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COVID-19: What you need to know when visiting a care home

Browse the activities for Mental Health Awareness Week.

There is a plethora of misinformation about the Covid vaccine widely shared on social media and messaging apps that is undermining some people’s confidence in the vaccine.

The NHS in south east London is working with GPs, volunteers, and faith leaders at the Al-Emaan Mosque in Keston to offer the COVID-19 vaccination to people of all faiths and none.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that pregnant women should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the rest of the population, based on their age and clinical risk group.

In southeast London, we have now passed the one million COVID-19 vaccine mark. Health and care partners from across the Our Healthier South East London (OHSEL) Integrated Care System (ICS) is celebrating the efforts of staff who have given one million COVID vaccinations as part of the efforts to prevent people from getting seriously ill from COVID-19.

There will be a NHS COVID-19 vaccination clinic held at the Cotmandene Community Resource Centre on Friday 23 April 2021 for eligible residents. Address: 64 Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington BR5 2RG.

A patient experience report with 407 reviews collected this quarter about the health and social care services in the London Borough of Bromley, covering the period from October - December 2020. We found that 299 (74%) local residents reviewed positively with star rating 4-5, 12 (3%) were neutral and 96 (23%) were negative.

Our Patient Experience Report covers pharmacy services in six London boroughs for the period October - December 2020. The London Borough of Bromley gathered data from 74 local residents asking their feedback on Covid-19 observations, including PPE and cleanliness, profiteering and outbreaks.

Our Patient Experience Report covers dental services in the London Borough of Bromley for the period July - December 2020. We gathered data from 175 local residents asking their feedback on Covid-19 observations, including PPE and cleanliness, profiteering and outbreaks.

Our annual report includes how we have engaged and supported people over the year. We heard from 1,883 people this year about their experiences of health and social care. We engaged with and supported approximately 2,511 people during the COVID-19 pandemic this year. We worked on and produced 11 projects and reports about the improvements people would like to see to health and social care services.

Residents are being strongly encouraged to respond positively to their call up notification over the coming weeks or book an appointment online to attend a vaccination centre.