Free travel to vaccine centres for vulnerable in the borough

VULNERABLE residents in Hinckley can get free transport to their coronavirus vaccination.

Local transport service Dial a Ride has joined forces with Hinckley & Bosworth Community Transport and Westfield Community Centre to respond to concerns about getting elderly and disabled relatives and neighbours to a vaccination centre.

Lifts are available to centres in the area, for those who otherwise would not be able to attend. A vaccination hub is running at Hinckley Leisure Centre as well as at all 132 GP practices across Leicestershire and Rutland.

You do not need to book in your vaccination as you will be notified by your doctor.

Councillor Keith Lynch, Executive Member for the voluntary sector at Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, said: “This service is another illustration of the great community spirit in our borough.

“It can be difficult for our elderly and disabled to get from one place to another at any time but receiving this vaccination is vitally important.

“So please share these details of this service to anyone who may benefit from it. It may not be the first vaccination a resident needs help with but the second. Thank you to all those involved.”

All volunteers are DBS checked and follow the Covid-19 guidelines.

Any registered healthcare professional can play a part after appropriate training – most of which they can do online at home.

To find out more, contact Hinckley & Bosworth Community Transport on

Hinckley 250462 or email dialaride21@ hotmail.com.

You can also get in touch with Westfields Community Centre on Hinckley 637516/07980 or email westfieldvolunteers@westfieldcc.org.uk.

An appeal has been made for healthcare professionals, including those who have retired, to sign up and aid the vaccine rollout across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting staff on behalf of the local NHS.

Jabs have already been given to thousands in the priority groups in the area but health bosses are continuing to increase capacity as the push to get every adult vaccinated by September continues.

For more details and to apply, visit the trust website.