• NHSE publishes covid vaccine figures broken down by STP for first time
  • More than 80 per cent of those 80+ received first dose in Gloucester 
  • But Suffolk and North East Essex lagging behind with just 36 per cent of over 80s vaccinated 

Just a third of people aged 80 and over have received the covid vaccine in one part of England, compared to four out of five in the area with the highest rate, new NHS England figures have revealed. 

Gloucestershire delivered at least one dose of the vaccine to 85 per cent of its over 80s population between 8 December and 17 January. Three other STPs — Northamptonshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and Lancashire and South Cumbria — have all delivered at least one dose to at least three-quarters of over 80s in the area.

By contrast, Suffolk and North East Essex has vaccinated just 36 per cent of its over 80s population. A further seven of England’s 42 STP/Integrated Care Systems had vaccinated under half of their over 80s population.

The mixture of reasons for the differences are not known — it may be due to supply, delivery issues, the nature of the area, or the size of the over-80s population. NHS England has maintained that the vaccine is being used nearly as quickly as it is available each week, with supply the main constraint. NHSE decides when sites are able to open and when they have supply. 

Across the seven NHS regions, North East and Yorkshire was leading and has delivered at least one dose to 67 per cent of its over 80s. London and East of England have the lowest rates regionally and have vaccinated 50 per cent and 53 per cent respectively of their over 80s population. This largely reflects last week’s rankings. 

However, HSJ reported earlier today the North East and Yorkshire region has been told its covid-19 vaccine supply for primary care will be halved next week, largely to allow other parts of the country to catch up. 

A much lower proportion over 80s have received their second dose of the vaccine so far, after the government’s joint committee of vaccination and immunisation changed its advice from a three-week gap between doses to a 12-week wait.

Seperate NHSE figures published today reveal, as of 20 January, 4.7 million doses of the covid vaccine have been delivered across England, including 4.3 million first doses. Breakdowns across the regions and STPs/ICSs is, however, only available on vaccines to 17 January.

NHSE has said it expects to vaccinate two million people a week from mid-February. Earlier this month, Boris Johnson said the NHS would offer the vaccine to the top four priority groups — covering just over 12 million people in England — by mid-February. 

Over 80s, along with frontline health and social care workers, are in the JCVI’s second priority group for the covid vaccine. The top priority group is residents in a care home for older adults and their carers. GPs have been given a deadline of this Sunday to deliver the first vaccine dose to care home residents. 

Updates: Updated wording, updated table headings, added South West to regions.

80s-and-over vaccinations by STP

 Share of over 80s who have received one doseShare of over 80s who have received two doses
Gloucestershire 85.3% 3.6%
Northamptonshire 78.2% 22.4%
Herefordshire and Worcestershire 76.2% 1.8%
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria 75.7% 10.4%
Cumbria and North East 70.8% 12.3%
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire 70.6% 13.8%
Frimley Health and Care ICS 70.3% 8.6%
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 69.7% 16.1%
Humber, Coast and Vale 67.8% 13.4%
Hertfordshire and West Essex 66.3% 18.3%
Birmingham and Solihull 66.3% 18.5%
West Yorkshire and Harrogate (Health and Care Partnership) 63.6% 12.8%
The Black Country and West Birmingham 63.4% 12.9%
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw 63.0% 9.6%
Coventry and Warwickshire 62.2% 8.3%
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West 62.0% 7.6%
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent 60.8% 15.7%
Mid and South Essex 60.5% 14.0%
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire 59.7% 11.1%
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership 59.6% 11.5%
Dorset 59.5% 12.1%
Cheshire and Merseyside 59.4% 13.0%
Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership 56.9% 7.6%
Joined Up Care Derbyshire 56.9% 2.4%
Somerset 56.6% 12.9%
South West London Health and Care Partnership 56.6% 13.7%
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes 56.1% 10.2%
North London Partners in Health and Care 55.1% 17.3%
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Partnership 53.4% 14.6%
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland 52.7% 6.0%
Lincolnshire 52.2% 3.4%
Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership 51.6% 10.9%
Kent and Medway 50.2% 15.7%
Devon 50.1% 13.4%
Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin 49.0% 6.4%
East London Health and Care Partnership 48.5% 10.1%
Sussex and East Surrey Health and Care Partnership 46.9% 6.9%
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 45.7% 10.8%
Our Healthier South East London 45.7% 9.8%
North West London Health and Care Partnership 45.7% 10.5%
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Health and Care 43.2% 0.1%
Suffolk and North East Essex 36.0% 7.7%

Over 18s and ratio of first to second doses

Area (STP/ICS)Share of over 80s who have received one doseShare of all adults (over 18) who have received one doseNumber of first doses given to every second dose given
Gloucestershire 85.3% 12.2% 22
Northamptonshire 78.2% 10.0% 6
Herefordshire and Worcestershire 76.2% 12.2% 53
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria 75.7% 10.8% 12
Cumbria and North East 70.8% 10.2% 9
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire 70.6% 9.3% 8
Frimley Health and Care ICS 70.3% 8.0% 9
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 69.7% 10.0% 7
Humber, Coast and Vale 67.8% 9.3% 8
Hertfordshire and West Essex 66.3% 8.6% 6
Birmingham and Solihull 66.3% 9.7% 7
West Yorkshire and Harrogate (Health and Care Partnership) 63.6% 7.6% 8
The Black Country and West Birmingham 63.4% 8.3% 9
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw 63.0% 8.9% 11
Coventry and Warwickshire 62.2% 8.0% 13
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West 62.0% 8.4% 12
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent 60.8% 8.8% 6
Mid and South Essex 60.5% 7.5% 7
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire 59.7% 7.7% 8
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership 59.6% 7.5% 8
Dorset 59.5% 9.5% 7
Cheshire and Merseyside 59.4% 8.8% 7
Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership 56.9% 7.7% 9
Joined Up Care Derbyshire 56.9% 8.2% 20
Somerset 56.6% 8.7% 6
South West London Health and Care Partnership 56.6% 7.2% 7
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes 56.1% 6.6% 10
North London Partners in Health and Care 55.1% 5.8% 6
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Partnership 53.4% 8.6% 6
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland 52.7% 6.5% 11
Lincolnshire 52.2% 7.6% 17
Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership 51.6% 8.1% 8
Kent and Medway 50.2% 7.4% 5
Devon 50.1% 8.9% 7
Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin 49.0% 6.2% 9
East London Health and Care Partnership 48.5% 4.5% 8
Sussex and East Surrey Health and Care Partnership 46.9% 8.3% 10
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 45.7% 5.9% 7
Our Healthier South East London 45.7% 5.2% 8
North West London Health and Care Partnership 45.7% 5.0% 8
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Health and Care 43.2% 5.8% 49
Suffolk and North East Essex 36.0% 6.8% 9

Breakdown of vaccinations by NHS region 

 Share of over 80s who have received one doseShare of over 80s who have received two doses
North East And Yorkshire 67% 4%
North West 64% 5%
South West 61% 3%
Midlands 60% 3%
South East 58% 4%
East Of England 53% 2%
London 50% 5%

Source

NHS England figures 

Source Date

January 2021

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