We are writing to invite you to attend an appointment with us to receive your seasonal vaccination(s).
Our adult clinics will run from October, with appointments available throughout the Autumn and Winter months.
Below provides an overview of the different vaccinations you may be offered when you attend your appointment. Not everyone is eligible for all the vaccinations so please read the below carefully. When you attend your appointment, you will be able to choose which vaccines to have, based on your eligibility.
Influenza (Flu) Vaccination:
The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It’s offered on the NHS every autumn and early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.
We will be offering vaccination against influenza to the following cohorts:
- Pregnant people
- Aged 2-3 years on 31st August 2025
- All children in clinical risk groups aged 6 months to less than 18 years
- Those aged 65 years and over
- Those aged 18 years to 64 years in clinical risk groups
- Those in long-stay 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 health and social care
For information on the flu vaccine, please follow this link- www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/
Covid-19 Vaccination:
The covid-19 vaccine helps protect against covid, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. COVID-19 vaccines are offered because viruses change, and protection fades over time. It’s important to top up your protection if you’re at increased risk of serious illness from COVID-19.
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine can:
- help to reduce your risk of getting severe symptoms
- help you to recover more quickly if you catch COVID-19
- help to reduce your risk of having to go to hospital or dying from COVID-19
- protect against different strains of COVID-19
We will be offering vaccination against Covid-19 to the following cohorts:
- Those aged 75 years and over (including those who will be 75 on or before 31st January 2026)
- Those aged 6 months to 75 years in clinical risk groups (children in clinical risk groups will be contacted separately for their Covid vaccination as this is being managed by centrally in Gloucestershire)
- Those in long-stay care homes for older adults
For information on the Covid-19 vaccine, please follow this link- www.nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/covid-19-vaccination/about-covid-19-vaccination/
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination:
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of coughs and colds. It usually gets better by itself, but it can be serious for some babies and older adults. RSV accounts for around 30,000 hospitalisations in children aged under 5. It also causes around 9,000 hospital admissions in those aged over 75.
The RSV vaccine has been routinely offered for the last year, to those aged 75-80 years old. It is also being offered to people from 28 weeks of pregnancy to protect infants.
Information about RSV can be found here- www.nhs.uk/conditions/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv/
Shingles Vaccination
Shingles is a common condition that causes a painful rash. It can sometimes lead to serious problems such as long-lasting pain, hearing loss or blindness.
You’re more likely to get shingles, and it’s more likely to cause serious problems, as you get older or if you have a severely weakened immune system.
The shingles vaccine helps:
- reduce your chances of getting shingles
- reduce your chances of getting serious problems if you do get shingles
The shingles vaccine is given over 2 doses, usually 6-12 months apart. Everyone aged 70-79 years is eligible for the shingles vaccine along with anyone that turns 65 after 1st September 2023.
The shingles vaccination can be safety administered with any of the above vaccinations. If you are eligible, you may be offered it when you attend for the above vaccinations.
The shingles vaccination is available year-round to all eligible patients. For most patients, once you have received the 2 doses of the vaccination, you will not need to be vaccinated again.
For more information on the shingles vaccination, please follow this link- www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/shingles-vaccine/
Pneumococcal Vaccination
The pneumococcal vaccine helps protect against serious illnesses like pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis. It can also help protect against other illnesses such as sinusitis and ear infections It’s recommended for people at higher risk of these illnesses, such as babies and adults aged 65 and over.
If you are aged 65 and over, you should be offered 1 dose of the pneumococcal vaccine. Some children and adults at higher risk of getting seriously ill are also offered a dose.
The pneumococcal vaccine can be safely administered with any of the above vaccinations. If you are eligible to be vaccinated, you may be offered it when you attend for the above vaccinations.
The pneumococcal vaccine is available year-round to all eligible patients.
For more information on the pneumococcal vaccination, please follow this link- www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/pneumococcal-vaccine/
If you are unable to leave your home and require a home visit, please contact us on 01452 529933 so we can arrange for a member of our clinical team to visit you.