What we do
Covid Vaccinations
Covid Spring Booster
We are pleased to say that we are once again working on behalf of our colleagues in Gateshead Central South PCN to deliver covid vaccinations from The Bede Centre in Felling.
Clinics are open on weekends from Saturday 5th October.
Booking is recommended, however, walk-ins are welcome on the mornings.
Who’s eligible for the 2024 COVID-19 vaccine, or ‘Autumn Booster’?
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adults aged 65 years and over
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residents in a care home for older adults
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individuals aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group (as defined in tables 3 or 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book)
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frontline NHS and social care workers, and those working in care homes for older people
Covid-19 Outbreak
The CBC Directors, Chief Executive and Senior Managers have worked closely with the wider Gateshead Health and Social Care system to support service delivery and patient care during what has been a very challenging time for everyone.
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CBC has provided the following support to Gateshead practices and patients following the start of the COVID pandemic in March 2020, whilst ensuring the continuity of day-to-day operations.
What did we do?
We set up two 'hot' sites for seeing and assessing patients with COVID-19 infection symptoms. Sites were located at Second Street Surgery and Blaydon Primary Care Centre.
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We set up a ‘hot’ home visiting service in collaboration with the Community Rapid Response Team. This team visited patients at home who were too unwell or otherwise unable to come to one of the ‘hot’ sites.
We provided additional clinical support via our Urgent Primary Care service for practices struggling with staff illness and self-isolation among their staff.
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Our data team supported the Local Authority Health Protection Team by providing comprehensive information on patient vaccinations and admissions. This helped them target resources to improve outcomes across Gateshead and assist those patients who are more difficult to reach.
We have managed the COVID vaccination programme for a large proportion of the Gateshead area. We administered around 100,000 vaccines since April 2021 and continue to support the vaccination programme with the 2024 Spring Booster Programme.
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During the Winter of 2022 we provided a helpline which provided advice and guidance for patients and practices on both the COVID and Flu vaccination availability and eligibility.
Sue Hall​
Covid Vaccination Lead
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