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Flu and COVID vaccines will soon be available at our GP Practice. This year we will be offering eligible patients the opportunity to receive both vaccines at the same time at our drive through clinics at our Lake Road Surgery.
We’re currently finalising our clinic schedule to make sure we have the right staff in place to deliver your vaccines safely and efficiently. Please do not contact reception until we make contact with you.
In the meantime, please ensure that your up to date contact details are registered with us so that we may reach you. If you need to update your phone number or address, you can do this online using our form>>
For more information on what you can do to help yourself stay well in winter and vaccine eligibility, please follow this link to the NHS Winter vaccinations and winter health web page>>
Influenza (flu) vaccination is important because, while flu is unpleasant for most people, it can be dangerous and even life-threatening for some, particularly those with certain health conditions. Getting vaccinated helps protect individuals from flu and relieves the pressure on the NHS and social care services.
In the UK, the flu vaccination season typically starts in September and runs until March, with the main push for vaccinations occurring between September and early December. This ensures people are protected before flu activity peaks, usually between December and March.
The flu vaccine is recommended for people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.
It's offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter.
We’re currently finalising our clinic schedule to make sure we have the right staff in place to deliver your vaccines safely and efficiently.
Choosing to have your vaccine with us not only protects you — it also helps support your local GP team - we receive a small fee per dose, which helps us continue providing care to the community.
Later this Autumn we will inviting children aged between 2 to 3 years of age to receive a children's flu vaccination at the surgery.
Please do not contact us yet, as we will publish clinic arrangements on this website and social media when finalised.
Primary School aged children in England (from Reception class to Year 11) will be offered a flu vaccination by the NHS school aged immunisation service.
Children who are home educated will be offered the vaccine if they are in an eligible age group. Parents can obtain information about arrangements from their local authority education department.
Viruses change, and protection fades over time. The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect against COVID-19 virus, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. People at increased risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19 are invited to receive the vaccine, which the NHS usually offers in spring and early winter.
Getting the COVID vaccine can help reduce your risk of getting severe symptoms and help you recover more quickly if you catch COVID. It protects against different types of the COVID virus and can help reduce your risk of being hospitalised if you become infected.
Please note that the focus of the programme is shifting towards targeted vaccination of those at highest risk of serious disease. For Autumn 2025, the COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to:
This represents a change from the Autumn 2024 programme, which also included adults aged 65 to 74 and all those aged 6 months and over in a clinical risk group.
So while immunosuppressed individuals will be eligible, other clinical risk groups are not.
