22/09/2023
GRIMSTON MEDICAL CENTRE - 01485 600341
Flu 2023
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PATIENTS:
Availability of the flu vaccination this autumn
Following positive feedback from our patients, Flu Day will take the same format as last year. This is so that we can provide a safe and efficient vaccination service to our patients.
We will start delivering flu vaccination services in October 2023. These will be by APPOINTMENT ONLY. For patients with a mobile phone number recorded, we will send you an SMS link and you can book into a slot that suits you.
For patients who do not have a number recorded or have dissented to receiving SMS, please contact the Medical Centre on 01485 600341 after 11:00am or book your appointment online through the Grimston Medical Centre website www.grimstonmedicalcentre.co.uk
Those eligible for a flu vaccination this year are as follows:
* Those aged 65 and over as at 31st March 2023;
* Those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups as at 31st March 2023;
* Those who are pregnant;
* All children aged 2-11 as at 25th October 2023 (please note: children aged 2-3 will be offered a nasal spray by their GP surgery and children aged 4-11 will be offered the nasal spray vaccination at their school)
* Those in long-stay residential care homes or another long-stay care facility;
* Residential carers
* Those with a weakened immune system and household contacts;
* Frontline health staff and social care staff employed by a registered residential care/nursing home, registered domiciliary care provider, or a voluntary managed hospice provider;
* Individuals aged 50 - 64 who are not in a clinical risk group
Tel: 01485 600341…
