NHS Grampian is making appointments for people aged 75 and over for a covid-19 spring booster.

However there have been some hiccups when the appointment letters were being sent out. For example, I am aware of one person in Portlethen who was given an appointment at Westhill. That has now been transferred to Portlethen Academy.

Here is what NHS Grampian has to say: “On Tuesday we became aware some citizens in Aberdeenshire had not been given appointments at their nearest clinic. Since then the vaccination team have been working hard to understand the scale of the problem.

“We want to apologise to all those affected. We’re working with the national appointing team to understand why this has happened and to take steps to prevent it happening again. This issue appears to be limited to Aberdeenshire only.

“We have already started phoning people directly to rebook their appointments. If anyone has received an appointment at a clinic that is not closest to where they stay or is not convenient to get to , they do not need to wait for us to get in touch; they can call the national helpline on 0800 030 8013 and rearrange. Letters will be going out to those affected later today to apologise and explain what they should do next.

“We want to stress that no-one in this group will be turned away from a vaccination centre. Provided they are eligible, they will receive their spring booster. Individuals are not obliged to reschedule; if the appointment they have been given suits them, they are welcome to keep it.”