We will be holding a flu vaccine clinic on Saturday 12^th October by appointment only. Eligible patients will be sent a booking link to book their appointment. Alternatively, you can call the surgery to book your appointment on 01207 585890 or 01207 509278.

Eligibility criteria below. The government has announced that the flu campaign cannot start until October 2024.

• those aged 65 years and over
• those 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 person
• close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants

*Pregnant women will be invited for NHS flu vaccination from 1^st September 2024

More information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-flu-immunisation-programme-plan-2024-to-2025