Flu vaccinations are now available to book for eligible patients. If the practice has your mobile number, a text invitation will be sent to you to invite you to book. Once you have received your invitation, you can book your vaccination by either replying to your message with a day or time that works for you (weekdays only) or book with reception by calling on 02034578727 .When attending your appointment, please consider wearing a face mask and maintain social distancing when in the practice. Please be prepared by wearing a short sleeved top so the vaccinator can easily reach the top of your arm.
Eligible patients:
- Aged 6 months to 65 years in clinical risk groups*
- Pregnancy women
- Aged 65 and over
- From 15 October 2022 - Aged 50-64 not in a clinical risk group
- Carers
- Close contacts with immunosuppressed people
- Housebound patients
- Residents of long stay care or nursing homes
- Locum GPs
- Frontline health and social care staff without employer led occupational health:
- Registered care or nursing home
- Registered domiciliary care provider
- Voluntary managed hospice
- Direct budget (personal budgets) and/or personal health budgets, such as Personal Assistants
*At risk groups include:
- chronic respiratory condition: asthma, COPD, bronchitis
- chronic heart disease, including heart failure
- chronic kidney disease, stages 3, 4 & 5
- chronic liver disease
- chronic neurological disease, eg Parkinsons or Motor Neurone Disease
- learning disability
- Diabetes
- Splenic dysfunction or asplenia
- Weakened immune system due to disease (eg HIV/AIDS) or treatment (eg cancer)
- Morbidly obese (BMI 40 & above)