Roadmap: STEP TWO

COVID-19 Vaccination Program

The Vaccination Program is managed by the Rochdale Healthcare Alliance, with support from Rochdale Council to deliver the vaccine as quickly as possible. For more information please visit http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/covidvaccine.

National Advice

The Government’s official advice can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response

Local Advice

For the latest borough wide updates please visit the Rochdale Borough Council Coronavirus page: http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/coronavirus

The Pantry is open every Thursday 9:30am to 12 noon, at The Strand.
Residents of Kirkholt have the opportunity to sign up for £3 per week and in return you get a basket full of food worth at least £12. We help by allowing 100 people from Kirkholt to sign up making sure they always have food and get it for a better price than they would be able to afford in the supermarkets.

Food parcels and vulnerable people: Please visit https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable to register for the support that you need. This includes help with food, shopping deliveries and additional care you might need.

Learning at home during bubble closures: Please visit this page for local advice and resources for learning at home during the lockdown.

£500 Test and Trace Support: Help is available for those on low incomes who are can’t work from home and are told to self-isolate by the Test and Trace service. Please visit http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/testandtracepayment for more information on who qualifies and how to claim.

NHS advice: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Age UK: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/conditions-illnesses/coronavirus/

Asthma UK: https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/triggers/coronavirus-covid-19/

Cancer Research: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/coronavirus-and-cancer

Citizens’ Advice: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/health/coronavirus-what-it-means-for-you/

Diabetes UK: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news/coronavirus

MIND ‘Coronavirus and your wellbeing’: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/