Around 90 participants joined an event to discuss the Covid-19 vaccines
Lambeth Together partners from the local NHS and Lambeth Council hosted ‘It’s Time to talk about the Vaccines’ – an online event for Lambeth’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities on Monday March 22.
Lambeth Single Point of Access (SPA) is a team of mental health professionals, support workers and social workers that helps Lambeth adults aged 18 to 65 get the right mental health support first time.
If you have used the SPA service, whether as a service user or a referring professional, the SPA team would like to invite you to join the next Lambeth SPA Listens event over Microsoft Teams and to share your experience.
Bringing vaccinations to the local community was a great success with around 230 vaccines being given on the day.
The NHS in south east London teamed up with the South London Islamic Centre to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to community members from all faiths and none in Lambeth, at a new walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic held on Saturday 13 March 2021.
Dena Pursell is a Lambeth Care Navigator who shares her personal experience of vaccination
“I was apprehensive to have the COVID vaccination initially as I didn’t have enough information. After doing a bit of research & attending a zoom discussion with my local GP in Lambeth I got a better understanding of the vaccination process and also the benefits of taking it.