Vaccination letter today -missing information

NHS booking system worked for me on Friday (65 +) and I had mine yesterday with a date for second one.

Update: NHS vaccination booking system has been updated so managed to book OH in.
He's in the Covid19 stakes at our local racecourse on Friday. Odds on favourite!
Going's a bit slower on mine as I'm not quite as old as himself. At 66 I won't have to wait long.
I'm so excited!

DH has been done today! Hurray!

ayse

Maybe the NHS should be in government. Just think, we could have effective Track and Trace, properly sourced PPE, efficient quarantine regulations etc. etc. etc.

Lord help us if the NHS was in government.

But I do think Kate Bingham should be made PM.

In our area there is a local online booking system where you can choose which centre you want to attend and day and time of your choice. It gets updated periodically in line with supply of vaccines and age group. I got my letter before it was updated but a day later I could book my slot. Then I got a second letter. DH got four letters! So a few hiccups but we are just grateful to have had our vaccinations.
My daughter had volunteered at a centre and at the end of her session she was offered a jab as they had some spare. She is not yet 50 so some may say it is queue jumping, but to me it is better not to waste any vaccine, and good that front line workers are getting g it.
DH has just read out to me that only 1 in 3 GPs have been vaccinated. If that is correct, I think there is something wrong!

Thank you for that information. I’m having my first on Tuesday. I have to drive 20 miles and am looking forward to my outing with huge delight???

After the system was updated yesterday to allow the over 65s to book I booked an appointment next week with a 2nd one in May. Immediately got a text and e mail confirmation which is very efficient and impressive

Maybe the NHS should be in government. Just think, we could have effective Track and Trace, properly sourced PPE, efficient quarantine regulations etc. etc. etc.

I got a txt inviting me to email my details to be included in over 60’s list,. Was amazed and delighted to get a call the next day bookingme for 17 th February and 2nd on 7th May. What an impressive slick job the NHS have done with this vaccination programme - fantastic!!!

My surgery phoned me the other day and arranged for me to have my first jab on Sunday and also arranged for the second one. I was very impressed given that they’d phoned before and I’d missed the call so they phoned again.

DHs letter arrived this morning and he's now booked in for tomorrow, and his second jab in May.

Where do you live teacherann? I'm 64 and didn't get a letter with DHs (though he is older than me)

I was thrilled to get a text from my GP on Thursday inviting me to book an appointment for my vaccination. I was not expecting it so soon as I am 64 and am in category 7, after those aged 65 to 70, then younger people with underlying health conditions, then my age group.

I clicked on the link within seconds and am going today( Saturday). I don’t get the chance to book my second one at the local hub but that’s fine, I can wait for an appointment. The hub is about five minutes away so really convenient.

DH got a text and just had to reply yes he wanted it, then they text through a load of times available on Sunday, he just chose a time and got a text confirming appointment on Sunday. I feel lucky our area seems to have a good system in place.

There are a lot of very elderly people in my town and a lot of nursing/care homes, but the service has been amazing and the shielding group have now been contacted. I’m having my vaccination on Monday and I’m very excited!

I haven’t had a letter but a phone call from my medical practice on Wednesday of this week. I’m going tomorrow to the surgery where a bus will take us to the vaccination centre on the other side of town and later return us to the surgery. I’m amazed at how well our local service has operated. It saved on postage and paper as well. Very pleased.

I got my letter today,lunchtime...but had had my vaccine at 9.30a.m ...same happened with H...crossed wires somewhere!!!!

My OH booked his jab via the link on this thread. He got to choose from various locations and picked a suitable time. I had a phone call from the surgery offering me a date and time. I got the impression I could have asked for a different one if necessary. The organisation was excellent with stewards at every turn directing me in and out. OH had to wait in the car and had settled down to read the paper but I was back in about 10 minutes.

I haven't had a letter but had two texts, one from st Thomas's hospital and one from my GP, I've booked my appointment for Sunday morning.

At least it wasn't in Welsh!

We want pictures Santana!

Thanks for letting us know (about the 119 call, not about your bum )

Thank you all for your responses, and hopefully it saved some of you ringing 119.
It is an incredible achievement to have vaccinated so many, and I am definitely not complaining.
I'm afraid I said they could vaccinate my bare bum outside in the car park if that's what it took to get one. Not sure I will live that remark down!

tidyskatemum

I read it on Facebook growstuff then went on the website, put in my details and it let me choose where and when.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

Thank you.

I did the same as our surgery didn't bother organising anything at all! It took TV interviews and a national paper article to get them to pull their finger out.
Been done and have my second vax date too.

GardenerGran

Can I just say I think the vaccine roll-out is amazing, we are extremely thankful to be getting the vaccine and think all involved in developing it are amazing. But the letter was dated the 4th of Feb, they’ve obvs just sent them all at once without getting the systems updated first and the staff at 119 were equally frustrated that this has happened and are being inundated with folk trying to book through the them which is not possible as they use the same system. It’s just admin, and not rocket science. But feel free to pile in on me.

It doesn’t matter - you know what is a cock up? Countries that have front line health workers caring for COVId patients and said workers not bring vaccinated or having proper PPE and rich nations not helping

I read it on Facebook growstuff then went on the website, put in my details and it let me choose where and when.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/