‘Don’t call GP about vaccine’

ALL AREAS: A Berkshire NHS group has urged people not to call GP surgeries to ask when they will get their COVID vaccine.

Writing on Facebook on Friday, the NHS East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said this was causing phone lines to become blocked for people in need of telephone assistance.

People are being asked not to phone the NHS or their GPs directly about when they will receive the jab.

“Please don’t contact the NHS to seek a vaccine, we will contact you,” the CCG’s post said. “When we contact you, please attend your appointments, and continue to follow all the guidance to control the virus and save lives.”

The CCG is also telling people not to ‘assume’ they have been missed out because a neighbour has had an invite.