The Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership have set up drive-through and walk-in clinics for those eligible to get a free flu vaccine this season; making it even quicker, safer and easier to stay protected. And in the first three weeks since opening the clinics, over 1/3 of target drive-through [...]
Edinburgh’s flu vaccination campaign is in full swing, with 25 sites around the city on target to deliver around 80,000 vaccinations to people who qualify for a free flu jab. The success of the programme is in no small part thanks to the team of volunteers who help with the [...]
Drive through clinics will be opened by the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) throughout Edinburgh this weekend to make it as quick, safe and easy as possible for people to get their flu vaccine. The clinics will continue to operate on weekends in September, October and November [...]
The Edinburgh Joint Integration Board (EIJB) is awarding 10 new contracts to provide information, care and support for unpaid carers. £17m will be invested over the maximum 8-year term of the contracts – the largest ever investment associated with carer support in Edinburgh – and builds on the valued support [...]
Ronnie Grocock and Gerry Corbett are Senior Care and Support Workers who work with people with learning disabilities. They got in touch to share some of their experiences of working during the pandemic. Staff and people who use our learning disability services enjoying virtual groups and activities during lockdown. [...]
Nine new Thrive Edinburgh mental health services will be funded by the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board. All services are funded for the next five years, with the view to be extended a further three years – the first-time contracts of this duration have been awarded. The services will make a [...]
Rashpal, a Project Support Officer within the EHSCP Health Inequalities team, shares her personal experience of how the pandemic, and working from home, has affected her. “2020 started with big ambitions however, the world had different plans. In March 2020 the entire country went into Coronavirus lockdown [...]
The Scottish Government have set out indicative dates for amendments to current restrictions planned for the remainder of Phase 2 and early in Phase 3. Further information and a visual diagram is available on the Scottish Government website. Read more
On 18th June, the Scottish Government announced the country will move to phase 2 of the 4-stage route map. An accessible guide has been created to understand what this means for you, your family and friends. Read more
The Scottish Government has published advice for people with conditions including: cancer, diabetes, heart disease, IBD, chronic kidney and liver disease, dermatological, neurological, (specific ophthalmic, respiratory and rheumatic conditions, chronic paint and rare diseases. Read more