”

Matt Hancock

By the end of January, there will be 206 active hospital hubs, approximately 1,200 community service sites such as general clinics and pharmacies, and 50 large immunization centers.

Ambition was presented by the Ministry of Health today in its new UK Covid-19 vaccine provision plan, It covers four main areas: supply, prioritization, location and people.

This publication followed the approval of the third Covid-19 vaccine for use in the United Kingdom.

The UK-wide approach to vaccine supply and medical advice has been taken, but countries follow similar but individual deployment methods.

The plan announced today shows the UK deployment plan.

In it, the government reiterated its commitment to provide the first dose of the vaccine to all four top-priority groups by February 15.

These top four groups consist of elderly caregiver residents, people over the age of 70, front-line medical and social care staff, and clinically highly vulnerable people.

Currently, more than 80,000 medical professionals have been mobilized and are ready to be deployed to assist in the implementation of vaccination programs, the document states.

This includes not only existing NHS staff, but also clinicians working outside the NHS, such as returnees who have signed up for the NHS Bringback scheme and nurses in the independent sector.

The government said more than 200,000 additional civilians were interested in supporting the non-clinical elements of the deployment and would be contacted as needed.

To support the operational challenges of the program, the government used military expertise, including Army officers and nurse Major McGarry.

Major McGarry said in the plan: “As a nurse, I am fortunate to understand both clinical decision-making and critical thinking, and how the military engages in mission analysis and military planning.

“If you have two different organizations, having a different approach can be difficult to navigate. I can think and talk in both NHS and military ways.”

The plan confirmed that the hospital hub site will focus on immunization of health care workers and social welfare workers, and the initial deployment of new vaccines.

“Continuous deployment is still a big initiative.”

Helen Donovan

It was noted that a system was put in place to invite medical and care professionals to vaccination and to “quickly” verify their eligibility onsite.

General practice and community pharmacies vaccinate people who could not attend mass vaccination centers, coordinate visits to housing facilities, prisons, and homes for people with mobility problems, and to vulnerable groups such as the homeless. I will work on.

In the plan, primary care staff are “important” in identifying clinically highly vulnerable people and calling for vaccination by leveraging “community connections, especially those with long-term conditions.” Play a role. “

Large-scale vaccination centers, on the other hand, are described in the plan as a “new approach to the NHS,” and large-scale venues such as sports stadiums, theaters and hotels accessed by reservation services nationwide are diverted to mass vaccination. Will be done.

This week, one vaccination center will be opened in each of seven regions of England, with more vaccination centers expected to be operational by the end of January.

The first seven sites are:

• Ashton Gate in Bristol (southwest)
• Epsom Racecourse in Sally (southeast)
• Excel Center in London (London)
• Center for Life (North East and Yorkshire)
• Etihad Tennis Club in Manchester (Northwest)
• Stevenage’s Robertson House (East of England)
• Birmingham Millennium Point (Midlands)

Mobile vaccination centers are set up in a few rural areas.

In the plan, the government stated that it needed to ensure that the vaccination program “supported a comprehensive and inequality effort” and therefore established a National Equality Commission to support it. ..

As part of this, a dedicated team to “support effective communication” with healthcare staff from black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) backgrounds, led by Dr. Nikki Kanani, Medical Director of NHS Primary Care, has been established. it was done. NHS Chief People Officer, Prelanizer.

“Recognizing that our workforce is our greatest supporter and leader within their own community is that the communication of all staff is relevant, accessible and concrete. We guarantee that the views and priorities of BAME staff are part of the conversation, “said the plan.

Regarding the new plan, Health and Social Welfare Secretary Matt Hancock (pictured above) said: “The UK’s Covid-19 vaccine delivery plan brings our route back to normal, but that doesn’t mean we’re happy, it’s mission-critical. Everyone will comply with the limits in the coming weeks.

“The next few months will provide an important opportunity to change the course of the fight against Covid. We look forward to seeing these plans bring more peace of mind and hope to people’s lives after difficult years. I am. “

Helen Donovan

The development of vaccination coincided with a severe surge in Covid-19 cases caused by new, more infectious variants of the virus.

Talk to Nursing Times Last week, Helen Donovan, a public health expert leader at the Royal College of Nursing, told nursing staff who have been involved in the program to “professionalism when nursing is under such unprecedented pressure. There is a great deal of achievement. ” ..

“Continuous deployment remains a big task, and sufficient resources, including funding and clinical staff, are needed to successfully and safely deliver the program,” she added.