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The vaccination clinic is located at Lakeside Shopping Centre, next door to the Cadbury shop.

Walk in appointments are available Saturday and Sunday, 9am till 5pm.

Or, if you prefer, you can call 119 to arrange an appointment.

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Weight-loss: Are injections the answer to tackling obesity?
The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?
Junior doctor strike led to 175,000 cancellations
The walkout was the most disruptive NHS strike yet this winter - but pay talks have now been agreed.
Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says
Research suggests there is a crucial window during weaning to lower the allergy risk.
Calls for talks to end junior doctors' strikes
Unions and ministers are being urged to start talks after a pay breakthrough with other NHS workers.
Dementia risk higher for outfield players than goalkeepers - study
The Swedish research adds to existing evidence on the link between heading the ball and brain injury.
Testing offered over Orkney breast cancer gene
People on the island of Westray are to be offered testing for a gene variant which can lead to a higher cancer risk
Indian-made eyedrops recalled in US after injuries
Patients lose vision and have eyes surgically removed after using eyedrops now recalled in the US.
Missed contraceptive coil left woman unable to have children
Jayne Huddleston believed her contraceptive coil had fallen out after a GP failed to spot it.
People urged to take gonorrhoea tests as cases rise
Sexually active people are warned as cases of the sexually transmitted disease rise sharply in England.
NHS 5% pay offer may end bitter dispute in England
Unions urge nurses, ambulance staff and other members to back deal including a one-off payment.

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The vaccination clinic is located at Lakeside Shopping Centre, next door to the Cadbury shop.

Walk in appointments are available Saturday and Sunday, 9am till 5pm.

Or, if you prefer, you can call 119 to arrange an appointment.

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