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Flu Vaccination and Covid Boosters

It is that time of year again when the Seasonal Flu Vaccination campaign comes to the fore.  To find out more about flu and who can have the Seasonal Flu Vaccination click here

You may have be aware that there have been delays in  the delivery of the Seasonal Flu Vaccines.  We received our first delivery on Wed 29 Sep and ran our first weekend flu clinic on Sat 02 Oct.  We did not receive our full allocation of vaccines in our first delivery and while we will be running further clnics on Tue 06 Oct and Sat 16 Oct, the scale of these depends upon the receipt of further vaccines.  We are prioristing the elderly (over 65s ) and the clinically at risk (under 65s) first; there are different vacciens for these groups so we do run separate clnics for each to avoid mistakes.  

Covid Boosters

We are now also starting our Covid Booster clinics.  All of the boosters we will be giving will be the Pfizer vaccines, regardless of whether patients had other vaccines types earlier in the year.  Due to the nature of the Pfizer vaccine we are not able to run these clinics at the surgery as we dont have the room  to monitor large numbers of patients for the 15 minutes necessary after giving the jab.  Therefore all of our Covid booster clniics will be held at Rustons Sports and Social Club on Newark Road, where many of our Covid clnics earlier in the year were run.  Due to the requirement of the Ruston's site, the layout available to patients and the route through the building have changed form our previous clinics, so please take note of the volunteer marshals and signage.  The post-vaccination waiting area is now in a marquee, so a bit cooler than the previous indoor area, so you might wish to take a thicker coat for while you are sat waiting.

We have made the decision not to co-adminisiter the flu and Covid vaccines as we feel there is less room for mistakes (if someone wants one but the not the other vaccine) and so we will continue to run separate flu and covid clinics.

Booking into Flu and Covid Clinics - Mobile Phones

We are able to get invites out much faster to those patients who have a mobile phone number registered with us.  We can now send a booking link to these large scale clnics where you can book directly into available appiontments slots without having to call the surgery.  If you have a mobile tel no or have changed it, and have not let us know the details, please do so as soon as you can.  That way we can help you to make your appointments much more easily.

IMPORTANT - if you think you have symptoms of the Coronavirus and have either recently travelled from an affected areas or have been in close contact within someone who has, please SELF ISOLATE yourself as soon as possible and contact the NHS 111 Service.  Please do NOT come to the GP Surgery and do NOT go to the hospital until you have spoken with the NHS 111 Service  whose advice you should listen to and follow carefully.

Advice about Coronavirus is being regularly updated.  Click here for the most latest updates.

All patients aged 50 and above are still eligible for a free seasonal flu vaccination.  

Patients aged 18-49 in clinical at risk groups can also still book seasonal flu vaccinations.  Please call the surgery to book your appointment.

A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease.

If you develop symptoms please DO NOT come to the surgery and DO NOT go the hospital (unless you are seriously ill).   Please self isolate yourself and do not leave your home until you been given advice by a clinician. 

Telephone 111 for NHS advice. 

Aged over 65, are you in a high risk group and self isolating?

If so please see the documents opposite.  If you wish to make use of these services please contact Age UK Lincoln on 03455 564144 or visit www.ageuk.co.uk/lincoln.