Flu vaccinations 23/24

First flu clinic is Saturday 23 September 2023. More will be added

The below groups will be eligible for a flu vaccine from 1 September 2023:

• those aged 65 years and over
• those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, chapter 19 (Influenza))
• pregnant women
• all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2023
• primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
• those in long-stay residential care homes ^{[footnote 1]}
• 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

Please note 50 – 64 year olds are not eligible this year.

It is likely that we will not complete our vaccination of high risk patients until December.

Like all GP practices we ordered our seasonal flu vaccinations many months ago, these will arrive in batches over a six to eight week period starting mid September, if things go to plan.

Covid vaccination for 0ver 65s and Immunosuppressed will not be available until October  2023  and there may be an opportunity to administer both together from that date for those that want it.  We will keep this section regularly updated

We appreciate this may lead to some frustration but would ask our patients to bear with us as we try to manage delivering vaccinations to between 2500 and 4000 patients.

Please keep an eye on the website as we will post updates as the time draws nearer