The Pneumococcal Vaccination helps prevent against pneumonia.  It is a lifelong vaccine offered to all patients aged over 65 years old.  The Practice is actively inviting eligible patients - those patients born between 1st April 1959 and 31st March 1960.  

Patients who are severely immunosupressed are also eligible for the vaccine, but will receive 2 doses, 5 years apart.  The Practice is actively inviting this eligible cohort.  If you have been advised by your Hospital Consultant to receive a pneumococcal vaccine, please contact the Practice.   

Further information can be found at: Pneumonia | nidirect

The Practice is currently preparing for the RSV vaccine campaign.  If you are in an eligible cohort, and can be vaccinated at the surgery we will invite you to attend in due course.

RSV is a common respiratory virus that that can cause serious lung infections. While RSV infection can occur at any age, the risk and severity of RSV and its complications are increased in older adults and in neonates and small babies.  

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programmes for older adults and during pregnancy for infant protection:

• GPs will lead the vaccination programmes for older adults turning 75 years old.
• The maternity vaccination programme will be organised by Trust maternity services, and practices should encourage pregnant women to take the vaccination offered by the maternity services. Practices should not vaccinate pregnant women.

The Public Health Agency have recently made policy changes to the shingles vaccination programme from September 2024.  

Eligible patients are now those:

• aged 65 years old on 1 September 2024 (DOB 02/09/1958-01/09/1959)
• aged 70 years old on 1 September 2024 (DOB 02/09/1953-01/09/1954)
• Severely immunosuppressed individuals aged 50 years and over (as specified by Public Health Agency)

Eligible patients will be invited to attend for vaccination.  Due to resource contraints the Practice would strongly encourage you to attend your appointment.  

*Please note that those aged 66-69 are not eligible this year, they will become eligible in the year they turn 70.

Full details can be found at: Shingles vaccine | nidirect