Ivy Grove Surgery : Influenza Vaccination

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Influenza Vaccination 2021/22 SHORTCUT ivy.gs/flu

Key links

1. Check flu eligibility
2. Check flu dates
3. Book your jab

4. Check clinic procedure
5. Support your local surgery

1. Check flu eligibility Skip to 2. Check flu dates

Download the official information booklet .

Show eligibility chart

Eligible for a flu jab at the surgery

Long term lung conditions

Asthmatics who take regular inhaled or oral steroids or who have had hospital admissions for asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Bronchiectasis
Cystic fibrosis
Lung fibrosis
Pneumoconiosis (Dust)

Long term heart or circulation conditions

Congenital heart disease
Heart failure
Heart attack, angina and other ischaemic heart disease
Peripheral vascular (circulation) disease
Rheumatic heart disease
Cardiomyopathy

Long term neurological (brain/nerve) conditions

Stroke
TIA ('mini-stroke')
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Cerebral palsy
Muscular dystrophy
Dementia
Spinal disease or paralysis affecting lung function
Myaesthenia
Learning disability - download an information leaflet

Long term kidney conditions

Kidney failure
Kidney impairment
Kidney transplant

Long term liver conditions

Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Liver transplant

Endocrine (hormonal) conditions

Diabetic patients on diet only, oral drugs or injections
Pituitary gland disorders
Addison's disease (lack of natural body steroids)

Reduced immunity due to medical conditions or drugs

No spleen (e.g. due to injury or illness)
On long term steroids
On cytotoxic or immunity suppressing drugs e.g., rheumatoid arthritis injections, active or recent cancer treatment
HIV infection or AIDS
Coeliac disease (wheat intolerance)
Systemic lupus
Certain blood disorders and blood cancers
Patient on NHS Shielded List

Pregnant women

All currently pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy

Age or circumstance

NEW Anybody aged 50-64 years (only after all at-risk patients have have had their opportunity for a jab)
Anybody aged 65 years and over including those becoming 65 by March 31st 2021 (date of birth on or before March 31st, 1957)
Long stay residential care homes patients
Carers who are in receipt of a carer's allowance, main carers, or those carers who regularly look after a person whose welfare would be at risk if they (the carer) become ill

Health and social care staff employed by a registered residential care/nursing home or registered domiciliary care provider
Health and care staff employed by a voluntary managed hospice provider
Health and social care workers employed through Direct Payments and/or Personal Health Budgets (such as personal assistant) to deliver domiciliary care to patients and service users
Morbidly obese patients (BMI of 40 or above)
Consideration will be given to vaccinating those who are in the same household as someone with a severely suppressed immune system - cases will be considered individually and vaccination is not guaranteed
Children aged 2 to 3 years (date of birth between September 1st 2017 and August 31st 2019 inclusive) - download an information leaflet

Not eligible for a flu jab at the surgery

NB: May be eligible for a flu jab with employer or at school

Frontline health and social care workers to be vaccinated by their employer

All frontline health and social care workers employed by other organisations not listed above should receive a vaccination from their employer, in order to meet their responsibility to protect their staff and patients and ensure the overall safe running of services

Previous conditions with full recovery or which are now stable

Patients who have previously had chest infections with no residual long term problems are not at any more risk of respiratory complications from developing flu than that of the general population
Patients who have previously had treatment for cancer and are now either recovered or stable with no active ongoing radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment

Babies under 6 months of age

Flu jabs are not recommended in children in this age group even in the presence of at-risk conditions

Children to be vaccinated at school

All primary school children and years 7 to 11 of secondary school (date of birth between September 1st 2006 and August 31st 2017 inclusive) will be invited separately and vaccinated at school - download an information leaflet (NB: children with at-risk conditions can be vaccinated at the surgery if wished)

Non-eligible patients wishing the flu jab privately

Unfortunately, though we would be happy to do so, unfair and restrictive clauses in our contract mean that, unlike pharmacies and supermarkets, we are not permitted to offer flu jabs to any of our non-eligible patients privately - if you wish to challenge this, please contact your MP

INFORMATION ABOUT ELIGIBILITY

Department of Health guidance forms the main basis for the eligibility criteria shown above. Criteria are subject to change according to latest medical guidance and eligibility for flu jabs is at the discretion of the doctor based on his or her clinical judgement

