A TOTAL 179 people received coronavirus vaccinations at a 'pop up' clinic at Broughton Road Community Centre in Skipton yesterday (Thursday).

The clinic was the result of a collaboration between Fisher Medical Centre and Dyneley House Surgery, both based in Skipton.

Those being vaccinated were the over 50s and those with underlying health conditions, frontline health workers and people with caring responsibilities; they included both first and second vaccines.

Tahir Hussain, community volunteer who helped organise the clinic, said: “We were delighted to help run a clinic locally as we were aware of some community members who hadn’t had their vaccination or were unsure. The clinic gave us a chance to have those conversations and encourage uptake and the results today with over 150 people vaccinated point to the success of this work.”

Bill Graham from Modality GP said: “This was a really successful clinic where both Skipton surgeries Dyneley House and Fisher Medical collaborated to deliver the first pop up clinic in Craven targeted specifically where vaccination uptake is a bit lower than other parts of the district.

“This innovative work is only possible by working with our local communities and I want to say a big thank you to Ruksana Mahmood and Tahir from Broughton Road community centre for helping so much”