Woolpit Health Centre has announced its Autumn Vaccination Programme

Eligibility for a Flu Vaccination

• Aged 65 years and over;
• 18 – 64 years at clinical risk;
• Those in long stay residential care homes;
• Carers of elderly or disabled persons;
• Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals;
• Frontline workers in a health and social care setting.

Eligibility for a COVID Booster

• Residents in a care home for older adults;
• All adults aged 75 years and over;
• Patients aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed.

Woolpit Health Centre will kick off the campaign with two large clinics as follows:

Saturday 3^rd October – COVID and Flu for patients over the age of 75 years ONLY

Wednesday 7^th October – Flu ONLY for eligible patients under the age of 75 years

It will then plan smaller clinics for patients unable to make these dates.

Eligible patients will receive an invitation via a mobile phone text or by letter, depending on how they have consented for us to make contact. There may be occasions where patients of the same household have different appointment times. In this event patients can attend together at either time, without the need to inform us.

Housebound patients will be notified of their vaccination date by telephone.

During this busy time, Woolpit try hard to minimise disruption to their core primary care services, protecting Care Navigators so they can remain focused on supporting patients who need triaging into urgent and routine appointments. During the season their small, dedicated vaccination team handle large numbers of telephone and email enquiries.

Request to Patients

1. Please wait for your invitation.
2. Upon receipt please only contact the team if you need to change your appointment or cannot use the mobile phone booking link.
3. Preference is for email contact as this keeps the phone line free and is an efficient way to communicate. Please email: woolpit.covid19queries@nhs.net
4. If you need to phone the dedicated vaccine line, the number is 01359 243933.
5. Finally, please to be patient, whichever way you contact Woolpit they will get back to you. There is no need to leave multiple messages, this only slows down our responses. Be reassured, there is plenty of vaccine and plenty of appointments.

We look forward to another successful vaccination season.