Arundel & South Downs MP Andrew Griffith visited the newest vaccination hub on Saturday morning (6th February) and thanked the staff and volunteers at Henfield Medical Centre for their commitment and determination to deliver the vaccine themselves.
Andrew has been calling for the mobilisation of all possible resources to deliver vaccine and has been supporting the JPIMedia campaign, ‘A Shot in the Arm’.
Andrew praised Dr Karen Crawford-Clarke and her team for pushing ahead in getting NHS England approval in record-time. They have become the second hub in the Chanctonbury Primary Care Network, working in parallel with The Glebe in Storrington.
Dr Crawford-Clarke showed Andrew the efficiently run clinic which is currently vaccinating the over 70’s cohort from their 10,500 patients. Community volunteers are supporting the effort by helping to marshal visitors into the car park and welcoming them through the doors with a big smile.
Andrew Griffith said:
“I am delighted for the team at Henfield. I know how hard they worked to prove they had the capacity to become a vaccination hub.
The positive response of local residents shows the benefit of the WSCT ‘A Shot in the Arm’ campaign to have more local pharmacies and GP clinics across the county and I will continue to support calls for more sites.”
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- Photograph: Andrew Griffith centre with Dr Karen Crawford-Clarke (second right), Morven Banks, Practice Manager (fourth left) and the vaccination team at Henfield Medical Centre.
- To read Andrew’s op-ed in support of the JPIMedia campaign ‘A Shot in the Arm’ see https://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/opinion/mp-says-war-effort-needed-he-backs-vaccination-campaign-3108306.
