There is a change to the Autumn vaccination programme this year, with individual GP Practices now able to vaccinate our own patients against both Covid and Flu.

The national Autumn vaccination programme starts on 1st October 2026. We will be offering Flu and Covid vaccines to our registered patients from that date and we expect to be able to vaccinate everyone by the middle of October. Appointments later on will be available for those that need them.

We will not be using the National Booking System, instead we will be using our own appointment system. Appointments slots are already in place and we will be shortly sending booking links to eligible patients. You can book using the link, or in person or by telephone on 01434 603627 but please call later in the day.

Each appointment slot can be used for either Flu, Covid or both vaccines. Just book a single slot to receive your eligible vaccines.

Flu: Everyone aged 65+ or those in certain at-risk groups (eg diabetes or asthma)

Covid: Everyone aged 75+ or those who are severely immuncompromised

All adults aged 75 and over are now eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. Until recently people aged over 80 were not eligible but this has changed.

RSV is a common virus that infects the lungs. While symptoms are mild for many people, the virus can be severe in older adults, causing pneumonia, bronchitis and flare-ups of existing lung disease and other long-term conditions. This can make it difficult to breathe and leave some older people requiring hospital treatment. RSV causes around 9,000 hospitalisations in those aged over 75 in the UK each year. You can book this vaccine as soon as you turn 75. This is not an annual vaccine and you only require a single vaccination.

 

If you have the NHS App on your phone (or if you use Patient Access on your computer/tablet, then you can order your repeat prescriptions online without phoning the Practice. Why not give it a go?