{"id":768,"date":"2021-01-31T18:38:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T18:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bournemouthone.com\/?p=768"},"modified":"2021-01-31T18:38:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T18:38:26","slug":"vaccs-express-helps-local-people-get-to-their-jab-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/vaccs-express-helps-local-people-get-to-their-jab-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccs Express helps local people get to their jab appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"news-article-title\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #4a4a4a;font-size: 17px;letter-spacing: 0.1px;text-transform: initial\">Older people and those with mobility issues can now make their way to their vaccination appointment in style with the help of a new buggy shuttle service at Bournemouth\u2019s large vaccination centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-twothirds\">\n<div id=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"news-article-description\">\n<p>Dorset HealthCare, which opened the vaccination service in the Purbeck Hall of the Bournemouth International Centre on 18 January, was concerned that some visitors to the centre were finding the climb to the entrance a bit challenging.<\/p>\n<p>So they contacted their friends at BCP Council who happily loaned the community and mental health trust six golf buggies to shuttle people from the bottom of the car park to the Purbeck Hall entrance where they check-in for their jab.<\/p>\n<p>The main front entrance to the BIC is closed and access to the vaccination centre is via a short service road with a bit of an incline to tackle on foot.<\/p>\n<p>Cllr Nicola Greene, Portfolio Holder for COVID Resilience, Public Health and Education, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs our Queen\u2019s Park golf course isn\u2019t currently open these buggies were not in use. So we\u2019re delighted to see them pressed into service to support some of our less mobile residents when they come to get their jab. It\u2019s wonderful to see them enjoy their short trip up the hill!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResponding to all aspects of this pandemic is a team effort and the council continues to work closely with NHS colleagues to provide the help our communities need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Vaccs Express helps local people get to their jab appointment\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AAOde5ZeTfQ?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dorset HealthCare\u2019s Service Director Kate Harvey said: \u201cSince the build began and now that the centre is open our team has been proactive and creative to solve the problems we find along the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a perfect example of working well with our partners to improve the experience for our patients. The buggy shuttle is going down a treat with some of our elderly visitors who would otherwise have found the climb quite difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A full risk assessment has been done to ensure the shuttle service is safe, with buggies cleaned after every trip and drivers wearing additional PPE. Trained volunteer marshals from Community Action Network are operating the buggies as needed.<\/p>\n<p>Council colleagues have advised on the operation and care of the vehicles and BIC staff have provided a parking area and charging points for the electric buggies.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a short clip of the new buggy in action charting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AAOde5ZeTfQ\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Older people and those with mobility issues can now make their way to their vaccination appointment in style with the help of a new buggy shuttle service at Bournemouth\u2019s large vaccination centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bournemouth","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}