Covid and Flu Vaccination Update

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The covid and flu vaccination programme will be starting from the 3rd October. Please do not call the surgery to book an appointment. If you would like to book an appointment you can contact 119. We will also be sending out text messages to patients once we get confirmation of our vaccination delivery dates.

Housebound Patients

If you are on our housebound register the district nurses will contact you directly to book an appointment for the vaccination. Please do not contact the surgery to find out when this will be as they will arrange the appointment with you directly.

The eligibility for vaccinations is as per below:

For flu vaccinations:
From 1 September 2024:pregnant womenall children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2024primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years
From 3 October 2024:those aged 65 years and overthose aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza Chapter 19)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 personclose contacts of immunocompromised individualsall frontline health care workers, including both clinical and non-clinical stafffrontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme
For Covid-19 vaccinations:
From 3 October 2024:adults aged 65 years and overresidents in a care home for older adultsindividuals aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group (as defined in tables 3 or 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book)frontline NHS and social care workers

We request you to ensure you come at the time of your appointment to reduce the waiting time in queues. Due to on going renovations we request you do not bring your car and use alternative avenues to visit the surgery.

Alternatively, please find below a list of alternative parking as per below:

  • Side Roads have free parking but not between 10.30-11:30
  • Fords Grove
  • Fords Gove Car Park (Free parking for 45 minutes)
  • Green Dragon Lane
  • Elm Park Road