Salisbury Cathedral will open its doors as a Covid-19 Vaccination Centre later this morning.
Local GPs have invited patients that are in the over 80s priority group to attend to
have their first Covid-19 jab.
The GP practices that have been inviting patients to the Cathedral on Saturday are
Salisbury Medical Practice, Harcourt Medical Centre, Three Chequers Medical
Practice, Downton Surgery and Whiteparish Surgery
Only patients that have been invited by the NHS should attend and are asked to only
arrive five minutes before their appointment time.
Patients not invited should wait to be contacted by the NHS.
David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, and John Challenger,
Assistant Director of Music, will be providing a programme of music throughout the
day on the famous Father Willis organ.
Dr Dan Henderson, Co-Clinical Director for Sarum South Primary Care Network,
said: “It’s great to be further expanding the Covid-19 vaccination programme in
Wiltshire.
“Today marks another step towards getting our lives back to normal. I understand
that people are keen to get their jabs but please don’t call your doctor or the hospital
asking about when you will get an appointment, we are following the priority order
set out by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and
the NHS will be in touch when it is your turn to be vaccinated.
“The huge vaccine programme is a marathon, not a sprint, but we will get to
everyone.”
The Very Revd Nicholas Papadopulos, Dean of Salisbury, said: “We are proud to be
playing our part in the life-saving vaccination programme, which offers real hope in
these difficult times.
“The staff of our local NHS and their patients will receive a warm welcome to their
cathedral, and we assure them of our constant prayer.”
