Spring Covid Booster Vaccines
This spring those most vulnerable and at greatest risk from COVID-19 will need extra protection . You are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine if you are:
• aged 75 years & over (by the 30th June 2024)
• aged 6 months and over and are immunosuppressed (please click "Read More" below for further information).
If you are eligible please use the National Booking System or call 119. You can also book using the NHS App.
Locally appointments are again being offered at Hexham Mart at Tyne Green. If this location is not available when you try to book, please try again at another time, more appointments are being added all the time.
Please do not call us to arrange a vaccination as we do not have any other way of accessing the appointments.
The Hadrian Extra Care Hub provides appointments every Saturday at Hexham Primary Care Centre. Appointments can be booked through our reception team or online by following this link:- NHS Bookings
Appointment types available to book include:
Practice Nurse
Asthma Review
GP Telephone Call
GP Face to Face
Cervical Smear Test
The GP or Nurse will have full access to your medical record.
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Preparation of this accessibility statement
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StrepA / scarlet Fever
- There has been much media coverage of the higher than usual rates of infections in younger children, particularly StrepA infections that cause Scarlet Fever. It is important to note that there are various infections circulating at the moment and the vast majority require no medical intervention. That said there is understandable concern among parents and we would encourage anyone with concerns about their children to seek help as appropriate.
A very good source of helpful advice to parents on a wide range of health issues affecting children can be found here. There is an associated App which is also very good, and a handy pocket resource.
Specifically in relation to StrepA/Scarlet Fever the advice is as follows:
As a parent, if you feel that your child seems seriously unwell, you should trust your own judgement. Contact NHS 111 or your GP if:
- your child is getting worse
- your child is feeding or eating much less than normal
- your child has had a dry nappy for 12 hours or more or shows other signs of dehydration
- your baby is under 3 months and has a temperature of 38°C, or is older than 3 months and has a temperature of 39°C or higher
- your baby feels hotter than usual when you touch their back or chest, or feels sweaty
- your child is very tired or irritable
Call 999 or go to A&E if:
- your child is having difficulty breathing – you may notice grunting noises or their tummy sucking under their ribs
- there are pauses when your child breathes
- your child’s skin, tongue or lips are blue
- your child is floppy and will not wake up or stay awake