and the nhs to offer— with stjohn's ambulance and the nhs to offer vaccinations _ with stjohn's ambulanceinations across all our- to offer vaccinations across all our centres _ to offer vaccinations across all our centres. , , ,., , ., to offer vaccinations across all our centres. , , , ., ., centres. this is something you have done for many _ centres. this is something you have done for many years? _ centres. this is something you have done for many years? yes, - centres. this is something you have done for many years? yes, this - centres. this is something you have done for many years? yes, this is i centres. this is something you have l done for many years? yes, this is my 19th ear, done for many years? yes, this is my 19th year. so — done for many years? yes, this is my 19th year. so a _ done for many years? yes, this is my 19th year, so a lot _ done for many years? yes, this is my 19th year, so a lot of— done for many years? yes, this is my 19th year, so a lot of experience. - 19th year, so a lot of experience. what _ 19th year, so a lot of experience. what keeps — 19th year, so a lo

during _ services, the stjohn ambulance during the — services, the stjohn ambulance during the voluntaryin at the royal military service as well, the stewards helping — service as well, the stewards helping run these centres and i think— helping run these centres and i think you — helping run these centres and i think you will see loads more of this real— think you will see loads more of this real kind of community spirit going _ this real kind of community spirit going on— this real kind of community spirit going on and i think you will see more _ going on and i think you will see more people volunteer to try to help because _ more people volunteer to try to help because i_ more people volunteer to try to help because i think the public as we have _ because i think the public as we have seen. _ because i think the public as we have seen, i know there are so many anti vax _ have seen, i know there are so many anti vax protests going on that is a very small— anti vax protests going on that is a very small proportion of the country and many— very small proportion of the country and many pe

absolutely, we have thej army here and st john ambulance and army here and stjohn ambulance and the volunteersas well as the voluntary— of private sector, as well as the voluntary sector and it's been a great _ voluntary sector and it's been a great contribution from everyone and we are _ great contribution from everyone and we are hoping, like i say, if we get 10,000 today, that would be excellent. 10,000 today, that would be excellent-— 10,000 today, that would be excellent. ., ,, ., ., excellent. thank you for “oining me. as ou excellent. thank you for “oining me. as you — excellent. thank you for “oining me. as you a t excellent. thank you for “oining me. as you a pretty _ excellent. thank you forjoining me. as you see, a pretty festive - as you see, a pretty festive environment here and will be stadium. they are aiming to vaccinate 5000 people, a huge number, yesterday nhs north west london were vaccinating at stamford bridge, the home of chelsea fc, many premiership matches have been cancelled today but it seems stadium are being to good purpose. thank ou. the uk's brexit minister, lord

stjohn ambulance trained around 30,000 people between november and march last year to help healthcaree jabs. in his message, professorjonathan van tam says: "the vaccination programme has succeeded in achieving levels of protection previously unimaginable. you were a huge part of this achievement but now we need your help again to deliver booster vaccinations at a real rate of knots. it's going to require a herculean effort and i am asking you personally to be a part of it by undertaking vaccinator shifts as soon as you possibly can." they are aiming for1 million per day by the end of the month. and we'll be putting all your questions on the omicron variant and the booster campaign to the experts in your questions answered. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbcyourquestions, or email at yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. that will be at 2.30 this afternoon. let's take a look now at what's making the news across the uk. health services in the north west are facing a huge challenge to offer all adults who qualify, a covid boosterjab by the end of this month. some health appointmen

stjohn's ambulance is asking all volunteers who helped during the pandemic to come back and get behindrained almost 30,000 vaccination volunteers, including 20,000 vaccinators, between november and march. let's talk to adam williams, its head of community operations. thank you for being with us. as the army ready to go again to vaccinate people the booster?— army ready to go again to vaccinate people the booster? absolutely. we believe we deliver _ people the booster? absolutely. we believe we deliver an _ people the booster? absolutely. we believe we deliver an outstanding i believe we deliver an outstanding amount of vaccines this year. we still have that army of highly trained professional volunteers. now i think more than ever, we need those volunteers to step forward to volunteer their time, and our existing volunteers will be going above and beyond to support the nhs which is extremely busy.— which is extremely busy. professor jonathan which is extremely busy. professor jonathan van _ which is extremely busy. professor jonathan van tam, _ which is extremely busy. professor jonath

, the armed forces, our volunteers, support of stjohn ambulance, the armed forces, ourvolunteers, peoplerom this. aoife, we are looking at pictures of the _ from this. aoife, we are looking at pictures of the family _ from this. aoife, we are looking at pictures of the family at _ from this. aoife, we are looking at pictures of the family at the - pictures of the family at the centre. you are only four teams what were you doing on the day? 0h, we have lost your sound... 0h, we have lost yoursound... i 0h, we have lost your sound... i don't know if you can still hear us but we have lost your sound momentarily. i will try that again, aoife, what did you do on the day? i couldn't work but i was friendly and talk to— couldn't work but i was friendly and talk to people _ couldn't work but i was friendly and talk to people. you _ couldn't work but i was friendly and talk to people-— talk to people. you were very good takin: the talk to people. you were very good taking the suites _ talk to people. you were very good taking the suites offer _ talk to people. you were very good taking the suites

stjohn's ambulance and the military helping to ramp things up.nt. we i the country are quite different. we are not a homogenous group of people. in my practice, we have a very well—established list of housebound patients. we vaccinated them all ourselves first time round with astrazeneca. they are now being vaccinated by our local community team. in the practice in london that is the community team of nurses, physios, who have a list of housebound patients and are working their way through in the ccg i work in. we would advise our patients who are housebound and have not had the second article the surgery and speak to the vaccine administrator and make sure they are on that list full of vaccination. it is a slow process. of vaccination. it is a slow process-— of vaccination. it is a slow rocess. ~ . ., ., of vaccination. it is a slow rocess. ~ . . ., process. we are hearing that same sto from process. we are hearing that same story from a _ process. we are hearing that same story from a lot — process. we are hearing that same story from a lot of

, voluntary vaccinators, stjohn's ambulance, taking the brunt of the vaccination our patients are on huge waiting lists in secondary care. whether that is for an operation, heart investigation or a pain clinic. understandably, while patients are waiting, they are distressed and in pain and they are backin distressed and in pain and they are back in general practice. the more we keep putting off all of these health checks, all of these minor operations, burden on health care system. operations, burden on health care s stem. ., .. operations, burden on health care s stem. ., ~ operations, burden on health care sstem. ., ., operations, burden on health care s stem. ., ~ ., ., system. thank you, as always for our system. thank you, as always for your time. _ system. thank you, as always for your time, ellie _ system. thank you, as always for your time, ellie cannon, - system. thank you, as always for your time, ellie cannon, one - system. thank you, as always for your time, ellie cannon, one of. system. thank you, as always for i your time, ellie cannon, one of our re

stjohn�*s ambulance will be here providing vaccinations as well.ys-— small ways. it is an all year round roblem, small ways. it is an all year round problem. john- — small ways. it is an all year round problem, john. what _ small ways. it is an all year round problem, john. what happens, i small ways. it is an all year round | problem, john. what happens, the small ways. it is an all year round - problem, john. what happens, the new year when _ problem, john. what happens, the new year when these people have to leave his hotel? _ year when these people have to leave his hotel? 50 year when these people have to leave his hotel? ., year when these people have to leave his hotel? . , his hotel? so the main thing is we are working _ his hotel? so the main thing is we are working right _ his hotel? so the main thing is we are working right across _ his hotel? so the main thing is we are working right across the - his hotel? so the main thing is we are working right across the next | are working right across the next two weeks — are working right across