Immunisations

Covid Vaccination 2023-2024

Covid Vaccinations Winter 2023-2024 Season

Please kindly read the information below before contacting the surgery. We are experiencing very high call volumes with patients enquiring about the Covid vaccination.

We won’t be offering Covid vaccinations here at the surgery, but they are being offered by the collaboration of GP surgeries in NW Leicestershire at two central locations, Castle Medical Group in Ashby and Broomleys Surgery in Coalville.

These clinics are pre booked appointment only and you can only book through your own GP surgery so please call us only on 01530 270933 if you wish to attend either of these clinics. Please do not call Castle Medical or Broomleys surgery. 

Please be aware, adults aged 18 and over only can be vaccinated at these sites. Anyone below this age will need to book online or by calling 119.

Please ensure you are eligible before calling the surgery:

Eligibility criteria

  • Aged 65 old or over (you need to be 65 years old by 31/03/2024)
  • Aged 6 months to 64 years old and are at an increased risk
  • Living in a care home for older adults
  • A frontline health or social care worker
  • Aged 16 to 64 years old and are a carer
  • Aged 12 to 64 years old and live with someone with a weakened immune system

Alternatively, you can go online or call 119 to book a vaccination at another location which may be closer or more convenient to you. 

 Book, cancel or change a COVID-19 vaccination appointment - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Does Age Affect The Risk Of Flu?

Yes. If you are aged 65 years or over or you are at higher risk

Who is at risk?

  • If you are aged 65 years or over or if you are on regular inhaled steroids
  • If you have a chronic respiratory disease (including asthma)
  • If you have chronic heart disease
  • If you have chronic renal disease
  • If you are diabetic
  • If you have a weak immune system
  • If you live in a long-stay residential or nursing home
  • If you have a chronic liver disease
  • If you are a carer

IMMUNISATION

Do I Need To Be Protected Against Pneumococcal Infection?

Everybody aged 65 and over should now be immunised to help protect them against pneumococcal infection which can cause diseases such as pneumonia, septicaemia (blood poisoning) and meningitis. Please phone the surgery during September to make an appointment if the above applies to you.

Child Immunisation

Why vaccines are important

Vaccination is the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and our children against ill health. They prevent up to 3 million deaths worldwide every year.

Since vaccines were introduced in the UK, diseases like smallpox, polio and tetanus that used to kill or disable millions of people are either gone or seen very rarely.

Other diseases like measles and diphtheria have been reduced by up to 99.9% since their vaccines were introduced.

However, if people stop having vaccines, it's possible for infectious diseases to quickly spread again.

The childhood vaccination programme begins at 8 weeks following a review with the GP and are given at scheduled times up to age 18. Vaccinations can be given at either the GP surgery or your child's school dependant on the vaccine.