NHS England have updated the flu contract this year which means we are not able to provide flu vaccinations to those clinically at risk or the over 65’s until the start of October. The reason for this is that research has shown receiving the vaccination later provides better protection over the months where flu is most prolific.
We will be contacting all eligible patients towards the end of August to book into our flu clinics. We will be having 2 Saturday mornings clinics on the 5th and 12th October where we hope to be able to vaccinate a majority of our patients. We will also be having further clinics during our normal working week for patients to book into who cannot make these dates.
We are awaiting further information before we decide whether we will be offering Covid vaccinations this autumn. We will of course update patients when we have made a final decision on this.