COVID AND FLU VACCINATIONS 

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?

 Covid-19 Vaccine

From October 2025 the following people will be eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine:

·        Residents in a Care Home for older adults

·        All adults aged 75 years and over

·        Persons aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed

 Flu Vaccine

 From 1 September 2025 the following people will be eligible for a flu vaccine:

·         Pregnant women

·         All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025

·         Primary School aged children (from Reception to Year 6)

·         Secondary School aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)

·         All children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years

From October 2025 the following people will be eligible for a flu vaccine:

·         Those aged 65 years and over

·         Those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups

·         Those in long-stay residential care homes

·         Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person

·         Close contacts of immunosuppressed individuals

·         Frontline workers in a social care setting

The Breast Screening Unit has arrived and is parked in Guilsborough Surgery car park.  This will be with us for approximately 3 months.    If you are due an appointment you will be contacted by The Forrest Centre, but for any queries please contact them on 01604 545825.

From 1 September 2024, those who turn 75 and those age 75-79 will be eligible for a free vaccine to protect them from Respiratory Synctial Virus (RSV). 

Please contact the surgery direct to book an appointment.

Also, all women who are at least 28 weeks pregnant on 1 September 2024 will be offered a single dose of the RSV vaccine.   After that, pregnant women will become eligible as they reach 28 weeks gestation and remain eligible up to birth.  Please speak to your midwife about this vaccination.

Further information regarding this vaccine can be found by clicking on the posters below which will take you to the NHS website.

Staff Training (PLT) 

For one afternoon every month, the surgery will be closed from 12.30pm to allow for staff training and development.  We will be closed on the following dates in 2025/26: 

Wednesday 15th January

Wednesday 12th February

Wednesday 12th March

Wednesday 2nd April

Wednesday 7th May 

Wednesday 4th June

Wednesday 2nd July

Wednesday 6th August

Wednesday 3rd September

Wednesday 1st October

Wednesday 5th November

Wednesday 3rd December

Wednesday 21st January

Wednesday 25th February

Wednesday 18th March

Wednesday 1 January - New Years Day

Friday 18th April - Good Friday

Monday 21st April - Easter Monday

Monday 5th May - May Bank Holiday

Monday 26th May - Spring Bank Holiday

Monday 25th August - Summer Bank Holiday

Thursday 25th December - Christmas Day

Friday 26th December - Boxing Day

We offer a Health Check to patients between 40 – 74 to check blood pressure, raised cholesterol and any signs of early diabetes along with lifestyle advice. This health check is offered every 5 years to those patients who do not already have heart problems, diabetes or monitoring for raised blood pressure.
Please phone the surgery to see if you are eligible and to make an appointment.

In just 15 minutes you can learn how to save a life and receive your very own CPR Certificate.  Please click on the following link to start your free online training.

Learn CPR in 15 minutes | RevivR | BHF - BHF