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News from Len Duvall OBE: 84.1% of over 60s in South East London CCG given first dose so far

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16 March 2021

Local NHS teams have been praised for rolling out the first dose of the vaccine to 84.1% of over 60s in South East London CCG so far, by local London Assembly Member, Len Duvall AM. Mr Duvall said that these “incredible efforts” deserve “our huge praise”. The latest weekly NHS vaccination figures covering the period between 8th December 2020 and 7th March 2021, reveal that South East London Clinical Commissioning Group has one of the best performing rollout programmes in the capital.

However, Mr Duvall is raising some wider concerns about the disparity in vaccination rates across London. While eight other CCGs in the capital have uptake rates of above 80% for first doses amongst the over 60s, boroughs such as Westminster and Tower Hamlets have only achieved 61% and 66% coverage, respectively. NHS data also shows that ten of the worst performing Parliamentary constituencies in the country are all in London.

Last week, the Minister for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment, Nadhim Zahawi, predicted that there will be “bumper weeks” ahead for the vaccine rollout in London. Mr Duvall is now urging the Government to look at the differences in the uptake rates between London’s CCGs and focus upon proportionately directing any increase in the supply of doses to the areas that are lagging behind.

With vaccine hesitancy continuing to present significant obstacles in the rollout, Mr Duvall is also calling for the NHS to provide more granular data showing uptake data by ethnicity on a CCG level. Currently, weekly NHS figures only provide this on the wider level of the five Sustainability Transformation Partnerships (STPs) in London.

He is also urging the Government to come forward with further rounds of their COVID-19 Community Champions Fund. In January, the original allocation of the fund, aimed at helping local authorities encourage vaccine uptake in their communities, only went to seven London boroughs.

Local London Assembly Member, Len Duvall AM, said:

“These figures are a testament to the incredible efforts of local NHS teams and volunteers in rolling out the first doses of the vaccine. They deserve our huge praise.

“We should be clear that this a race against the virus and not against other boroughs or parts of the country. This is why it is important to address some of the disparities in vaccine uptake that we are seeing across the capital.

“Some of the factors behind this could be to do with supply and vaccine hesitancy. Any uplift in vaccine supply must be proportionately shared out across the capital.

“Access to ethnicity uptake data on a more granular and localised level, and more financial support from the Government, could help local authorities to better target resources towards alleviating the concerns that some members of their communities might have towards getting their first dose”.

Notes to editors

  • The latest NHS vaccination data, covering the period between 8th December 2020 and 7th March 2021, can be found here;

CCG of Residence

1st dose

2nd dose

Cumulative Total Doses to Date

% who have had at least 1 dose (using ONS denominators)

Under 60

60+

Under 60

60+

60+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NHS Harrow CCG

               43,267

             48,110

      1,808

                              4,033

             97,218

89.8%

NHS Hillingdon CCG

               45,567

             49,866

      1,147

                              1,380

             97,960

89.6%

NHS Hounslow CCG

               38,014

             40,472

      1,097

                              1,106

             80,689

88.1%

NHS South West London CCG

             183,418

            229,656

      9,207

                            13,215

           435,496

85.7%

NHS Ealing CCG

               42,522

             52,475

      1,310

                              1,100

             97,407

85.7%

NHS Havering CCG

               29,494

             51,120

         992

                              1,368

             82,974

84.4%

NHS South East London CCG

             222,133

            245,501

      8,065

                            14,495

           490,194

84.1%

NHS Redbridge CCG

               38,846

             43,376

      1,572

                              4,552

             88,346

82.2%

NHS North Central London CCG

             191,288

            202,676

      7,038

                            14,121

           415,123

81.7%

NHS Brent CCG

               45,067

             44,863

      1,375

                              2,942

             94,247

78.0%

NHS Waltham Forest CCG

               32,576

             32,075

         762

                                 889

             66,302

77.3%

NHS Barking and Dagenham CCG

               25,611

             21,136

         586

                              1,386

             48,719

76.2%

NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG

               20,744

             20,952

         827

                              1,178

             43,701

75.7%

NHS City and Hackney CCG

               28,063

             23,944

         762

                                 992

             53,761

71.7%

NHS Newham CCG

               38,109

             27,584

         801

                              1,148

             67,642

69.3%

NHS West London CCG

               20,689

             28,834

         698

                              1,611

             51,832

66.7%

NHS Tower Hamlets CCG

               29,518

             20,036

         848

                              1,062

             51,464

66.3%

NHS Central London (Westminster) CCG

               17,392

             20,650

         738

                              2,766

             41,546

61.0%

 

  • Last week, the Minister for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment, Nadhim Zahawi, predicted that there will be “bumper weeks” ahead for vaccine rollout in London;
  • Len Duvall AM is the London Assembly Member for Greenwich and Lewisham.

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