2. Check flu dates Skip to 3. Book your jab

Flu clinics are as follows:

Sunday October 10, 2021 - flu clinic no. 1
Saturday October 16, 2021 - flu clinic no. 2
Sunday October 24, 2021 - flu clinic no. 3
Wednesday November 17, 2021 - flu clinic no. 4 (back door)
Wednesday November 24, 2021 - flu clinic no. 5 (back door)
Wednesday December 1, 2021 - flu clinic no. 6 (back door) FULL
Saturday December 4, 2021 - flu clinic no. 7 NOW OPEN TO ALL OVER 50s* PLEASE WAIT FOR YOUR INVITE WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BOOK

Please support your local surgery by having your flu jab with us!

50-64 year olds who do not have at-risk clinical conditions will be offered a flu vaccination this year, however this will only be if we have stocks left after vaccinating our at-risk patients.

Certain groups will also be eligible for a covid vaccination booster during flu season, we await further developments in this area and will inform you in due course.

3. Book your jab Skip to 4. Flu clinic procedure

During the pandemic we need to maintain social distancing and carefully monitor flu stocks, therefore all eligible patients receiving an invite are required to book an appointment for a flu jab.

Please do not come to the front desk to book a flu jab

We know you want to ensure you get a flu jab, but please do not come to surgery or front desk unnecessarily, as we need to maintain the safety of our staff and other patients.

Please pick one of the following two options to book your flu jab:

1

Book an appointment online if you have had an invite

This is the preferred method of booking

1/ Please complete our online form or type the shortcut ivy.gs/bookjab to go to the form directly. If the form does not open properly below, please click here .

2/ We will review your response and text or email you back with an allocated appointment slot.

3/ We limit the maximum number of form submissions each day so that we can process requests and also continue to manage day-to-day clinical work. If you find the form is closed, please try again later as the form will re-open for submissions on a daily basis.

4/ After booking, please review the flu clinic procedure below.

2

Ring for an appointment if you have had an invite

Please note that the phones are extremely busy

1/ Please ring us on 01773 514130 after midday only. Plese note that we are extremely busy and therefore the phones are extremely busy and there may be a delay in answering or responding to your call. Please bear with us during this time - we will aim to get round to everybody in due course.

2/ After booking, please review the flu clinic procedure below.

4. Flu clinic procedure Skip to 5. Support us

You must not attend if you are unwell, have a fever, have coronavirus symptoms, been told to self-isolate or are awaiting the result of a covid test - please rebook when you are well or out of self-isolation
Please attend alone where this is possible
Please arrive at your booked appointment time - do not come too early or at a random time as we do not want any overcrowding
You will need to wear a face covering which covers your nose and mouth
You will need to queue with strict social distancing using a one-way route through the building
Seating will generally not be available in order to reduce infection control risk - if you think you will struggle with this, please highlight to our reception staff when booking your appointment
In inclement weather, if queuing outside the building, you are advised to wear suitable clothing and/or have an umbrella if raining
You will need to maintain social distancing throughout as you get your coat/top layers off and arm exposed whilst in the waiting room
You will be directed into available consultation rooms in an orderly fashion
Once vaccinated, you will leave consultation rooms and exit via the fire exit to the car park in an orderly fashion
Please heed the instruction of our staff who are supervising the flow of patients - they are there to ensure everyone's safety

5. Support us Go back to start

We know that other providers like pharmacies and supermarkets offer flu jabs to our patients
Like all other GP practices, we rely on funding from each flu jab we give to help cover running costs and to keep the practice viable and maintain services
Every single flu jab you have elsewhere means loss of funding for your GP surgery, which puts them even more at risk
You might be told by other providers that they are giving flu jabs to you to help ease your GP's workload - this is definitely not the case! We are more than capable of administering thousands of flu jabs each year as we have been doing for decades
Therefore please support your local surgery by having your flu jab with us
By choosing us, you will be vaccinated in a properly equipped consulting room or treatment room by a qualified member of our Nursing or GP Team; who will have access to your medical records and are properly equipped for emergencies
By having your flu jab with us, you are ensuring that crucial resources stay with your GP surgery
If you are eligible for a free flu jab on the NHS but an outlet offers you an earlier jab if you pay a fee, please be aware that this is completely inappropriate

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