We are holding our seasonal flu, and Swine Flu clinics now.
If you, or a relative, are a Patient of our Practice and meet the criteria below, then you will receive a letter inviting you to attend our seasonal Flu clinics.
YOU MUST BRING YOUR LETTER WITH YOU TO THE SURGERY IN ORDER TO BE VACCINATED. IF YOU DO NOT BRING YOUR LETTER, THE VACCINE WILL NOT BE ADMINISTERED
If you, or a relative, are a Patient of our Practice and meet the criteria for Swine Flu vaccination, then you will also receive a letter inviting you to attend our Swine Flu clinics. PLEASE NOTE THAT The criteria for eligibility for a Swine Flu vaccination differs from the criteria for seasonal flu vaccination.
The national policy is that SEASONAL influenza (not Swine Flu) vaccine should be offered to the following groups: i) all those aged 65 years and over
ii) all those aged 6 months or over in a clinical risk group (listed below)
iii) those living in long-stay residential care homes or other long-stay care facilities where rapid spread is likely to follow introduction of infection and cause high morbidity and mortality. This does not include prisons, young offender institutions, university halls of residence, etc.
iv) those who are in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill.
This should be given on an individual basis at the GP’s discretion in the context of other clinical risk groups in their practice
Clinical risk groups 2009/10
Chronic Respiratory Disease and Asthma that requires continuous or repeated use of inhaled or systemic steroids or with previous exacerbations requiring hospital admission
Chronic heart disease
Chronic renal disease
Chronic liver disease
Chronic neurological disease* GPs should consider on an individual basis the clinical needs of their patients including individuals with multiple sclerosis and related conditions, or hereditary and degenerative disease of the central nervous system.
Diabetes
Immunosupression