Gilgandra, Cobar, Gulargambone the first stops for mobile vaccination teams

The Western NSW Local Health District has established two "mobile services operating in rotation to other hospitals and MPS (multipurpose service) facilities".

"It is anticipated that all hospital and MPS sites in the district will be visited over a three-week period," a health district spokeswoman said.

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"The rotation will then be repeated to ensure all staff have access to the initial vaccination, with the full cycle starting again to provide the second vaccination."

The spokeswoman said health district workers getting the jab in phase 1a included staff in MPS facilities which had aged care residents, and the doctors and nurses working in emergency and intensive care departments.

Fixed-site clinics at Dubbo and Orange hospitals will open on Monday followed by Bathurst Hospital on Tuesday.

"Staff eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination in phase 1a have started to be contacted to make appointments for their first and subsequent vaccinations," the spokeswoman said.

"Where appropriate, staff are being contacted in stages to avoid disruption of normal health service operations."

The spokeswoman said other staff would be offered the jab in phase 1b.

"Arrangements for phase 1b are currently being made, and it is likely there will be some overlap with phase 1a," she said.

"Like the rest of community, our healthcare teams are looking forward to the benefits offered by the COVID-19 vaccine and we expect uptake will be high among our workforce."

Phases 1a and 1b will both begin in the western region on Monday.

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