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Attending your appointment

• Please do not arrive more than 10 minutes before your appointment
• If you arrive more than 10 minutes early, you may be asked to come back at your appointment time
• Our car park will be very busy, please be mindful and use alternative transport or park elsewhere if you can
• Flu clincs can be very busy, so expect there to be a lot of people. We do love to see so many of our patients coming through the practice!

Did you know that by having your flu vaccine with us, you are actually helping us?

For each flu vaccine that we administer, the practice receives a payment. The money generated from flu vaccinations has contributed to several improvements across the practice such as an extended kitchen area at Helme Chase; the introduction of rise-and-fall desks at both sites, allowing staff to work more flexibly throughout the day; and new bike lockers at Maude Street, enabling staff to cycle to work if they wish. This income also supports ongoing training for our nursing team and helps us invest in new or improved medical equipment.

The important thing is that all our at risk patients are vaccinated, but if we can vaccinate as many of our eligible patients as possible, it would certainly help us!

You are eligible for a free flu and covid vaccine if you are:

• over 65 years old
• pregnant
• live in a care home
• Over 16 with
  
  • conditions that affect your breathing, such as asthma (needing a steroid inhaler or tablets), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or cystic fibrosis
  • heart conditions, such as coronary heart disease or heart failure
  • chronic kidney disease
  • liver disease, such as cirrhosis or hepatitis
  • some conditions that affect your brain or nerves, such as Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy
  • diabetes or Addison's disease
  • a weakened immune system due to a condition such as HIV or AIDS, or due to a treatment such as chemotherapy or steroid medicine
  • problems with your spleen, such as sickle cell disease, or if you've had your spleen removed
  • a learning disability
  • are very overweight – a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above

Frontline health and social care workers, and staff working in care homes for older adults can get these vaccines through their employer.

I don't meet the eligibility for both vaccines, can I get a flu vaccine?

You are eligible for a flu vaccine if you are:

• a household contact of people with immunosuppression
• a main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill
• receiving carer's allowance

I don't meet the eligibility for both vaccines, can I get a covid vaccine?

You are eligible for a covid vaccine if you are:

• over 16 with epilepsy
• a patient who requires long term immunosuppressive treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Scleroderma
• someone with severe mental illness