Cleckheaton Group Practice

21/10/2025

After some further incidents of abuse this week, we have no option but to issue this notice:

Respect for Our Staff – Zero Tolerance Policy
Dear Patients,
We are proud to provide care and support to our community. Our team works hard every day to offer the best possible service to all our patients, often under challenging circumstances.

Unfortunately, we have seen a significant increase in incidents where staff have been subjected to unacceptable behaviour. This includes:
• Verbal abuse, such as shouting, swearing, or using insulting language.
• Aggressive behaviour, including banging on the reception desk, making threats, or refusing to leave the premises.
• Disrespectful messages or emails, containing rude or offensive comments.
• Intimidation or harassment, either in person or over the phone.

We do understand that being unwell or frustrated can be stressful, but abuse of any kind towards our staff will not be tolerated. Our doctors, nurses, and admin and reception team are here to help you, and everyone deserves to be treated with courtesy and respect.

If abusive behaviour occurs, we may take further action, which could include:

• Removing the patient from the practice list,
• Reporting serious incidents to the police.

We thank the vast majority of our patients who are kind, understanding, and respectful — your cooperation helps us maintain a safe and caring environment for everyone.
Thank you for your support and understanding.
Cleckheaton Group Practice

17/10/2025

We are holding another flu / covid clinic tomorrow 18th October 2025.

If you would like an appointment, please contact us.

For clarification, please see eligibility below:

Flu vaccine eligibility

The following groups are eligible to receive a flu vaccination:
From 1 September 2025:
• 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 1 October 2025:
• 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 immunocompromised individuals
• frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home,
registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or
Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants
All frontline health care workers, including both clinical and non-clinical staff who have
contact with patients, should be offered the flu vaccine from 1 October as a vital part of their organisation’s policy for the prevention of the transmission of flu.
Social care workers directly working with people clinically vulnerable to flu should also have the flu vaccine provided by their employer. There are circumstances where frontline staff,
employed by specific social care providers without access to employer led occupational health schemes (see cohort eligibility above), can access the vaccine through the NHS free of charge

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has updated its advice for the autumn 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme, which has been accepted by Ministers.
The focus of the programme is shifting towards targeted vaccination of those at highest risk of serious disease.
For autumn 2025, COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to:
• adults aged 75 years and over
• residents in care homes for older adults
• individuals who are immunosuppressed, aged 6 months and over
This represents a change from the autumn 2024 programme, which also included adults aged 65 to 74, all those aged 6 months and over in a clinical risk group and pregnant
women. The vaccine should usually be offered no earlier than around 6 months after the last vaccine dose. Those who are eligible can get protection from an autumn COVID-19 vaccination even
if they have not taken up a COVID-19 vaccine offer in the past.
We understand that determining having a weakened immune system (immunosuppression) may be less straight forward than the other criteria. Some of the groups eligible include:
• Organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant patients
• Those being treated with systemic steroids for more than a month
• Those living with HIV
• Those receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating biological therapy,
including children who are about to receive therapy
• Those undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
• Those requiring long-term treatment for immunosuppression
• Those with a history of haematological malignancy including chronic leukaemia,
lymphomas, and leukaemia
• Those with genetic disorders affecting the immune system

09/10/2025

FLU ELIGIBILITY
You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you:
• are aged 65 or over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2026)
• have certain long-term health conditions (see below)
• 2-3 year olds
• school aged children (reception to year 11)
• are pregnant
• live in a care home
• are the main carer for an older or disabled person, or receive a carer's allowance
• live with someone who has a weakened immune system
Frontline health and social care workers can also get a flu vaccine through their employer.
The flu vaccine is recommended for people with certain long-term health conditions, including:
• 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
• being very overweight – a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above
Speak to your GP surgery or specialist if you have a health condition and you're not sure if you're eligible for the flu vaccine.

