Elderly and vulnerable people in Midlothian are being asked by health chiefs to travel miles to reach their designated flu and Covid jab appointments this autumn.
Jackie Kelly’s 87-year-old mum, from Mayfield, is no stranger to flu jabs and NHS appointment letters. However, this year she has been asked to travel two hours each way on multiple bus connections to attend an appointment she couldn’t reach even if she wanted to.
“I’ve been told where they have to go in Penicuik, they have to get off the bus and walk up a big hill. My mum can’t walk up hills,” Kelly said. "She has said she’s not getting her jab this year because she’s not travelling all the way up there.”
