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Public urged not to waste vaccine appointment slots in North Yorkshire

Homecare Pharmacy Services have urged people not to waste appointment slots after 210 people had failed to turn up to appointments over the weekend.
Lady standing in a hospital hallway

The pharmacy that operates Knaresborough’s vaccination centre posted on its Facebook page urging people to cancel their appointments online or by contacting 119.

We need these appointments for patients within our community who are struggling to get a vaccination. Please, please cancel your appointment if you are not planning on attending.

Homecare Pharmacy Services

This is the second time the centre, which operates in the car park of the town’s former Lidl, has appealed to patients to honour bookings.

“Please be considerate of others who are desperately trying to get appointments in the area.

Homecare Pharmacy Services

Homecare’s site last month became the third vaccine centre in the Harrogate district to open.