‘Drive through’ vaccination sessions for HPV will take place at a number of sites across Lincolnshire this summer.
Letters are being sent to 1,500 parents of Year 8 children across the county this week, urging them to provide consent for their child to receive the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination by completing a short online form.
Parents will then be contacted by the Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) team to arrange an appointment at one of the four sites across the county.
LCHS is currently finalising details for the four drive-through sites and confirmed that Johnson Hospital in Spalding will be one of the venues. It will share details about the other sites as soon as it is able to.
The vaccine is given in two separate doses in Year 8 and 9, normally in schools, but they have been closed to Year 8 pupils due to the coronavirus lockdown.
The vaccine provides protection against a number of life threatening cancers, including cervical cancer and mouth, neck and throat cancers.
LCHS is organising the ‘drive through’ sessions in July and August.
Across Lincolnshire, 82.4% of parents have already taken steps to protect their child’s health by supporting this year’s HPV vaccination programme.
For the first time from this year, the vaccine is also being given to boys in Year 8 at school, aged 12 and 13 years in England to help prevent more cases of HPV related cancers in boys and girls.
Tina Bramley, Strategic Lead for Children’s Specialist Services from LCHS, said: “We want to make sure no child misses out on the opportunity to be protected from potentially life threatening conditions like cervical cancer and cancers of the mouth, neck and throat.
“We were fortunate that the vast majority of Year 8 children attending Lincolnshire schools – 6,613 pupils in total – had already received their HPV vaccination before the coronavirus lockdown took full effect.
“Recognising that schools are currently closed for Year 8 secondary school pupils, we have put plans in place to deliver an innovative ‘drive through’ vaccination service, minimising inconvenience for parents and maximising the health benefits for their children.
“I’d urge any parent who has received a letter asking for consent for their child to have the HPV vaccination to go online and complete the online form without delay to make sure that their child is properly protected against some very serious cancers in the future.”
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We would like to speak to him in connection with a reported assault at a venue on North Street, Cleethorpes, in the early hours of Sunday 24 July.
It was reported that a man assaulted another man, who was taken to hospital for treatment on his injuries.
Extensive enquiries have been ongoing, but if you are the man in the images, or if you know who he is, you can contact us on 101, quoting log 141 of 25 July.
We are appealing for witnesses following an alleged robbery at around 2.30pm in North Parade, Grantham yesterday (18 August).
This offence took place in the middle of the afternoon in a busy area, and we believe that there may be people who witnessed this, or may have captured the incident itself or the group of youths in the moments before or after in the surrounding streets.
We are asking our community if they have any CCTV, dashcam, or mobile phone footage they can share which could help with our enquiries. We are particularly keen to hear from any drivers who may have been in North Parade at around 2.30pm who have dashcam.
Officers were called to reports that a teenage boy had been approached by a group of around five youths, all boys or young men, who had demanded he hand over a designer bag. One of the group is then reported to have punched the victim to the head, causing an injury before taking the bag. All five then left the area.
Several of the youths were on bikes, wearing black balaclavas and one is reported to have been wearing a light blue tracksuit.
Officers carried out an immediate search of the surrounding streets, and arrested two people in connection with the offence within 40 minutes of the incident being reported.
The bag taken has been recovered.
A 13-year-old boy and a 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of robbery have released on police bail while investigations continue.
If you can help there are a number of ways to get in touch:
By calling 101 quoting incident 223 of 18 August.
By emailing force.[email protected] quoting incident 223 of 18 August in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.