Autumn/Winter 2025 Covid and Flu Vaccination Clinics

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It is that time of year again when as a practice we plan the delivery of our winter vaccination programme, to protect our patient that fall into the criteria detailed below.  To support the protection of the wider community, we advise all eligible patients take up the offer of vaccinations this winter.

Care home and Housebound Patients:

We are working with our partner colleagues from ABC Ltd, who will as in previous years provide the delivery of Covid and Flu vaccinations to patients on our housebound register and care home patients.

Criteria for Covid Vaccination:

  • Adults aged 75 years and over
  • Residents in care homes for older adults
  • Individuals who are immunosuppressed and 6 months and over

Immunosuppressed groups:

  • Organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant patients
  • Those being treated with systemic steroids for more than a month
  • Those living with HIV
  • Those receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating biological therapy, including children who are about to receive therapy
  • Those undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • Those requiring long-term treatment for immunosuppression
  • Those with a history of haematological malignancy including chronic leukaemia, lymphomas, and leukaemia
  • Those with genetic disorders affecting the immune system

While this list summarises some major groups, it does not cover everything. Please check online at nhs.uk/get-vaccine to see if you are eligible.

This represents a change from the 2024 programme, which also included adults aged 65 to 74 and all those aged 6 months and over in a clinical risk group.

Criteria for Flu Vaccinations:

  • pregnant women
  • all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025
  • primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
  • secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
  • all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years
  • those aged 65 years and over
  • those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19 )
  • those in long-stay residential care homes
  • carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
  • close contacts of immunocompromised individuals

Winter vaccination Clinic Dates:

Wednesday 01 October, morning clinic in Hurstpierpoint

Saturday 04 October, morning clinic in Hurstpierpoint

Wednesday 08 October, morning clinic in Hassocks

Saturday 11 October, morning clinic in Hassocks

Wednesday 15 October, morning clinic in Ditchling

Please note on the Wednesday morning clinics the site being used for vaccinations will not be booking routine or same day urgent appointment at that location, these will be carried out at the other sites.