Childhood Immunisations
These are undertaken by a children’s nurse usually on Tuesday morning. You will receive a letter of invitation. If you haven't received an invitation and think you should please get in touch with the practice and we can check your record. More information about vaccines can be found here.
COVID Vaccination
These can be booked through national booking here for sites available nationally, or through practice link send through text. For more information go to: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/ or give the practice a call If you think you should have received a booking text.
For COVID pass queries please click here
For queries or struggles getting a vaccine contact the surgery or 0300 7906 856 or follow the link below:
LSC Integrated Care Board :: COVID-19 Vaccination Helpline – 0300 7906 856 (icb.nhs.uk)
(Alert: COVID vaccinations are free and you will never be asked for payment, if a link ever asks you for money or payment, stop and ring the surgery)
Flu Vaccination
If you are eligible for a flu immunisation you will be sent an invitation, usually around early October, depending on vaccine supply. The clinics usually run through October, if you have not received your invite by mid October please contact the surgery.
The flu vaccine is a yearly vaccine due to different and new strains of flu every year.
For more info click here
Pneumococcal Vaccination
If you are aged 65 or over you are eligible for a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV).
The Pneumococcal vaccination is NOT an annual vaccination so you only need to have 1 vaccination to protect you against serious forms of pneumococcal infection. The vaccination is available year round so please call the practice to book an appointment with our practice nurses.
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RSV vaccinations
From 1 September 2024, patients who turn 75 and those age 75 to 79 will be eligible for a free vaccine to protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). You can still get the vaccine up to the day before you turn 80.
If you are not yet 75 the NHS will invite you for vaccination once you turn 75.
RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including:
- cough
- sore throat
- sneezing
- a runny or blocked nose
It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.
RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people.
Almost all older adults will have had several RSV infections during their life. A single dose of vaccine will help to boost protection as you reach an age group at highest risk of serious RSV infection. Unlike the flu vaccine you do not need to have the RSV vaccine every year.
Shingles Vaccination
If you are aged between 65-79 you may be eligible for a free shingles vaccination. This vaccination is usually delivered as a non-live two dose programme (Shingrix). Unfortunately the shingles vaccine is not available on the NHS to anyone aged 80 or over because it seems to be less effective in this age group so please get in touch before your 80th Birthday.
The Shingles vaccination is NOT an annual vaccination so you only need to have a single course of two doses at least 8 weeks apart. The vaccination is available year round so please call the practice to book an appointment with our practice nurses.
Please read the leaflet outlining the shingles vaccine below before booking an appointment.
For the most up to date information go to gov.uk website:
or NHS website:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/shingles/
Shingles vaccine FAQs - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Travel Advice and Vaccinations
If you are planning a holiday please complete one of our travel vaccination forms available at the reception or attached below. The nurse will then contact you to arrange an appointment. A Minimum of 6 weeks and ideally 8 weeks notification must be given before travel.
Any vaccinations needed are free of charge other than for malaria, yellow fever, cholera and rabies and other more unusual vaccines if needed.(these are not available on the NHS) Please note that if have booked a last minute holiday we cannot guarantee that we will be able to deal with your request in time.
More Vaccination Information
If you are unsure regarding vaccination or would like more information on vaccinations, see below links to nhs.uk and the oxford vaccine project:
NHS: Vaccinations - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Oxford Vaccine Project: Home | Vaccine Knowledge Project (ox.ac.uk)