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RSV Vaccine ( Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

The department of Health have introduced a new RSV vaccination programme.  RSV is a common Respiratory virus that can cause serious lung infections. While RSV infection can occur at any age, the risk and severity of RSV and its complications are increased in older Adults and in neonates and small infants. The RSV Vaccine will be offered as a single dose of RSV Vaccine to the cohort of adults turning 75 from 1st September 2025 and is available for patients up to the day before turning 80 years of age.  We will be sending letters out to eligible patients to attend for this vaccine towards the end of September 2025.  

SHINGLES VACCINE (SHINGRIX)

The list below is for patients who are eligible for the Shingrix vaccines:-

Patients who are Immunocompetent ie:-

  • are aged 65 or 70 years on 1st Sept 2025
  • are aged 66 or 67 years on 1st Sept 2025 and have never received a shingles vaccine
  • are aged between 71 and 79 years and have never received a shingles vaccine 
  • Patients who are Severely Immunosuppressed ie:-
  • are aged 18 years and above and meet the definition of severe immunosuppression (This includes patients due to commence therapy).

 If you wish to have the Shingles vaccine and are in any of the above groups, please ring the health centre to make an appointment with the Practice Nurse

Please note you can now make an appointment to see our Physiotherapist, Mental Health Practitioner or Social Worker in the Practice.  Ring 02829571203 to book your appointment.

 Practice Boundary:

To provide the best care for our existing patients, our practice radius to 5.5 miles of the surgery.

We will only accept applications from new patients who live within this radius

Any existing patients who CHANGE address to a new address outside the radius will also be asked to re-register with a GP surgery closer to them.

 

 

Practice Survey Reporting

The practice undertook the survey of patients in February 2020.


 


All the patients who had contact with the health centre in the survey period – 1 full week - were given the opportunity to complete the survey – this included patients ordering prescriptions, making appointments, attending GP’s, Practice Nurse, and Midwife for appointments. Regardless of age, ability or ethnicity


 


Over 2% of the practice population were invited to complete the survey (120 patients) - the practice received 114 responses.



In total the responses 32.5% were male & 67.5% were female.


The overwhelming majority of responses to recommendation question for the practice were positive.


72.% of patients stated they were extremely likely to recommend the practice, 22.5% stated they were likely to recommend the practice and 5% stated they didn’t know.


Some patients were highly complementary of the high level of care they received at the practice both by the clinical and administrative staff.  A full report will be published on the Health Centre Notice Board.



 
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