Flu Vaccines 2024

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The practice is in the process of inviting eligible patients for their flu vaccinations via a text message with a self book link. This allows you to book in a time slot that suits you rather than a long wait on the telephone. Our staff are also available if you are unable to use the self-book link.

Saturday clinics have been set up for October as well as some in hours clinics at various times with members of the nursing team.

Who is eligible?

Further information is available Flu vaccine – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

From 1 September:

  • pregnant women
  • all children aged 2 or 3 years old (on 31 August 2024)
  • all primary school-aged children (from Reception class to Year 6)
  • secondary school-aged children from Years 7 to 11
  • all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years

From 3 October 2024:

  • those aged 18 to under 65 years in clinical risk groups such as those below
  • those aged 65 years and over
  • 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 staff employed by the types of social care providers without employer-led occupational health schemes
  • those living in long-stay residential care homes or nursing homes[footnote 1], other long-stay health or social care facilities[footnote 1] or a house-bound patient (defined in the ES specification)

Examples of clinical risk groups

  • chronic (long-term) respiratory disease, such as asthma (requires continuous or repeated use of inhaled or systemic steroids or with previous exacerbations requiring hospital admission), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or bronchitis
  • chronic neurological disease, such as Parkinson’s disease or motor neurone disease
  • a weakened immune system due to disease (such as HIV/AIDS) or treatment (such as cancer treatment)
  • morbidly obese (defined as BMI of 40 and above)
  • chronic heart disease, such as heart failure
  • chronic kidney disease at stage 3, 4 or 5
  • chronic liver disease
  • a learning disability
  • diabetes and adrenal insufficiency
  • splenic dysfunction or asplenia