Five new coronavirus vaccination centres will open in Lincolnshire this week to help with the national vaccine rollout.
The latest sites will be at The Storehouse in Skegness, Marisco Medical Practice in Mablethorpe, Springfields in Spalding, Lincolnshire Showground in Lincoln and John Coupland Hospital in Gainsborough.
Patients in these areas are being contacted over the course of the week to organise their vaccination appointments.
In North and North East Lincolnshire there are a further eight, meaning there are now 21 community hubs in Greater Lincolnshire offering the vaccine.
This is alongside the four hospitals in the wider county that offer vaccinations.
The vaccine will be prioritised for the most vulnerable first, as per the government’s list of nine high-priority groups. The NHS will write to invite those eligible for a jab.
The addition of more vaccination hubs comes as hundreds of GPs are set to receive doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in response to protecting vulnerable people from the virus.
This now means that the following areas will be COVID-19 vaccination hubs:
Hospital hubs
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
Lincoln County Hospital
Boston Pilgrim Hospital
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby
Scunthorpe General Hospital
Local community hubs
Lincolnshire
Louth Community Hospital
John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough
Meres Leisure Centre, Grantham
Waddington Branch Surgery, South Lincoln
St Marys Medical Practice, Stamford
Franklin Hall, Spilsby
Sidings Medical Practice, Boston
Rustons Sports and Social Club, Lincoln
Portland Medical Practice, Lincoln
The Storehouse, Skegness
Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln
Springfields, Spalding
Marisco Medical Practice, Mablethorpe
North East Lincolnshire
Beacon Medical Practice, Cleethorpes
Open Door, Grimsby
Pilgrim Primary Care Centre, Immingham
Scartho Medical Centre, Grimsby
North Lincolnshire
Cedar Medical Practice, Scunthorpe
Riverside Surgery, Brigg
South Axholme Practice, Epworth
The Central Surgery, Barton
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