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Sept 2023
Vaccination clinics cause queues and tailbacks in Ripon
High demand for flu and covid vaccinations led to traffic tailbacks and long queues in Ripon at the weekend.
The Park Street GP practice of Dr Ingram and Partners and Ripon Spa Surgery, which are across the road from each other, both held clinics on Saturday.
In an area of the city with only limited parking, people arriving by car experienced difficulty finding a space to park, leading to tailbacks from Park Street to Westgate and Blossomgate.
Cars outside Ripon Spa Surgery on Saturday.
There were also hold-ups for people who managed to find a parking space, or who arrived on foot, as the queue for the Park Street surgery stretched back to the Westgate and Blossomgate junction.
The number of people making appointments for vaccination may have increased following a Facebook post on Thursday (September 14) by Ripon and Masham Primary Care Network, which covers the two Park Street practices, along with the North House Surgery in North Street and Dr Akester & Partners in Masham and Kirkby Malzeard.
It said:
The Stray Ferret approached both Park Street practices regarding Saturday's traffic issues and to ask if further flu and covid clinics are planned.
There had been no response at the time of publication from Ripon Spa Surgery, but a member of staff at Dr Ingram & Partners said a further clinic is scheduled for Saturday.
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