COVID-19 Community Response
Get your COVID-19 vaccination or booster jab
COVID-19 vaccination programme tells you who is eligible and how to get vaccinated.
Our Community Response is aimed at supporting those who are most vulnerable and in need of support, and who cannot currently get this help directly from friends, relatives or neighbours. We're working alongside our citizens and local organisations to make sure that together we can all support our neighbours and communities.
We're working especially closely with our voluntary sector partners. Together we're offering a co-ordinated Community Response. This will help us all to make sure that people who are vulnerable can easily request help when needed. We're also offering support for local groups and organisations to make sure that we can all help each other in our local places.
If you need support, or if you can offer support, please get in touch. We are with you.
Covid-19 Community Response freephone helpline
You can call free to let us know what you need help with, or to tell us how you can help others.
- Phone 0800 4561114 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
The local number for our Covid-19 Community Response helpline Phone 01484 226919 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) continues to be available.
The advice and support will be the same on both lines.
Request support
For food and essentials, check online to find out how to register for online shopping with your local supermarket as well as information about other online delivery services.
If you need help with personal care
If you need help to go to the toilet or help with washing and dressing and you have no one to help you (or your carer can't continue), please call Gateway to Care:
- Phone 01484 414933 (Monday to Thursday from 8am to 5pm, Friday from 8am to 4.45pm)
Offer support
Thank you for offering to support others in your local place. You can do this either by joining a local mutual aid group or you can volunteer to support the NHS in the vaccine programme.
Find a mutual aid group: Covid-19 Mutual Aid UK
Or you could sign up as an NHS Volunteer Responder
In addition to this, voluntary and community sector groups across the district need more volunteers. Find the latest opportunities: I want to Volunteer - Third Sector Leaders Kirklees