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Are you a Carer?

If you are in receipt of Carers Allowance you can book your appointment for your Covid vaccination at one of the Mass Vaccination Centres.  The one local to Winsford and surrounding residents is at Morrison’s supermarket in Winsford and is run by Pharmacy2U.

Please go to the following website and book your appointments on line.

http://www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination

If you don’t have access to the internet you can call 119 free of charge, between 7am and 11pm seven days a week to book your appointment through them.

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