Flu vaccines are safe and effective. They’re offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to help protect people at risk of flu and its complications.Adults who can have a flu vaccine
A flu vaccine is given to people who:
are 65 and over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2025)
have certain health conditions
are pregnant
are in long-stay residential care
receive a carer’s allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be at risk if you get sick
live with someone who is more likely to get a severe infection due to a weakened immune system, such as someone living with HIV, someone who has had a transplant, or is having certain treatments for cancer, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
Children who can have a flu vaccine
The children’s nasal spray flu vaccine is given to:
children aged 2 or 3 on 31 August 2024 (born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2022)
all primary school children (Reception to Year 6)
some secondary school children (Year 7 to Year 11)
children aged 2 to 17 with certain long-term health conditions
Babies and children aged 6 months to 2 years with certain health conditions will be offered a flu vaccine injection instead of the nasal spray.Where to get a flu vaccine
If you’re eligible for an NHS flu vaccine, you can:
Some people may be able to get vaccinated through their maternity service, care home, or their employer if they are a frontline health or social care worker.
Children aged 2 and 3 years old can get the children’s flu vaccine at their GP surgery. School-aged children will get their vaccine through their school or a community clinic.
CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner
The surgery now provides a CAMHS Mental Health service which is either a telephone or face to face appointment dependant on the patient’s preference. This service is available for patients between the ages of 5 and 18 years of age who want to discuss the following:
Problems with mood/low mood/depression
Reduced motivation
Anxiety
Worry/Panic
Stress
Tearfulness
Feeling snappy/irritable
Minor self-harming behaviour
Emotional/behavioural difficulties
Psychosis (hearing voices/visual hallucinations)
Where the child or young person has a need associated with a neurodevelopmental condition, such as Autism/social communication needs or attentional difficulties such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD).
To make an appointment with the CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner please contact the surgery.
If the young person is open to CAMHS and has either had an initial assessment with the CAMHS team (not Single Point of Access) or has a lead professional this service unfortunately is not available.
Social Prescribing
Social prescribing provides a 1:1 personalised support service with a Social Prescribing Link Worker (SPLW). They will help adults over 18 years with a wide range of social, emotion and practical needs with a focus on ‘What Matters To You’ helping to improve your mental/physical wellbeing and general health.
What can SPLW Support you with?
Poor mental wellbeing affected by social circumstances
Frequent attender of GP surgery & Hospitals
Frequent DNA’s
Help with long term physical/mental health conditions (Astham, Diabetes, Stroke, TIA, COPD, Dementia, Depression, PAD)
Assistance with Finance/Benefit/Housing
Social integration, advice and encouragement on how to joint community groups
Emotional wellbeing, ‘someone to talk to’, help to connect back with the community
Lifestyle choices, help and advice on how to improve emotional/physical/mental wellbeing
Work, volunteering and activity opportunities
Mild to moderate depression or anxiety
For further information contact the surgery, who will be happy to refer you to the Social Prescribing team.
Minor Eye Conditions and Treatment Service
When contacting the surgery with any of the following conditions, the admin staff will direct all patients to the MECATS service in the first instance.
Red eye – possible conjunctivitis in adults and children of any age
Sore/painful/light sensitive eye
Gritty/itchy/dry/uncomfortable eye
Discharge/sticky eye
Watery eye
Contact lens stuck in the eye
Foreign body in eye/scratches to the eye
Lumps and bumps in vicinity of eye
Flashing lights, floaters, things/objects/patches in the vision or sight
Double vision, seeing two or more objects with recent onset, where patient is not unwell.
Non-NHS Services
Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:
Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
Insurance claim forms
Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
Private sick notes
Vaccination certificates
The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.
Travel Vaccinations
If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.
There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below
It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel – as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.
Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.
Travel Health Questionnaire
To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.
If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.
First Contact Physiotherapy – Physiotherapy Assessment
First Contact Physiotherapy Service is a new specialist service for patients with Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, allowing patients to be seen by an expert clinician who can assess, diagnose and treat patients.
The criteria for this service is:
Patients with a new MSK condition or an acute flare up of an existing condition in the last 3 months
Patient aged 16 years or over
New soft tissue/muscle/tendon/ligament strains or sprains
New joint pain or injury
New Spinal pain
Acute Flare up of chronic problems including osteoarthritis
Minor trauma e.g sports injury
To arrange an appointment please contact the surgery, where a telephone appointment will be made with a FCP physiotherapist to discuss the problem. If a face to face appointment is required FCP will arrange this.