09/10/2025

COVID ELIGIBILITY
You can get the autumn/ winter COVID-19 vaccine if you:
• are aged 75 or over (including those who will be 75 by 31 January 2026)
• are aged 6 months to 74 years and have a weakened immune system because of a health condition or treatment (see below)
• live in a care home for older adults
You may be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine if you have a weakened immune system because of a health condition or treatment. This can include if you:
• have or had blood cancer, such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma
• have had an organ transplant, bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant
• have HIV
• have a genetic disorder that affects your immune system, such as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
• are having or recently had chemotherapy, biological therapy or radiotherapy
• are taking steroid medicine (depending on the dose)
• are having long-term immunosuppressive treatment for a condition such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), scleroderma or psoriasis
• A full list of conditions can be found on page 35 and 36 of the Green Book
Not sure if you're eligible? This list doesn't include all eligible health conditions. Speak to your GP practice or specialist to check.

09/10/2025

Changes in COVID-19 vaccination eligibility for autumn/winter 2025/26
• Every year, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) considers who needs to be vaccinated, to help protect people from serious illness. Their advice on COVID-19 has changed because the threat from COVID-19 has changed. It has become a common milder infection for most people.
• This autumn/winter, vaccination is being offered only to people at highest risk of serious illness - older people and those who have a weakened immune system because of a health condition or treatment. This is different to previous years.
• It’s possible for you to be eligible for a flu vaccine but not eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, even if you’ve had it previously.
• For autumn/winter vaccination invitations, NHS England uses information from NHS records to check who is eligible for vaccination.
• Information in these records may no longer be relevant if the health condition has resolved or the diagnosis or medicines has changed.
• The clinician at the vaccination site will check eligibility before every vaccination.
More information can be found at

NHS England » Who to contact if you have an enquiry about a vaccination invitation

04/10/2025

Our flu and Covid clinic is currently open until 4pm today. We are also open tomorrow from 8 - 4.

If you are eligible and would like a jab, please do drop in.

For flu, age is 65s and over, or pregnant ladies or immunosuppressed. Or those who have a long term condition - ie asthma, diabetes, etc.

Age group for Covid is 75 and over, and the same groups as above.

Thanks

30/09/2025

We have added some additional flu and Covid clinics on the weekend of 4th and 5th October. If you would like an appointment, please contact us, either via phone or PATCHS.

If you have already got an appointment booked for the following week, but would like to have it done earlier during the weekend dates mentioned above, please let us know and we will re-arrange it for you.

Thank you.

11/09/2025

Don't forget, we will have your flu and covid vaccination ready for you as from 1st October. Our clinics will be up and running and if you haven't yet booked an appointment, please do!
You can use our online consultation service to do this- click the PATCHS link on www.cleckheatongrouppractice.co.uk - or if you have access to Systm1, you can send us a message.

Althernatively, if you do need to ring us, please do so after 11am, when the phones should be a bit quieter.

We hope to see you soon!

15/08/2025

Flu - Covid Clinics

We would like to explain more about the booking of Flu and Covid jabs.

A link has been sent out to more than 4000 patients who are eligible for a vaccination for both Covid and Flu. A lot of patients have managed to book in successfully.

If you are having problems booking, then please drop an email into the surgery at www.cleckheaton.grouppractice.co.uk or use our online service PATCHS which is available on our website. Please do not ring the surgery until after lunchtime as the lines are extremely busy.

The dates for booking Flu and Covid clinics are 1st October onwards. You can book your appointment any time after that date.

If you are a housebound patient, someone will be in touch to arrange a visit for you.

If you are a pregnant lady, you can book anytime after 9th September.

If you have a 2 or 3 year old who would like a nasal flu, you can also book as from 9th September.

Anyone who has any problems, please do not take it our on the staff.

Thank you.

11/08/2025

𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - 𝗙𝗟𝗨 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 , 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲.

28/07/2025

Did you miss your HPV vaccine in school?
Everyone eligible aged between 16 years and 25 years are being invited into the surgery to catch up on their missed HPV
vaccine from when they were in school.
The HPV vaccination is given to boys and girls in year 8 at school, but some people may have missed it at the time. If you
were offered the vaccine in school and missed it, you can catch up anytime until your 25th birthday.
The HPV vaccine helps protects against a common infection called HPV, that in some cases can lead to some types of
cancer, such as cervical, head and neck.
Speak to your GP surgery to check you have had your vaccine, and if you missed it, you can book your appointment to
catch up.
For more information on HPV and the HPV vaccine see the NHS website

28/07/2025

HPV Campaign