Sarah Jones 
People aged 45 and over are now eligible to receive their Covid vaccination. Across the country, we are moving to the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme after reaching the target to offer all those in phase 1 of the vaccination programme a vaccination. Everybody in cohorts 1 to 9 – those aged 50 and … Read more
COVID-19 vaccination and blood clotting Information about your vaccination Public Health England have published a useful document about the risks and benefits of Covid vaccinations for different age groups. You can view the document here.
Following the government’s announcement on 22nd February 2021 detailing how England will move out of lockdown, we at RSM have drawn up our own Roadmap. Our aim is to reopen slowly and safely in order to get back to normal by September 2021. We aim to return to work at the office from Monday 17th … Read more
Urgent Message. From Sussex NHS This is an addition to the earlier message especially in reference to Centres Closing Whilst there is a national issue with supply, across Sussex we have sufficient vaccine available to keep our vaccination centres at Brighton, Chichester, Crawley and Eastbourne open for first dose appointments for the first two weeks … Read more
The Sussex NHS have confirmed that they will be concentrating on providing the second jabs for Cohorts 1-9 during April, in particular in the first two weeks. There will be no vaccination of under 50’s at this time, other than the occasional ‘using up’ of spare doses at the end of a day. So the … Read more
Since 4th November two teams of Parish Pals have delivered prescriptions to those members of our community who have been shielding or isolating. Between them they delivered a whopping 278 prescriptions in and around Rotherfield and Mark Cross, mainly on foot! As formal shielding measures across England come to an end today (31 March) and … Read more
You will obviously be aware of announcements yesterday and today concerning delays of vaccine delivery. It has been announced that there will be no vaccination of under-50’s until May when supplies resume to normal and the second jabs have been given. The Government has said that all adults over twenty will receive vaccinations by the … Read more
Following the AstraZeneca vaccine suspension by some European countries pending a review of reports of blood clots, we have been given the following information: To clarify, the European Union’s medicines agency has said there is “no indication” that Oxford-AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine is the cause of reported blood clots. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been carrying … Read more
On 16th March 2020, with the Covid 19 lockdown looming, Parish Pals was born, when 42 willing residents stepped up to become community volunteers. Parish Pals came to the aid of their friends and neighbours, particularly supporting those who had to shield or isolate. Twelve months later we are still in lockdown and they are … Read more
Table of Contents Text messages from the national booking system: From this week the national programme will be sending text message invitations to those eligible and for whom their GP has a mobile phone number listed. This is in addition to a letter, which may follow a day or so later, but it is hoped … Read more
