We are now able to book you in for your free NHS flu vaccination here at Holbrook Surgery.

Am I eligible?

You are eligible for a free NHS flu vaccine in 2025 / 2026 if you are:

• Aged 65 years and over (or turning 65 by 31 March 2026)
• Aged 6 months to under 64 years and in a clinical risk group
• Pregnant
• A child aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025
• A school-aged child (Reception to Year 11)
• Living in a long-stay residential care home
• A carer receiving carer’s allowance or the main carer of an older or disabled person
• In close contact with someone who is immunocompromised
• A frontline social care worker without employer-led occupational health cover

Clinics dates

Please see below dates for the flu clinics

4th October 2025 - 08:45-12.45 

11th October 2025 - 08:45-12.45

25th October 2025 - 08:45-12.45

How to book

Most patients will receive their invitations via a bookable text link. We encourage you to use this self-booking system.

If you need help, please call the surgery on 01403 339818 

Thank you

Eligible patients are :

• Adults aged 75 years and over
• Residents in a care home for older adults
• Individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed. as defined in COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a; tables 3 and 4

We are not undertaking the COVID-19 Vaccination programme at this surgery.

Thes nearest vaccination centre is Bohunt School.

The RSV vaccination programme started in September 2024

RSV is one of the common viruses that cause coughs and colds in winter.

In most people, RSV infection causes a mild respiratory illness, but for a small number of people who are at risk of more severe respiratory disease, it might cause pneumonia or even death.

Eligible patient cohorts for this programme are :

• Adults aged 75 to 79 (these patients will remain eligible until they reach 80 years and will not be eligible thereafter)
• Pregnant women (from 28 weeks of pregnancy but before 36 weeks)

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv/

We will be holding clinics at the surgery during September onwards and will be in contact with eligible patients