SEASONAL FLU VACCINATIONS

Bookings are now being made for seasonal flu immunisation clinics. These will run in the same way as we have run them for the past few years. Please book your appointment with reception.

The 'at risk' groups are:

• All over 65s
• Respiratory disease including asthma requiring regular steroid treatment
• Heart disease
• Diabetes
• Neurological disease including stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
• Those with lowered immunity due to disease or treatment
• Those who have had their spleen removed
• Carers of any of the at risk patients

If you are unsure whether you fall into an at risk category reception will take your query and pass to your doctor for consideration.

Swine Flu Immunisation

Update 04/01/2010 - Swine Flu Vaccination Clinic for Children under 5 years

We are having a special vaccination clinic for children aged 6 months to under 5 years on Saturday 16th January at the Calverton Practice.

All children in this age group are now eligible to have the vaccine and are strongly encouraged to do so as young children have been particularly at risk of suffering problems and possibly hospitalisation as a result of swine flu. It is one vaccine only except for immunosuppressed children (who need two vaccinations three weeks apart).

If your child is in this age group, please contact the surgery to make an appointment, either by calling into reception or by phoning 0115 965 7800 as soon as possible. It really is very important to protect your child from the possibility of getting swine flu.

You can download a leaflet with giving more information and answering questions you may have by clicking here.

We still have supplies of swine flu vaccines to give to the other highest risk groups as defined by the Department of health. Please ring in and make an appointment if you are in one of the following high risk groups:

• Six months up to 65 years in the current seasonal flu vaccine clinical at risk groups
• All pregnant women
• Household contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• Aged 65 and over in the current seasonal flu vaccine clinical at-risk groups (not all over 65s)