South West London CCG Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21

helping us to vaccinate eligible residents alongside health and care staff, not only increasing capacity but also choice for local people. As established community hubs with excellent transport links, these centres crucially make it easier for people who have had to continue to travel for work during the pandemic to be vaccinated. All nine of our community vaccination sites opened by the end of March 2021: • Centrale Shopping Centre in Croydon • Selhurst Park football stadium in Crystal Palace, Croydon • Hawks Road Health Clinic in Kingston • Centre Court Shopping Centre in Wimbledon, Merton • Plough Lane football stadium in Wimbledon, Merton • Harlequins Stoop Stadium in Twickenham, Richmond • St Nicholas Shopping Centre in Sutton • Battersea Arts Centre in Battersea, Wandsworth • Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton in Wandsworth Engaging local communities Our South West London CCG engagement team has been working with key community groups at borough level to help inform people in areas where uptake has been low, to reassure them the safety of the vaccination and to dispel myths that circulate on social media. More details of this engagement can be found in the engagement chapter of this Annual Report. We have worked closely with local authorities and funded the voluntary sector to reach deep into communities to engage with different groups and have conversations and inform people about the vaccine. In each borough we have developed a bespoke engagement plan with our partners, to engage with communities with lower uptake and used the vaccine data to inform where we locate pop-up vaccination clinics and focus our activity. The communications and engagement plans for each of our six Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21 | 41