England-wide roadmap out of lockdown
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England-wide roadmap out of lockdown
Step 1 of the roadmap out of lockdown has begun. From 29 March, the ‘stay at
home’ rule ends - and up to 6 people or 2 households can meet
outside. Shielding ended on 31 March.
Social contact
The evidence shows that it is safer for people to meet outdoors rather than indoors.
And this is why from 29 March, when most schools start to break up for the Easter
holidays, outdoor gatherings (including in private gardens) of either 6 people (the
Rule of 6) or 2 households will also be allowed, making it easier for friends and
families to meet outside.
Business and activities
Outdoor sports facilities such as tennis and basketball courts, and open-air
swimming pools, will also be allowed to reopen, and people will be able to take part
in formally organised outdoor sports.
Travel
The ‘stay at home’ rule will end on 29 March, but many restrictions will remain in
place. People should continue to work from home where they can and minimise the
number of journeys they make where possible, avoiding travel at the busiest times
and routes. Travel abroad will continue to be prohibited, other than for a small
number of permitted reasons. Holidays abroad will not be allowed, given it will
remain important to manage the risk of imported variants and protect the vaccination
programme.
Coronavirus restrictions remain in place across the country.
In England:
• Only socialise indoors with people you live with or who are in your
support bubble.
• Up to 6 people or 2 households can meet outside.
• Work from home if you can and only travel when necessary.
• If you have symptoms get a test and stay at home.
The NHS is here to help this Easter.
NHS is here to help you this Easter, and you should continue to seek medical
treatment if and when you need it.If you need urgent medical support that isn’t an emergency, please think 111 first -
they will direct you to the right service for your illness or injury. If you need urgent
care, NHS 111 can book you in to be seen quickly and safely. This could be with a
GP, at an Urgent Treatment Centre or MIU, or even at A&E; whatever is the most
appropriate care for you.
The vaccine programme will continue to run throughout April, with a large number of
second dose vaccinations being delivered.
Here is what’s open in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough over Easter Public Holiday
weekend:
NHS 111: If you need urgent medical support over the Easter weekend, think
111 First. NHS 111 is available on the phone and online 24/7 at 111.nhs.uk
and will help you right away. And if you need urgent care, they will book you in
to be seen quickly and safely. This could be with a GP, Urgent Treatment
Centre, or A&E.
Pharmacies: Can help with a range of things including hangovers, hayfever,
colds, emergency contraception, and non-prescription medication.
Pharmacies will be open on Good Friday and Easter Monday with some
pharmacies also open on Easter Sunday.
Minor Injury Units (MIU) and Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC): Can help
with a range of minor illnesses and injuries such as sprains and strains,
broken bones, minor burns and scalds, minor head and eye injuries, bites,
and stings.
• Peterborough Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), City Care
Centre, Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6DB. Open every day
from 8am to 8pm (X-ray services 8am – 8pm)
• Ely Minor Injury Unit, Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road,
Ely, CB6 1DN will be open every day from 8.30am – 6pm (X-ray
services 9am -5pm)
Mental Health services: If you are feeling worried about your mental health
there are number of services available, from online support at www.keep-
your-head.com to Lifeline helpline. If you are in a mental health crisis, you call
111 and select option 2 for urgent support with trained advisors.
Don’t delay seeking medical treatment
NHS organisations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are reminding local
residents that they are still open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide
urgent medical treatment and support healthcare concerns. This does not change as
a result of lockdown restrictions, and attending medical appointments is on the list of
reasons you can leave your home.
We want to remind the public that the NHS is still open for business and that
the sooner we see you, the more we can help you.
It is important that you don’t ignore the signs of a potentially life-threatening condition
such as a stroke, heart attack or cancer.Your local GP surgery is still open and there to offer support. You can speak to your GP from the comfort and safety of your own home via the telephone or an online service. If the GP decides you need to be seen in person, you will be offered a face- to-face appointment, in safe environment for you and your GP or Practice Nurse. If you are not sure where to go for medical support, we would recommend you visit https://111.nhs.uk/ in the first instance or call NHS 111. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, get tested. Testing or swabbing is an important part of the COVID-19 plans to ensure that people can return to work as quickly as it is safe to do so and take the appropriate actions if they test positive. Testing is also now available to any member of the public (over the age of 5) with symptoms by visiting nhs.uk/coronavirus Tests must be booked in advance with only one walk-in testing centre in our area (Gladstone Park Community Centre, Peterborough). 119 Testing Call Centre By calling 119, members of the public, who don't have online access, can book a COVID-19 swab test, and ask any questions relating to having a test and getting results. This includes about drive through test sites, mobile test units and home tests. The call centre is open from 7am to 11pm and can be accessed by people with speech or language difficulties as well as by people whose first language isn't English. Covid-19 Vaccination Programme Briefing In Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, we have offered the vaccination to all our care homes and contacted all our patients in the top priority cohorts too, with the vast majority having had their first jab. In our local area we now run 36 vaccination clinics including 23 Primary Care Sites, four Hospital Hubs, seven Large Scale Vaccination Centres and two Pharmacy Vaccination Sites. All sites that are currently live are now listed on the CCG website here. Click on the blue tab labelled ‘Which vaccination sites are now open in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough?’ Latest vaccination figures We have now delivered a cumulative total doses of 349,421 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (based on data up to 14 March 2021). The vaccination data is published by lower tier authority level, MSOA area and constituency area. It also shows the uptake rates for residents and staff in Older Adult Care Homes; Social Care Workforce; and NHS Trust Frontline Health Care Workers in the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Bookings now open to those aged 50 and over. People aged 50 and over can now book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccination at an NHS vaccine centre or pharmacy-led service via the National
Booking Service website by clicking here, or calling 119 if they can’t access the
internet.
