Who is eligible?

• Adults aged 65 years and over
• Persons aged 6 months to 64 years in clinical risk groups(as defined by the Green Book) 
• Residents in care homes for older adults

Get information about NHS COVID-19 services such as vaccination services, testing, research and 119 by clicking the link below:

NHS Covid-19-services

Alliance for Better Care provide the triage, medical assessment and prescription for the oral medication and referral for administration of IV Infusions to treat highest-risk, non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19. Infusions are delivered by Sussex Covid Medicines Delivery Unit.

Eligible patients will have received communications from NHSE and/or NHS Sussex or Alliance for Better Care to refer online if they test positive for COVID-19.  
Are you eligible?

• Have you checked your eligibility via the online guidance?
• Complete your online referral

Information on treatments for patients who are at highest risk of Covid-19.

Please note that if you are eligable for your Flu Vaccination, you will receive an invitation in September, however we will not be able to book you an appointment until 3rd October 2024 onwards. Thank you for your understanding.

This year we will be inviting eligible Patients for their flu vaccinations in September 2024 and will be vaccinating in the priority order set out by NHS England.

¨ From 1 September 

• Pregnant women
• Children aged 2 or 3 years on 31st August 2024
• Children aged 6 months to under 18 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book)

¨ From 3 October

• Aged 65 years and over
• Aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book)
• Care home residents (living in long-stay residential care homes)
• Carers 
• Close contact of immunocompromised individuals
• Frontline social care staff

If you wish to decline the Vaccination it would be much appreciated if you could let the Reception Team know so we can record this on your record to ensure we do not keep sending invites out to you.

Yes. If you are aged 65 years or over or you are at higher risk

Who is at risk?

• If you are aged 65 years or over or if you are on regular inhaled steroids
• If you have a chronic respiratory disease (including asthma)
• If you have chronic heart disease
• If you have chronic renal disease
• If you are diabetic
• If you have a weak immune system
• If you live in a long-stay residential or nursing home
• If you have a chronic liver disease
• If you are a carer

The Practice runs Flu clinics annually, we will contact you by text, phone or letter if you fit into any of the above categories

If you are not classed in the ‘at risk’ group, you can have your Influenza vaccination at any community Pharmacy for a fee.

For children of school age, the Practice is no longer able to offer the Influenza vaccination; this is to be administered in the school setting. If your child is absent from school during this time, catch-up clinics are held and you will need to contact your child's school directly.