The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It's offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.

The flu vaccine can help protect against this potentially serious or life-threatening illness. It's offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu and its complications.  You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you:

• are 65 and over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2025)
• have certain health conditions
• are pregnant
• are in long-stay residential care
• receive a carer's allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be at risk if you get sick
• live with someone who is more likely to get a severe infection due to a weakened immune system, such as someone living with HIV, someone who has had a transplant, or is having certain treatments for cancer, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis

 The children's nasal spray flu vaccine is given to: 

• children aged 2 or 3 on 31 August 2024 (born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2022)
• all primary school children (Reception to Year 6)
• some secondary school children (Year 7 to Year 11)
• children aged 2 to 17 with certain long-term health conditions

Babies and children aged 6 months to 2 years with certain health conditions will be offered a flu vaccine injection instead of the nasal spray. 

Further information is available @ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/flu/.

Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs, usually caused by an infection. Most people get better in 2 to 4 weeks, but babies, older people, and people with heart or lung conditions are at risk of getting seriously ill and may need treatment in hospital.  It can also help protect against other illnesses such as sinusitis and ear infections.

Babies can have the pneumococcal vaccine from 12 weeks of age along with a booster dose at 12 months. Everyone over the age of 65, along with children and adults at a higher risk of getting seriously ill (underlying medical conditions), will be called for the vaccination throughout the course of the year. Did you know this vaccine can also help fight septicaemia and Meningitis? If you are on the fence about having the vaccination, please go to www.nhs.uk/conditions/pneumonia for more information or call the surgery to book an appointment.

Patients who qualify (Eligibility Table) will be called systematically to allow for the allocated and restricted amount of vaccinations we can order at a time.  You can get shingles more than once, so it's important to get vaccinated even if you've had shingles before.

• People aged 70 to 79
• People who turn 65 on or after September 2023
• People aged 50 and over with a severely weakened immune system

Further information can be found at www.nhs.uk/conditions/shingles/.

All children aged 12 – 13 (year 8) are offered the free HPV vaccination at school. However, some children may have missed the vaccination. If you are 18-24 and have not had the vaccination, you can still get it before your 25th birthday. Please call the surgery to book/discuss with the nursing team.

Further information can be found at www.nhs.uk/conditions/human-papilloma-virus-hpv/

Adults aged 75-79 and woman who are 28 weeks pregnant or more, are all eligible for this free vaccine to protect them from the RSV; an infectious disease of the airway and lungs which, in some cases, can lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. If you haven't been contacted and offered the vaccine and fall into the above cohorts please call and speak to reception to book an appointment.  Visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv/ for further information. 

The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect against COVID-19, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It's offered on the NHS to people at increased risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19.

Covid symptoms can be very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu. Most people feel better within a few weeks, but it can take longer to recover. For some people, it can be a more serious illness and their symptoms can last longer

Vaccinations are currently offered seasonally in Spring and Autumn/Winter.  Details will be published when available (News).

Additional advice can be found @ www.nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/.