Flu Season

Help keep yourself and the people you care for safe this autumn and winter. GET YOUR FLU VACCINATION.

Please contact the surgery to arrange an appointment.

Those eligible for NHS free flu vaccine in 2023/24 are:

Those aged 65 years and over

– Those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups

– Pregnant women

– All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31.08.23

– Primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)

– Those in long-stay residential care homes

– Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person.

– Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals

– Frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme.

Booking appointments

When contacting the practice to book an appointment, please be aware that you will be asked for information by the Medical Care Navigators. They need to know, to help them ensure that patients are seen by the most appropriate service to deal with the situation. Anything you tell them will be treated in absolute confidence.