Flu Vaccinations
The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It's offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.
Who should have the flu vaccine
The flu vaccine is recommended for people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.
It's offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter.
You can get the free NHS flu vaccine from the 1st September 2026 if you are in the following groups:
- Pregnant women
- All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31st August 2026
- Primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
- Secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
- All children in clinical rick groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years
You can get the free NHS flu vaccine from October 2026 if you are in the following groups:
- Aged 65 years or older
- Aged 18 years to under 65 years and in a clinical risk group
- Are staying in long-stay residential care homes
- Are a carer in receipt of carer's allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
- Are in close contact with immunocompromised individuals
- Are a frontline worker in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme
How to get the flu vaccine
Adult flu clinics will commence from the 1st October 2026. SMS text messages will be sent to patients to book into a session.
Primary and Secondary School Children will receive their vaccinations from the school nursing team.
Our Child flu clinics are on Saturday 12th September 2026 and Saturday 26th September 2026 (subject to delivery).
Care home patients will be visited from October 2026.
Housebound patients will be visited from October 2026.