Which cohorts are we currently vaccinating?
As per national guidance, we are currently vaccinating people in JCVI cohorts 1
through to 9.
You can find out more about the JCVI cohorts here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-
19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-30-december-2020/joint-committee-on-
vaccination-and-immunisation-advice-on-priority-groups-for-covid-19-vaccination-30-
december-2020
Second doses
The first dose of both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine offer
good levels of protection, but to get maximum protection from COVID-19, everyone
will need to get a second dose, so we are urging people to come back for it when
they are contacted or if they have an appointment booked.
If people have booked via the National Booking Service, they will have been invited
to arrange their second dose appointment at their time of booking. If they need to
change this appointment, they can do so by visiting the National Booking Service
website or by calling 119.
If people had their first dose at a GP Practice, they will be contacted by their GP
Practice to book their second dose no sooner than ten weeks after their first. They
do not need to do anything further to secure their appointment, and there will be
sufficient vaccine to ensure their second doses take place as planned.
What can the public do to support the campaign?
NHS staff are doing an incredible job to deliver the vaccination programme, at the
same time as continuing to be there for everyone who needs care.
The public have an important part to play to help them do this:
• unless you are over 50, an eligible carer, or Clinically Vulnerable, please don’t
contact the NHS to seek a vaccine, we will contact you when it is the right
time.
• when we do contact you, please try to attend your booked appointments at
exactly the time you’re asked to, so that we can avoid queues and maintain
social distancing.
• and whether you have had your vaccine or not, please continue to follow all
the guidance in place to control the virus and save lives.
#StandFirm
#StandFirm is a new campaign launched by Cambridgeshire County and
Peterborough City Councils to reminding people they must stick to the rules in the
continuing fight against COVID-19.
It shares true and emotive stories of people’s experience of COVID-19. No one
wants to risk how awful COVID can be and so we must all remain on our guard
against complacency - to protect ourselves, our families, and the local community.
The majority of people are following the rules.The latest film features Kevin Delaney, an IT trainer with Cambridgeshire County Council. Click on the links below to watch the films. Kevin was so ill with COVID that he slept in an armchair for seven weeks because he was afraid to go to bed. He recounts how his son would come downstairs every morning to see if his father was still alive. Watch our first film, which features Kim Wright, a social worker, who talks about her personal experience of Covid-19. Watch our second film, which features Andy Nazer, a campaigner against loneliness, who talks about the impacts of the illness on loneliness. Watch our third film, which features Winnie Kamau who works for the NHS in Peterborough. She reinforces the message that COVID affects everyone differently, and that people are dying. A new film will be released each week here. New partnership for delivering children and young people’s mental health services A new Partnership has been set up to bring together mental and emotional health services for children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The Partnership is made up of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, Centre 33, and Ormiston Families. Together they will bring their expertise to help build relationships across our mental health and care system to ensure clinical services, voluntary organisations and local authority services work closer together to support children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing. We have spoken to children and young people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have told us that they can find the number of services available and how to access support confusing. One of the first tasks of the Partnership will be to launch a single point of referral for all the services, to make it easier for young people to navigate and access the right support when they need it. In the meantime, we would like to reassure anyone who is currently receiving support or requires access/referral for support, that they will continue to receive services as they do now. The new Partnership is expected to start delivering services from 1 July 2021. We will provide further updates as we develop the service model. Update on changes to practice membership at Octagon Medical Practice Octagon Medical Practice is reconfiguring itself into smaller groups. T Following a period of patient engagement, the proposed practice groupings now been approved, along with a timeline for managing the changes. None of the current surgery sites will close as part of this process and patients will continue to have access to the services they do currently. Patients will remain registered at their current practice and continue to access the same services and clinics which they are currently part of. The expected timeline for these changes to come into effect is given below.
Order Practice name Approx. list date
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1 Park Medical Centre 9 900 June 2021
2 Bretton Medical Centre 12 00 August 2021
3 Hodgson and Nene Valley Medical Centres 19 400 October 2021
4 Thomas Walker Medical Centre and 27 700 December
Westgate Surgery 2021
5 Thorney and Eye Medical practice, and 16 00 December
Jenner Health Centre 2021
Further support
If you would like to share your experience of local health services, you can contact
Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Healthwatch is an independent
organisation that supports people to have a say when decisions are made about
their healthcare services. You can find more information on their website:
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