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Winter Vaccination Clinics

Flu can be very serious. It is caused by a virus, which is spread by coughs and sneezes. Symptoms of flu can be mild but can also lead to more serious illnesses such as bronchitis and pneumonia (lung infections), which may need treatment in hospital. 
 
Flu is very infectious, and symptoms can come on very quickly. Symptoms of flu include a high temperature, tiredness and weakness, headache, aches and pains and a cough. More information about flu is available from: NHS 111 Wales - Health A-Z : Flu (external site) 

There are outbreaks of flu most winters, especially in hospitals and care homes. 
 
In a normal winter, thousands of people will die from flu-related illnesses in the UK. Having a flu vaccine every year is one of the best ways to protect against flu. 

Who is eligible for a Flu vaccination?

You should have the flu vaccine if you are:  

  • pregnant 
  • aged 65 or over (or turn 65 before the end of the flu vaccination programme – usually March each year), or 
  • aged six months to 64 years with a long-term health condition, including: 
    • problems with your chest or breathing, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma, that need regular steroid inhalers or tablets  
    • a heart problem  
    • kidney disease (from stage 3)  
    • liver disease   
    • nerve conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease or motor neurone disease  
    • a learning disability   
    • severe mental illness  
    • diabetes  
    • epilepsy  
    • a weak immune system due to illness or treatment   
    • a missing spleen or a problem with your spleen, or  
    • being very overweight (a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more and aged 16 or over). 

Even if you feel well, you are at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu if any of the above apply to you.  

Eligible patients who have been invited by letter or text can attend one of our Influenza Vaccination Clinics below:

Saturday 4th October 9am - 2pm - by appointment or walk-in
Saturday 18th October 9am - 1pm - by appointment or walk-in
Weekday Afternoons throughout October By Appointment

 

How to Book

  • Book online via the NHS Wales App
  • Book by telephone 01446700350
  • Eligible patients can walk-in during our weekend clinics, as stated above.

 

More Information:

See Flu Vaccination - Public Health Wales (nhs.wales)

 

To enable the deployment of the flu vaccination programme Welsh Ministers have directed Local Health Boards to request GP practices to make the following information available to Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) for the purpose of identifying priority groups, to send invitations, to book appointments for flu vaccination and to manage and monitor immunisations via the Welsh Immunisation System. Click here to view our Privacy Notice for the Flu Vaccination Programme 2025/26. 

 

Information for Housebound Patients

  • If you are Housebound, you will receive a Flu, RSV & Covid vaccination via the Cardiff and Vale UHB, Mobile Vaccination Team, not the GP Practice.

The Practice does not hold information on when housebound patients will be vaccinated.

 

 

OTHER ADULT VACCINATIONS

PNEUMONIA VACCINATION

Who is eligible?

The pneumococcal vaccination is a one-off vaccination, not an annual vaccination, for:

  • adults aged 65 or over
  • adults <65 with long-term health conditions, such as a serious heart or kidney condition

More Information

 

 

SHINGLES VACCINATION

Who is eligible?

A vaccine to prevent shingles, a common, painful disease is available through the NHS in Wales to people aged:

  • 65 to 79
  • 50 years and over who are severely immunosuppressed (have a very weakened immune system because of a health condition or medical treatment).

Patients will have 2 doses of the vaccine in a lifetime (if you have received it after 1 September 2023).

If you received it before this date, it’s a one-off vaccination.

More Information:

 

COVID-19 VACCINATION – Autumn 2024 Booster Campaign

Covid vaccination will be delivered by Cardiff and Vale UHB see Immunisations - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (nhs.wales)

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination for eligible groups will start in October 2024.

For more information regarding eligibility, follow the link here.

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