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FLU VACCINATIONS - September 2025 - January 2026

The Practice offers Flu Vaccinations at every opportunity throughout the months of September to March. Patients can book in to FLU clinics or normal Nurse/HCA Clinics to have the Flu Vaccination. The Practice send messages to all patients who have a mobile with authorisation for text messages and a Link to book directly in to the clinics. Patients with a home telephone number will be contacted by the Reception team and patients with no numbers will be sent a letter asking you to book the vaccination.

The following patients are eligable for an annual Flu Vaccination

Patients aged 6m to 64 years at risk

Pregnant Patients 

Patients Aged 2 - 3 

Residential care patients and staff

Care home patients and staff

All Patients Aged 65+ 

DIRECT BOOKING - LINKS SENT TO ALL PATIENTS REGISTERED WITH A MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER THE MESSAGE WILL CONTAIN A LINK AND PATIENTS CAN BOOK DIRECTLY INTO ANY OF OUR FLU CLINICS ON A DAY AND TIME THAT SUITS THEM

DROP IN FLU CLINICS - CERTAIN CLINICS ARE USED FOR DROP IN FLU VACCINATIONS, DATES AND TIMES ARE SENT OUT IN TEXT MESSAGES AND ALSO ADVERTISED AROUND THE HEALTH CENTRE

WHEN PATIENTS ATTEND THE PRACTICE FOR ANY APPOINTMENT THEY WILL BE ASKED OPPORTUNISTICALLY IF THEY WAOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE FLU VACCINATION AT THE SAME TIME

RECEPTION STAFF WILL ASK ALL PATIENTS THEY SPEAK TO OR SEE AT RECEPTION IF THEY WOULD LIKE A FLU VACCINTATIONS

SMS TEXT MESSAGES ARE SENT OUT TO ALL PATIENTS REGISTERED WITH A MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER ASKING THEM TO BOOK IN FOR A FLU VACCINATION

PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A MOBILE PHONE NUMBER REGISTERED AT THE PRACTICE WILL BE TELEPHONED ON THEIR HOME NUMBER BY RECEPTION STAFF TO ASK IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO BOOK A FLU VACCINATION.  IF WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTACT THE PATIENT IN THE ABOVE WAYS THEN A LETTER WILL BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS ON THE MEDICAL RECORDS

PCN5 PRIMARY CARE NETWORK CONSISTS OF 10 PRACTICES IN THIS AREA. PCN5 HAVE RUN DROP IN CLINICS FOR ALL THE PRACTICE PATIENTS TO ACCESS. 

PATIENT WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO FLU CLINICS AT THE PRACTICE AND THROUGH THE PCN. HOME VISISTS ARE ALSO CARRIED OUT FOR LD PATIENTS

 
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