HEALTH bosses are urging people to get their booster jabs without delay but there are still no walk-in clinics in Winchester.

NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group has published a list of the walk-in clinics open tomorrow, New Year's Eve and on New Year's Day.

None are in Winchester and the nearest is in Colden Common, open today and tomorrow for boosters as well as first and second jabs: Colden Common Vaccination Centre, 45 Spring Road, Colden Common, SO21 1SB

  • Thursday 30 December - 9.00am - 2.30pm
  • Friday 31st December, 9.00am - 12.00pm

The next nearest is in Boyatt Wood, Eastleigh, and there are several in Southampton.

The CCG has been asked why there is no walk-in clinic available in the city when many walk-ins are being provided by GP practices, outreach clinics, hospital hubs and mass vaccination centres across the county.

Winchester is seeing an above average number of people taking up boost jabs, ranging from 69.4 per cent in Colden Common and Twyford to 43.4 per cent in Stanmore. Across the district the percentage is 61 against a national average of 57.5 per cent.

More than 3.6m Covid-19 jabs have been delivered across Hampshire and Isle of Wight since the launch last year of the biggest vaccination programme in the history of the NHS.

Health and care teams continue to do all they can to encourage everyone eligible to take up the offer of a Covid-19 jab as soon as possible. The offer is not time-limited so anyone invited can have the vaccine – even if they have previously declined and changed their mind.

Dr Matt Nisbet, GP and clinical lead of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, said: “Our local NHS has done an amazing job in expanding vaccination capacity in the run up to Christmas and New Year. Now it’s your turn to do your bit to protect yourself and others by booking in or attending a walk-in or booking an appointment to get your jab. Please don’t put this off - the sooner you get a booster, the sooner you’ll increase your protection against the virus.”

Walk-ins are taking place in the following locations on New Year’s Eve:

* The Drayton Surgery, Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1PA, 9am – 12:30pm;

* Hamble House, St James’ Hospital, Nelson Drive, off Edenbridge Road, Southsea, PO4 8LD, 8am – 3pm;

* Oakley Road Vaccination Centre, Oakley Road, Millbrook, Southampton, SO16 4GX, 8am – 3pm;

* Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, 9am – 2pm;

* Boyatt Wood Pharmacy St Peter’s Church, Shakespeare Road, Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ, 9am – 5pm;

* AR Pharmacy, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SO40 8WU, 9am - 1pm;

* Milford on Sea War Memorial Hospital, Milford on Sea, Lymington, SO41 0FR, 8.30am - 12pm;

* Hayling Island Health Centre, Elm Grove, Hayling Island, PO11 9AP, 9am - 11am and 1pm - 4pm;

* Waterlooville Health Centre, Dryden Close, PO7 6AL, 8.30am - 12.30pm;

* Lowford Vaccine Clinic, Bursledon Community Centre, Portsmouth Road, Bursledon, SO31 8ES, 9am – 12pm and 1.30pm - 4pm;

* Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA, 10am - 4pm;

* Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QR, 8am – 3pm;

* Newport Health Centre, 22 Carisbrooke High Street, Carisbrooke, Newport, PO30 1NR, 9am - 2pm.

On New Year's Day, mass vaccination centres at Hamble House at St James’s Hospital, Portsmouth, Oakley Road in Southampton and the Riverside Centre in Newport on the Isle of Wight are also open as walk-in clinics from 8am to 3pm on New Year’s Day.

Angela Anderson, clinical director of the Solent Vaccination Programme and Deputy Chief Nurse at Solent NHS Trust, said: “Getting your booster is vital in helping to protect yourself and your loved ones from COVID-19. We also welcome those people who would like their first of second dose. We have capacity across our centres, with walk-ins on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. It’s also really easy to book your appointment online by logging on to the National Booking Service. Don’t delay in getting yours.”

Adults in Hampshire and Isle of Wight can also access their COVID-19 jab in the following ways:

• Via a local GP service: GP practices are working together across the county to vaccinate as many people as possible. Residents may be contacted by a different surgery to the one they usually go to.

• At a vaccination centre: in our area we have centres at St James's Hospital in Portsmouth, Riverside on the Isle of Wight and Oakley Road in Southampton.

• Some local pharmacies: NHS England and Improvement has arranged for some pharmacies in Hampshire and Isle of Wight to provide the booster vaccination on an appointment basis. People can book an appointment at a pharmacy via the National Booking System online or by calling 119.

Anyone unable to attend a Covid-19 jab slot booked through National Booking Service is asked to visit the website or call 119 (open between 7am and 11pm daily).

Anyone who would like to cancel or move an appointment booked via a GP practice is asked to do so via the link they followed when they received their text message invitation (Acubook). We kindly ask that people do not call their GP practice.

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