Question reference: S5W-34618
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 18 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for people (a) in sheltered accommodation and (b) who receive personal and nursing care at home.
Answer
Those living in sheltered homes may fall in JCVI priority group 2, if over 80 years.
- For all other over 80s living in their own homes, GP surgeries will be contacting their patients by letter or by phone offering them the vaccine (i.e. not via the national scheduling system).
- The majority of appointments will be at the health centre.
- For those who are housebound, there will be domiciliary visits (either by the community nursing team attached to the health centre or a community vaccination team.
- The Health Cabinet Secretary, Jeane Freeman has also made it clear in her recent correspondence to all the Health Boards and professionals that individuals who are unable to leave their own homes will receive their vaccination at home.
For those third and independent health and social care staff, the Scottish Government issued a letter to provide a pathway on how to access Covid-19 vaccination which can be viewed here: http://www.ccpscotland.org/hseu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/01/JCVI-Priority-2-Third-and-Independent-HSC-Staff-Letter-Final-v1.0-_28.01.2021.pdf ).