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COVID-19

For information about COVID-19 (including the vaccination) please visit the links below:

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  • Tests are NOT provided by the GP Surgery. Information about the tests available and to book a test online or call 119
  • Long-term effects (long COVID)

For more information go to www.gov.uk/coronavirus or www.nhs.uk/coronavirus


Flu Vaccination

Who is eligible:

  • People aged 65 years and over
  • People aged six months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
  • All pregnant women (including those who become pregnant during flu season)
  • People living in long-stay residential care homes or other long-stay care facilities
  • Carers
  • Children becoming 2 to 3 years old

Flu clinics at the practice:

The flu vaccine is free of charge to eligible patients. If you do not wish to travel to one of our clinics or are currently not in London, please remember that many local pharmacies are also offering the flu vaccine free of charge to eligible patients.

Flu vaccine by invite only:

If you are eligible you will receive an invitation via phone call / text, once you respond to say you want the flu vaccine you will be given an appointment date and time to come in to the practice for the vaccine, subject to availability of vaccine. Please be aware that we will be inviting those at highest risk of the flu first, so our invitations will be staggered.

Flu vaccination for children:

The flu vaccine is offered to children aged 2 to 3 years, to children of reception and primary school age. In addition, children who are clinically at risk are offered the vaccine from the age of six months.

The vaccine is given to most children in school in the form of a nasal spray and contains a highly processed form of porcine gelatine.

If a child is at high risk from one or more medical conditions or treatments and cannot have the nasal spray, the child will be offered an alternative flu vaccination by injection.

There is a limited supply of the alternative vaccine, which is less effective than the nasal spray for healthy children, so children at risk will be prioritised for this vaccine.

School age children

School age children who are not at risk, but whose parents would prefer that they did not have the nasal spray, can request the alternative vaccine, but it would not be available until November and only then if there was sufficient stock.

Two to three-year olds

Two to three-year olds who are not at risk, but whose parents would prefer that they did not have the nasal spray, can also request the alternative vaccine from their GP. Again, this would mean waiting until November and would depend upon there being sufficient stock of the alternative vaccine.

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  • 0208 555 3936

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  • 0203 474 6510
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