Woolpit Health Centre

New guidance has been issued for the use of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. This follows further reviews by the independent regulator, the MHRA, and the Commission for Human Medicines, of a very small number of people in the UK who have developed a rare blood-clotting condition since having the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The […]

We are experiencing a very high volume of calls today. Please be patient with our reception team who are doing their best to answer your call as quickly as possible. If you are able to do so, please use our eConsult service .The eConsult service is available 24/7 and will be responded to by the […]

If you had your first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine (NOT Pfizer) at Woolpit Health Centre between the 4th January and 1st February ONLY and you have NOT had your second dose invitation via SMS, please contact us via email at WSCCG.Woolpit@nhs.net. Please do not phone the Health Centre as we are currently experiencing a […]

We have been made aware that some patients have been sent a text message from our vaccination system advising that an appointment has been cancelled from Janaury & February 2021. As the vaccination system only allows us to invite a maximum number of patients, we have had to manually delete old invites (attended/non-attended) to free […]

If you had your first dose of your COVID vaccine at Woolpit Health Centre between the 4th and the 10th January 2021 and have NOT had your second dose invitation via SMS, please contact us via email at WSCCG.Woolpit@nhs.net. Please do not phone as we are currently experiencing a large volume of telephone calls.

  Keep an eye out for our new pharmacy delivery van!!!  

Thanks to the support of Suffolk Community Foundation, a new support service for older people in Suffolk launched on Monday 8th February 2021. Later Life Community Connect is a single point of access telephone support line with a person at the end of the phone. This service is available between 10am– 2pm, seven days a […]

Suffolk and North East Essex have launched a COVID-19 Vaccine website which provides a range of information about the vaccination roll out, links to local networks and organisations and a detailed set of FAQs.  There is also information about the vaccination centres and sites across Suffolk and North East Essex with local case studies and […]

The Voluntary Network provides Community Transport across West Suffolk, offering services to patients who may be struggling to find transport in order to attend a vaccination appointment. The Voluntary Network have introduced a number of health and safety measures to ensure that both passengers and staff are kept safe.  All vehicles are fitted with driver screens, […]

People concerned about developing Type 2 diabetes have until 31 March to assess their risk and join a free online programme to help them reduce their chances of developing the condition. This route onto the National Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP) has been developed by NHS England to allow people to refer themselves onto the course […]