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Vaccinations

Flu vaccination

You may be at higher risk from flu if:

  • you are aged 65 or over
  • you are on regular inhaled steroids
  • you have a chronic respiratory disease (including asthma)
  • you have chronic heart, kidney or liver disease
  • you are diabetic
  • you have a weak immune system
  • you live in a long-stay residential or nursing home
  • you are a carer

Pneumococcal vaccination

Everybody aged 65 and over should be immunised against pneumococcal infection, which can cause illnesses such as pneumonia, septicaemia (blood poisoning) and meningitis. Phone the surgery during September to make an appointment if this applies to you.

Shingles vaccination

The shingles vaccine is recommended for people at higher risk from shingles, including:

  • all adults turning 65 (you’ll be offered 2 doses, 6 to 12 months apart, and remain eligible until your 80th birthday)
  • everyone aged 70 to 79 (contact your surgery if you missed your vaccine — you’re eligible until your 80th birthday)
  • people aged 50 and over with a severely weakened immune system (2 doses, 8 weeks to 6 months apart)

You can get shingles more than once, so it’s worth being vaccinated even if you’ve had it before. You cannot have the vaccine if you’ve had a serious allergic reaction to a previous dose or an ingredient in it. Ask your GP or care team if you’re not sure whether you’re eligible.

Baby, child and travel vaccinations

We offer baby and child immunisations and HPV vaccinations — see our Clinics we offer page.

The surgery does not provide a travel advice service — you’ll need to consult a private provider for this. We can provide the following vaccines free of charge, if you’ve been advised you need them for your destination: cholera, hepatitis A, polio and typhoid. Please contact the surgery at least 6 weeks before you travel.

Further travel information: