A big ‘Welcome Back’ to our local high streets and shoppers
Merton High Streets and local businesses are today (Monday 12 April) opening their doors and welcoming back customers for the first time in four months. This is a much needed […]
Category Archives: Health and social care
Information about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
There has been extensive press coverage regarding the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in recent days. The UK independent medicines regulator the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) has extensively reviewed […]
Enhanced testing confirms no cases of South African variant found
No cases of the South African variant were found among the 11,000 tests carried out in the London borough of Merton in February and March as part of two enhanced […]
The results are in for our COVID vaccine access survey
In Merton, we have been doing a lot of work to engage with local communities around COVID vaccine hesitancy, and to understand some of the barriers around access for residents. We […]
Sandra’s vaccine story
“I work for Adult Social Care and initially I was reluctant to have my COVID vaccine because of some of the negative information I saw online and on social media […]
Leader thanks Wimbledon Park residents as enhanced testing programme comes to an end
The Leader of Merton Council has paid tribute to residents and volunteers in the Wimbledon Park area, after a week-long testing programme to track the South African variant of COVID-19 […]
Council counts the cost of Covid
The pandemic is putting unprecedented pressure on the council’s budget, currently leaving a £10million shortfall in funding. This might end up increasing further, as the government continues to fail to […]
Step-by-step lifting of lockdown restrictions: key dates
From 8 March, people in England will see restrictions start to lift and the government’s four-step roadmap offer a route back to a more normal life. At each step, restrictions […]
Tricia’s vaccine story
Tricia Pereira is Head of Operations Adults Social Care & Adult Safeguarding for Merton Council and is also an informal family carer. She has joined the millions of others who have had […]
Enhanced testing to launch in Wimbledon Park area to track South African variant of Covid-19
Merton Council will launch a week-long programme of enhanced testing in the Wimbledon Park area to track the South African variant of Covid-19, after a case was found in the […]