NHS vaccinations

It's important that you have the vaccinations you need to keep you safe and to minimise the risk of infections.

We offer a number of vaccinations at our surgery. Your GP will be able to let you know what vaccinations you need.

You can also find more information about vaccinations and when to have them on the NHS vaccination schedule (NHS website).

Childhood immunisation

It's important to make sure that your child has all of their routine childhood vaccinations. It's the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases.

Ideally, children should have their vaccinations at the right age to protect them as early as possible and to minimise the risk of infection.

Your GP will be able to tell you what vaccinations children need. You can also find more information about children's vaccinations and benefits on the Vaccinations page on the NHS website.

Flu vaccinations

Seasonal flu is highly infectious illness that’s caused by a flu virus. The virus infects your lungs and upper airways, and can cause a high temperature, aches and pains. A flu vaccination can help limit your risk of getting the flu.

Our surgery offers flu vaccinations to patients. We offer two routine vaccinations – one for patients under 65 years and another vaccine for patient over 65 years.

You can contact the surgery to find out more about flu vaccinations or visit the Flu Influenza vaccine page on the NHS website.

Travel vaccinations

We offer routine vaccinations and general advice to our patients travelling abroad who may need to be vaccinated.

We recommend booking an appointment to see your GP and help plan for your trip. It may take up to eight weeks for a full course of vaccinations, so please contact us well in advance to give yourself plenty of time if you’re planning to go abroad where you’re required to be vaccinated.

Some vaccinations are ordered on a private prescription and not on the NHS, which means that these will be charged for. Your GP will be able to tell you which vaccinations you need, when you need them and if you will need to pay for them.

You can book an appointment to see your GP using our online system. You can also find useful information about travel vaccinations on the Travel vaccinations page on the NHS website.

Please complete a copy of our Travel Questionnaire form here.

RSV Vaccine

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Overview

RSV is a common respiratory virus that generally causes mild illness with cold-like symptoms.

Most cases recover after two to three weeks of illness, but RSV can cause severe illness leading to complications and hospitalisation in some people, including:

newborns
infants
older adults

Infants under one year of age and the elderly are at the greatest risk of hospitalisation with more severe RSV.

What RSV can lead to

The clinical significance of RSV in infants is that it can cause bronchiolitis which leads to:

inflammation of the small airways
significant breathing difficulties

In older adults, RSV is a cause of acute respiratory illness, such as pneumonia, particularly those living with:

frailty
co-morbidities

How does the vaccine work?

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.

Individuals aged 75 and over

The RSV vaccine is currently recommended for everyone turning 75 years old on or after the 1 August 2024, up to and including 31 July 2025.

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 August 2024.

This means individuals will be offered the vaccine if their date of birth is between 2 August 1944 and 31 July 1950 inclusive.

Pregnant individuals

Pregnant individuals are eligible from 28 weeks of their pregnancy until birth of the baby.

This is to offer the infant protection immediately after birth.

What about people who are under 75 years?

Younger people will be offered the vaccine when they reach 75 years of age.

Will I get any side effects?

You may get some soreness, redness or swelling at the site of the injection for a day or two after the vaccination.

How do I book?

Call into the surgery and ask at the desk or call the team and they will book you into the Friday afternoon clinics operating in September and then resuming in November onwards.

More information - RSV vaccine for adults (publishing.service.gov.uk)

NHS vaccinations

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

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