I'm just looking this up on the latest data released on the 8th April
(see www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/)
By Region everywhere is between 86 and 89% for the 50 - 54 age group apart from London. The pattern is similar for all the other age groups. We know that the eldest age groups have been offered the vaccine and there is a similar problem despite this.
By Integrated Care System (ICS) / Sustainability Transformation Partnership (STP) level (thats the next level down in health authorities from regional) the average for the 50 - 54 age group is 87%. The areas with over 90% are as follows in order by highest first:
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West
Coventry and Warwickshire
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Devon
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership
The worst areas (under the average) are in order of worst:
North London Partners in Health and Care
East London Health and Care Partnership
North West London Health and Care Partnership
Our Healthier South East London
South West London Health and Care Partnership
Cumbria and North East
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Birmingham and Solihull
Kent and Medway
The Black Country and West Birmingham
The first two were notably lower at 76% and 78.3% (everywhere else in the above list is above 80%).
The next level down is CCG. Again the average is 87% for the 50 - 54 year group.
The best performers are South Warkwickshire on 95.7%.
Those over 90% are as follows in order: NHS South Warwickshire CCG, NHS Oxfordshire CCG, NHS Portsmouth CCG, NHS Leicester City CCG, NHS North Hampshire CCG, NHS St Helens CCG, NHS Milton Keynes CCG, NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG, NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG, NHS Berkshire West CCG, NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula CCG, NHS Herts Valleys CCG, NHS Wakefield CCG, NHS Vale of York CCG, NHS West Hampshire CCG, NHS Surrey Heath CCG, NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG, NHS Mid Essex CCG, NHS Cannock Chase CCG, NHS North Staffordshire CCG, NHS Devon CCG, NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire CCG, NHS Brighton and Hove CCG, NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG, NHS Rotherham CCG, NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG, NHS North East Essex CCG, NHS Norfolk and Waveney CCG, NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, NHS Stafford and Surrounds CCG, NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG, NHS Leeds CCG, NHS Halton CCG, NHS Buckinghamshire CCG, NHS Warrington CCG, NHS Surrey Heartlands CCG and NHS Greater Preston CCG
The bottom of the list looks like this:
NHS Central London (Westminster) CCG, NHS West London CCG, NHS City and Hackney CCG, NHS Tower Hamlets CCG, NHS North Central London CCG, NHS Waltham Forest CCG, NHS Northumberland CCG, NHS Newham CCG, NHS North Tyneside CCG
NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG, NHS Brent CCG, NHS Redbridge CCG
These are all lower than 80%. Central London is lowest on 60.2% and West London on 68.3% followed by City and Hackney on 73.3%. But again there is a consistent lower take up ACROSS age groups in these areas. It looks more like an acute lack of take up rather than a lack of distribution happening.
Where it is much more interesting is on a ward level. There is data for the number of people under 50 who have had the vaccine. I've just stuck it through excel to give a percentage of vaccines given in that ward for those under 50.
Right at the top is Central & Islington. 78% of vaccines have been given to those under 50. Also over 70% are Leeds City Centre, Selly Oak, Cathedral & Kelham, University & Little Woodhouse, Hyde Park (Leeds). If I'm not mistaken all student areas.
Over 60% are Leicester City Centre, Leicester City South, Lenton & Dunkirk, Pier Head, Devonshire Quarter, University North & Whitworth Street, Piccadilly & Ancoats, Central, Castlefield & Deansgate, Olympic Park & Mill Meads, Hyde Park Corner & Woodhouse Cliff, Fallowfield Central and Headingley. Again something of a pattern here.
Pretty much anywhere above 50% is either a student area or well known for having a particularly young population.
Those where under 20% of vaccines have been given to under 50s generally look like middling areas in terms of affluence in provisional areas (not cities) where populations tend to be above average in age and tend to not to be first time buyer type areas.
I have to say looking through this breakdown its a) much more even and fairer than I was expecting. b) where there is significant numbers of under 50s vaccinated there seems to be a geographical argument based on demographics to be made to justify this.
The real issue seems to be in London purely with people not taking up vaccines rather than there being a distribution issue. I guess delays there may be more to do with trying to chase that up rather than because there is less vaccine available.
So I am left feeling that actually they are doing a pretty good job of being as consistent as possible across England. It would be hard to do a much better job than this in reality. Its pretty damn balanced when all is said and done.