Vaccinations

Travel Vaccinations

Our practice is able to offer limited appointments for free travel vaccinations under the NHS programme.

Details of which vaccines are offered free by the NHS are on the NHS online guide.

Depending on where you are travelling to, you might need some travel vaccines that are not included in the NHS programme. You will need to contact a private travel service if this is the case.

The most important thing to bear in mind about travel vaccinations is the importance of forward planning. The advice on NHS website is that you should contact your GP at least eight weeks before your travel date.

t is important to make sure that your child has all their routine childhood vaccinations. It's the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases as they are growing up.

We have clinically trained staff who can deliver the childhood vaccination programme.

Booking your child's vaccination appointment

Contact the surgery to book a vaccination appointment for your child.

For more information about the UK vaccination programme for children and adults refer to the NHS Guide.

Before the appointment:

Inform the surgery who will be taking the child, if neither a parent nor guardian can attend.
If neither a parent nor guardian can attend, please ensure written consent is bought for each immunisation required.
Take your 'red book' to the appointment

Our nurse will check:

Your child's general health, and what medicines they may be taking
Which vaccines your child is going to have
That you know what diseases they’ll protect against
That you know what side effects may occur, and how to treat them
That you’re happy to go ahead

After the injection

Make sure that the type of injection (and where it was given) is noted down in your red book and in your child’s GP records. Your child may need this information later in life, for example when applying for certain jobs or going abroad to live or study

If you miss an appointment

Please ensure you inform the surgery beforehand if you will not be able to attend an appointment. You won’t have to start the course of vaccines again. Just make a new appointment as soon as you can - Our reception team will be happy to help you do this.

COVID-19 vaccine

The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect against COVID-19, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It's offered on the NHS to people at increased risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccination is an important part of protecting yourself if you're at increased risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19.

The COVID-19 vaccines are offered because viruses change and protection fades over time. It's important to top up your protection if you're eligible.

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine can:

help reduce your risk of getting severe symptoms
help you recover more quickly if you catch COVID-19
help reduce your risk of having to go to hospital or dying from COVID-19
protect against different types of COVID-19 virus

You may still get or spread COVID-19 even if you have a vaccine, so it's important to follow advice about how to avoid catching and spreading COVID-19.

Who should have the COVID-19 vaccine

The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for people at increased risk from COVID-19.

You may be offered a COVID-19 vaccine if you:

are aged 65 or over
are pregnant
are aged 6 months to 64 years and have an increased risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19 because of a health condition or treatment
live in a care home for older adults

If you're eligible for the winter COVID-19 vaccine, you can:

book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment online or in the NHS App – you need to book your vaccination before 20 December 2024
go to a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site

Some people may be able to get vaccinated through a local service, such as a community pharmacy or your GP surgery, or a care home if they live in a care home.

You do not need to wait for an invitation before booking an appointment.

Flu vaccine

The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It's offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.

This page is about the flu vaccine for adults. There are also pages about the children's flu vaccine and flu jab in pregnancy.

Who should have the flu vaccine

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.

You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you:

are aged 65 or over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2025)
have certain long-term health conditions
are pregnant
live in a care home
are the main carer for an older or disabled person, or receive a carer's allowance
live with someone who has a weakened immune system

Frontline health and social care workers can also get a flu vaccine through their employer.

Shingles vaccine

The shingles vaccine helps protect against shingles. It's recommended for all adults turning 65, those aged 70 to 79 and those aged 50 and over with a severely weakened immune system.

What the shingles vaccine is for

Shingles is a common condition that causes a painful rash. It can sometimes lead to serious problems such as long-lasting pain, hearing loss or blindness.

You're more likely to get shingles, and it's more likely to cause serious problems, as you get older or if you have a severely weakened immune system.

The shingles vaccine helps:

reduce your chances of getting shingles
reduce your chances of getting serious problems if you do get shingles

Who should have the shingles vaccine

The shingles vaccine is recommended for some older adults and people with a severely weakened immune system.