South West London CCG Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21

Covid-19 vaccination programme The roll out of the Covid-19 vaccination has been the biggest logistical challenge faced by the NHS in its history. Building on our successful flu programme we quickly established the Covid-19 vaccination programme with hospital hubs, GP led vaccination centres and community vaccination centres opening up across South West London, complemented by an outreach and roving model vaccinating care home residents and staff, as well as people in their own homes across out six boroughs. We delivered more than 500,000 vaccinations in the first 15 weeks of the programme. More than 566,741 South West London residents have received their first dose, and more than 72,993 of those residents have had their second dose at time of publication as of 1 April 2021. As we move forward with the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, we are keen to maintain the momentum as different age groups become eligible for the vaccine. Making an appointment is quick and simple at nhs.uk/Covidvaccine, whilst those that can’t use the internet can phone 119 to book their vaccination. St George’s and Croydon Hospitals were amongst the UK’s first vaccine hubs, and Croydon safely secured its place in history by vaccinating one of the first people in the world against Covid-19 on Tuesday 8 December 2020. At the start of January, eight acute, community and mental health hospital-based centres in South West London expanded their vaccination clinics to become, in some cases, seven day a week services to protect more people faster. Focusing on front line health and care workers, hospitals also offered the vaccine to those in the eligible cohorts beginning with the over 80s. Outside of the large hospitals, GP practices in South West London worked together in 39 Primary Care Networks to deliver the vaccine to people in the community. The Primary Care Networks are delivering vaccinations at 25 dedicated vaccination sites across the patch. Some of these sites are GP practices, but many are based in community settings, like local health centres, churches and community halls. We have supported these centres with a series of pop-up vaccination clinics across South West London in mosques, temples, churches and community centres to help reach further into those communities with lower uptake. All vaccination centres are led by local GPs and practice nurses and are running on top of business-as-usual GP practice services. This means most primary care vaccination centres are vaccinating three or four days a week. Up until March 2021, GP-led vaccination centres have delivered over 70% of all vaccinations in South West London. In February 2021 we started the roll out of several community vaccination centres in places not normally associated with health and care, like sports stadiums and shopping centres. These new sites play a key role in 40 | NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group