This is where the first people in Derbyshire will receive Covid-19 vaccines from GPs

The primary care vaccination sites are expected to be the first of their kind in the county to begin using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine – following the initial launch of vaccinations at the Royal Derby Hospital and Chesterfield Royal Hospital last week.

Stubley Medical Centre in Dronfield will conduct its first vaccinations on Friday morning, followed by Ripley’s Church Farm Primary Care Centre on Saturday morning.

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People should wait to be contacted about their vaccination, and do not need to visit or contact their GP about the vaccine.

Jabs are initially being provided for those aged 80 and over, as well as care home workers and residents, identified as priority groups for the life-saving vaccine.

Stubley Medical Centre is one of 11 GP practices managed by Chesterfield and Dronfield Primary Care Network (PCN) in north-east Derbyshire.

The PCN’s clinical lead, Dr Miles Davidson, who is Senior Partner at Stubley Medical Centre, said: “I’m delighted that we are able to begin delivering Covid-19 vaccinations at a local level.

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“General Practice has the expertise to deliver mass vaccination in the UK. This is a watershed moment in our efforts to protect patients from this virus.

“Our PCN team and Community Health colleagues across the area have risen to the challenge of preparing to deliver the vaccine, and I can’t speak highly enough of all the work they have put in.”

The Ripley site is run by Alfreton Ripley Crich & Heanor Primary Care Network, which works across nine GP practices in central Derbyshire.

One of the PCN's clinical directors, Dr Andrew Mott, said he was proud to be able to begin delivering the vaccine to patients.

He added: “Our teams in all our GP practices across the PCN have worked incredibly hard to get this site ready to begin vaccinations.

"Just like our colleagues across the whole NHS, they have been magnificent in getting us to this stage so quickly.

“We have already begun contacting patients to come in for the vaccinations, but want to stress that people should wait for us to get in touch with them.”

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