NHS Grampian News
Aberdeen Community Testing Facility opens for key workers
22/02/2021
In support of the city’s response to the pandemic, a new facility for key workers without Covid-19 symptoms will begin offering lateral flow tests from Monday 22nd February.
Venue changes for Moray COVID-19 vaccination programme
19/02/2021
From Monday 22 February 2021 activities at the satellite vaccination centres in Keith, Forres, Buckie, and Dufftown will be paused. All appointments will take place at the Fiona Elcock Vaccination Centre in Elgin, with the next cohort – people aged 16-64, with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk - getting underway on Wednesday 24 February.
Covid-19 ICU staff raise thousands for food bank charity
18/02/2021
Frontline medics, who are caring for NHS Grampian’s sickest Covid-19 patients, are raising thousands of pounds for a local food bank by covering 3,654km in their breaks - the distance from their ward to the North Pole.
Change of venue for Forres vaccination clinic
16/02/2021
As part of contingency planning for the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Moray, as from Monday 22 February the Forres clinic will relocate to the larger venue of the Forres Town Hall.
Dr Gray’s Hospital to support urological cancer care for North of Scotland patients
12/02/2021
Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin will provide enhanced diagnostic capacity for patients suffering from urological cancers in the North of Scotland from later this month.
The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre - Installation of Zebra Pedestrian Crossing
10/02/2021
Due to construction work on The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre, we are installing a zebra pedestrian crossing on Foresterhill Road.
COVID-19 vaccine appointment enquiries
03/02/2021
Please do not contact your GP, any other healthcare team you receive care from, or our admin teams to enquire about a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
Venue changes and new booking arrangements as COVID-19 vaccination programme moves to next phase
03/02/2021
In order to accelerate the pace of vaccination in the coming weeks, NHS Grampian will be offering more appointments and longer clinic sessions in the next phase of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme. This has meant a need to review the venues originally planned with a small number of changes.
Residents in communities across Grampian asked to join fight against Covid-19 by getting tested before symptoms strike
02/02/2021
Community testing for people without Covid-19 symptoms is being introduced in six locations across the region to help reduce the spread of the virus.