Booking for Flu and COVID vaccinations are now open
Our weekend clinics this year will be on:
- Saturday 4th October – Milford Medical Centre
- Sunday 5th October – Wistaria Surgery
Appointments are required for these clinics. If these clinics are full or are not on a convenient day for you then there will be other clinic dates available after these dates.
Which Vaccines are available?
This Autumn the number of people eligible for COVID vaccinations is reduced compared to last year. Everyone aged 75 and over is eligible for both Flu and COVID vaccinations. Not many people aged under 75 are eligible for COVID vaccinations. If you are you will receive a booking link advising you that you can book to have both. Everyone aged 65 and over is eligible for a Flu vaccination as well as those under 65 with various long term conditions e.g. Diabetes.
Another change this year is that the type of Flu vaccine you should have changes at age 50, previously this was at the age of 65. This means that everyone aged 50 and over should have the same flu vaccination with an alternative vaccine available for those aged under 50. Those turning 50 in the next few months need to be careful to book the right aged appointment for the age you will be on the day of vaccination.
How to book?
Appointments are available to book via the NHS app/NHS online, via Patient Access or using a booking link which we will be sending out to those with mobile phone numbers on their records. The best way to book is via a booking link as this will ensure you book into the correct type of appointment. Try and avoid calling the surgery to book, as we need to keep our phonelines for other queries, but it is possible to book this way if you are not able to use a booking link or another method.
Appointment types bookable via the NHS app:
- FLU AND COVID OVER 50
- All those aged 75 (or turning 75 before the end of January 2026) are eligible for Flu and COVID vaccinations and can use this appointment type to receive both vaccinations at the same time.
- A small number of patients aged 50 and over with significant immunosuppression can also use this appointment type to receive both vaccinations at the same time.
- FLU OVER 50
- All those aged 65 (or turning 65 before the end of March 2026) can use this appointment type to receive a flu vaccination only.
- People aged 50 and over with certain medical problems can also use this appointment type to receive flu vaccination only.
- FLU AND COVID UNDER 50
- A small number of patients aged under 50 with significant immunosuppression can use this appointment type to receive both vaccinations at the same time.
- FLU UNDER 50
- Only patients with certain medical problems who are aged under 50 should use this appointment type to receive a flu vaccination only.
- COVID ONLY
- COVID only appointments are not currently available in practice, you can book via the National Booking Programme and we will likely add appointments in the future.
We will be checking regularly to make sure people are not booked into the wrong appointment slot. If you book the wrong type of appointment it is likely we will have to cancel the appointment and arrange a different date/time.
Patient Information Leaflets – Read before you attend
We would recommend you have a look at the documents linked below before you attend. Click on the button appropriate to you. These options are for adults only.
