Flu Vaccinations 2023 / 2024

 

The practice has started to send out appointment invitations. We expect all our eligible patients to have received an appointment invitation by the 23rd October 2023

The flu vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine, offered every year on the NHS to help protect people from getting seriously ill from flu. The best time to have the flu vaccine is in the autumn or early winter, before flu starts spreading. However, you can get the vaccine anytime between September 2023 to March 2024.

The practice has started to send out appointment invitations. We expect all our eligible patients to have received an appointment invitation by the 23rd October 2023.

If you consider yourself eligible for a flu vaccination but have yet to receive an appointment from us, please complete the following form.

Complete the flu eligibility form

As in previous years, our Primary Care Network (Network 4) will deliver both the Covid and Flu vaccinations. They will be in contact shortly with all eligible patients. Please contact us if you would prefer to have your flu vaccination separately so that we can arrange an appointment for you.

 

Who can Have a Flu Vaccination?

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations (JCVI) have advised us on which of our patient groups are eligible and when we can vaccinate you: 

Children aged 2-3 years (on 31 August 2023):

We will send you an appointment invitation as soon as we receive delivery notification of child nasal flu sprays.

Primary school children from reception to year 6:

Children in these year groups will be vaccinated at school. Your school will inform you of their vaccination programme.

Secondary school children in years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11:

Children in these year groups will be vaccinated at school. Your school will inform you of their vaccination programme.

Children with a long-term health condition can be vaccinated at the practice if they prefer.  See further information: School Age Flu Vaccination - Sirona Care & Health NHS services

Home schooled and those not in mainstream education:

Home-schooled children and children not in mainstream education should be invited for vaccination by the school aged immunisation service. If you do not hear from them, ask your Local Authority Education Department about arrangements.

Children with a long-term health condition can be vaccinated at the practice if they prefer. 

See further information: School Age Flu Vaccination - Sirona Care & Health NHS services

Patients aged 6 months - 18 years in a clinical risk group:

We will send you an appointment invitation as soon as we receive delivery notification of child nasal flu sprays. 

Patients aged 18 years - 64 years with a long term health condition:

We will send you an appointment invitation as soon as we are able.

Appointment slots will start from 18th September 2023. 

Pregnant Women:

We will send you an appointment invitation as soon as we are able.

Appointment slots will start from 18th September 2023.

​Patients aged 50 years - 64 years without a long-term health condition: 

In previous years the practice has vaccinated patients in this cohort. Patients aged 50-64 years without a long-term health condition, will not be eligible for a routine flu vaccination for the year 2023/2024.

If you fall within this cohort and would like a flu vaccination, please contact your local pharmacy for more information and vaccination prices.

Patients aged 65 years an over:

We will send you an appointment invitation as soon as we are able.

Appointment slots will start from 23rd September 2023.                                    

Patients in long stay residential homes/nursing homes:

Our Urgent Care Team will be visiting our Care Homes to offer the Covid and Flu vaccines. Visits will start week commencing 2nd October 2023.

Voluntary (unpaid) Carers:

(in receipt of a carer’s allowance or those who are a main carer for an elderly or disabled person)

We will send you an invitation as soon as we are able.

Appointment slots will start from 18th September 2023.

Further information can be found on the Carers UK website

Learning disability and housebound patients:

Our Care Co-ordination Team will be in touch to make arrangements with you.

 

How Do I Book An Appointment?

Patients who have registered a mobile number with the practice will receive a text message with an invitation to book your appointment. Please don’t be concerned if you do not receive your text invitation straight away, we haven’t forgotten about you. Our computer system will alert us as to when to send your appointment invite.

For those patients who haven’t registered a mobile number with the practice, we will telephone eligible patients as we work through the cohorts.

Please find copies of our flu vaccination letters sent to eligible patients in the links below. They provide details of how you can let us know if you would rather not receive the flu vaccination this year.

 

​Further Information

​Additional information on the flu vaccination programme can be found on the NHS Website

Published: Sep 1, 2023

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