Travel
We offer the following travel vaccinations free of charge; however you will need to complete and submit a travel form in plenty of time (we recommend 6-8 weeks) before your journey:
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Tetanus, Diptheria and Polio
Please note there is a national shortage of some travel vaccinations currently therefore please contact the surgery in advance of travel for advice
Chargeable vaccinations
Patients will need to attend a private travel clinic for advice and administration of the following vaccinations, which are chargeable.
- Yellow Fever
- Japanese B Encephalitis
- Tick Borne Encephalitis
- Rabies
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis ACWY
Shingles
The shingles vaccine helps protect against shingles.
It’s recommended for people at higher risk from shingles, including all adults turning 65, those aged 70 to 79 and those aged 50 and over with a severely weakened immune system.
The current Shingles vaccination programme adverts and promotion have proved to be quite confusing with people believing they are already eligible when they are not yet.
Please see the attached chart to see when you are eligible for you shingles, and see the guidance here if you are not eligible yet.
Flu
Flu vaccine eligibility
Flu vaccination is safe and effective. It’s offered every year from October through the NHS to help protect people at risk of getting seriously ill from flu. The Vaccine is available from the practice and most pharmacies tor those aged 65 and above or those with long term health conditions.
The NHS website provides information about who can get it, how to book and where to get the vaccine.
The flu programme will commence in October 2024 and eligibility includes.
- all adults aged 65 years and over
- all adults under 65 years of age who have a medical condition
- all pregnant individuals
- people who receive a carer’s allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person
- all adults living with someone who has lowered immunity due to disease or treatment
- all frontline health and social care workers.
Find out about flu vaccination for adults
Find out about flu vaccination for children
COVID-19
COVID-19 and Spring booster eligbility
- All adults aged 75 years and over (you need to be 75 years old by 30 June 2024)
- All adults living in a care home
- All aged 6 months and over with a weakened immune system
COVID-19 vaccination is safe and effective. It gives you the best protection against COVID-19.
The Practice is not currently offering the spring covid booster, however most pharmacies offer this vaccination.
The NHS website provides information about the vaccination, who can get it, and safety and side effects.
Find out about COVID-19 vaccination
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) from September 2024
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including cough, sore throat, sneezing and 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.
Everyone turning 75 years old on or after the 1 September 2024 will be offered a single dose of RSV vaccine. This is because older adults are more at risk of serious complications from RSV.
You can still get the vaccine up to the day before you turn 80.
For the first year of the programme, the vaccine will also be offered to those who are already aged 75 to 79 years on 1 September 2024 as part of a catch up programme.
Pregnant women are also being offered the vaccine to protect their babies from RSV. You can read the guide to the RSV vaccine for pregnant women here
Please see the patient information leaflet here for more information on the vaccine
