Rotary club volunteers help Midhurst vaccine operation run smoothly

Jabs began to be administered at Riverbank Medical Centre in Midhurst last Wednesday (January 20), with 2,385 expected to be vaccinated in the first week.

Rotary club volunteers have been helping out with practical elements of the operation.

People were asked to walk to the surgery if at all possible, but car parking still needed to be controlled.

Patients had to be checked for pre-existing signs of Covid-19 and general marshalling was required to keep the flow at a manageable level – a job made harder by the downpour on the first day of vaccinations.

Help was also required with wiping seats and waiting areas.

Each helper was issued with a disposable mask and gloves and a visor which had to be cleaned after each session.

President Elect Simon Flint said: “The doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, receptionists and backroom administrators have done a superb job which leaves them completely exhausted by the end of each day.

“This has been a huge team effort pulled together by Katharine Miles.”