Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has put together a guide on what residents need to know while Covid-19 vaccinations continue to be rolled out.

A spokesman said: "We know there is intense interest in the Covid-19 vaccination and you will want to know when and where you will be able to get yours.

"The NHS is working extremely hard to deliver the Covid-19 vaccination to the most vulnerable local people.

"We have made very good progress in a very short space of time since the vaccination first became available. However, it's important to remember that this is the biggest vaccination programme that the NHS has ever undertaken, and that this has been a phased roll out at speed. It will take time to get everyone."

When will I get my jab

The vaccines are being delivered in line with national guidance issued by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which means those people who are most at risk will be invited first.

Find more advice here.

The NHS will get in touch when it's your turn to be vaccinated

People are asked to be patient and not contact their GP practice or hospital to request a vaccine. The NHS will be in touch when it's your turn.

Where will I get my jab?

There are currently a number of ways the vaccine is being rolled out locally by the NHS, including:

• GP-led vaccinations services which are now up and running across Dorset. All of Dorset's 18 primary care networks are now offering the vaccine. These services include groups of GPs working together as primary care networks to vaccinate the most vulnerable to their collective patients in one location. This means that you may not be vaccinated by your local GP and may be required to travel to a different site nearby to where you live

• Hospital hubs at Dorchester, Bournemouth and Poole hospitals are live, with a focus on health and social care staff at the moment

• Roving service with the vaccine being taken into care homes and into people's own homes if they are housebound and unable to attend a vaccination site. This is being co-ordinated locally with your GP service and you will be told when the vaccinating team will be visiting you

• A network of large vaccination centres across the country, which will be able to offer the vaccine to large numbers of people, is currently going live. The large vaccination centre at the Bournemouth International Centre is one of several places people can get their jab.

Community pharmacies are due to come onboard in the near future as more vaccine supplies come on stream.

Health and social care workers

The NHS is working with your employer to signpost you to the most appropriate venue for your vaccination to take place. Please contact your employer for details and not your local GP.

To find more frequently asked questions, visit dorsetccg.nhs.uk

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