NHS Boss Criticises Healthcare Workers’ Low COVID Vaccine Uptake in Leaked Letter

NHS Wales Chief Executive Judith Paget said that ’time is not on our side‘ as she expressed ’disappointment' in the COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

A member of staff poses with a phial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Cardiff, Wales on Dec. 8, 2020. Justin Tallis/Pool/Getty Images

In a leaked letter addressed to healthcare organisations, the highest-ranking official of NHS Wales has criticised low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers.

A letter signed by Judith Paget, director general for health and social services and the NHS Wales chief executive, expresses her anticipation in learning about “interventions” following her “disappointment” in COVID-19 vaccine uptake.