NHS Lanarkshire’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is moving to new premises next week, in preparation for the next stage of the programme.
The majority of the sites are new, with the continued use of Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility and Fernhill Community Centre.
Dr Mark Russell, NHS Lanarkshire#'s vaccination lead, told us : “We have been working closely with North and South Lanarkshire councils to identify suitable venues for the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
“We had to balance the venues being returned to their normal use with the number of other criteria used to identify the sites.”
The new sites are: Airdrie Town Hall, Airdrie; Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen; Braidfute Retail Park, Lanark (with satellite locations TBC. St Nicholas Church Hall will be used for the first few weeks until the new site is ready); Link Community Centre, Cumbernauld; Ballerup Hall, East Kilbride; Banqueting Hall, South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, Hamilton; Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell.
To help the move to the new sites, there will be no vaccination clinics running from Monday, August 30, to Thursday, September 2.
The clinics will then resume on Friday, September 3, in Lanark, with the remainder of the clinics opening on Saturday, September 4. (except Lanark, due to Lanimers).
Dr Russell added: “We would like to thank everyone who has attended for their COVID-19 vaccination so far and hope people will continue to attend for their first and second doses.
“People will now begin to receive appointments for these new locations.
"These new sites will also be used to deliver this year’s flu vaccinations and more information on this programme will be published once it becomes available.”
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