Our mission at Sunniside Surgery is to work as a team, providing our patients with a high quality service at all times. 

 When arriving at Sunniside Surgery please press the intercom before entering and wait for reception to answer.

 We are here for GP in person and telephone appointments . Patients can also book in with the Nurse for procedures such as smears, annual reviews, NHS health checks and much more, if unsure please contact reception.

We also encourage patients to make use of the online services such as e-Consult and Patient Access for more flexibility and to assist the admin team.

A guide to the COVID-19 autumn programme

A dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be offered this autumn to people aged 65 and over, residents in care homes for older people, anyone aged 6 months and over in a clinical risk group, and health and social care staff. Appointments will be available from the National Booking Service shortly.

Eligibility

A dose will also be offered to:

• frontline health and social care staff
• those who care for vulnerable individuals
• families of individuals with weakened immune systems

The autumn programme is targeted at those at high risk of the complications of COVID-19 infection, who may have not been vaccinated for a few months.

As the number of COVID-19 infections may increase over the winter, this dose should help to reduce your risk of being admitted to hospital with COVID-19. The vaccine may also provide some protection against mild COVID-19 infection but such protection does not last for long.

Timing of the autumn programme

You should be offered an appointment between September and December, with those at highest risk being called in first. You should have your vaccine at least 3 months after your last dose of vaccine.

If you are eligible for a flu vaccine, you may be able to have them at the same time – if not please go ahead anyway, you can catch up with the other vaccine later.

Vaccines being offered this season

You will be given a vaccine made by Pfizer, Sanofi or Moderna.

The vaccines are updated forms of the vaccines used in previous campaigns and produce slightly higher levels of antibody against some strains of Omicron.

As we cannot predict which variants of COVID-19 will be circulating this winter, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) have concluded that any of these updated vaccines can all be used in adults.

For a very small number of people, another vaccine product may be advised by your doctor.

FLU VACCINATIONS 2023

FLU VACCINE APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BOOK ON THE NHS APP OR BY CONTACTING RECEPTION

PLEASE NOTE THE FIRST CLINIC FOR ELIGIBLE PATIENTS WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2023 

WHY HAVE THE VACCINE ???

 This year's flu vaccine gives you the best possible protection against the flu viruses likely to be circulating this season. The vaccine protects people around you who are more at risk of serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people with health conditions.

HOW DOES THE FLU VACCINE WORK ???

Flu vaccines help protect against the main type of flu viruses. It works by teaching your body's immune system how to protect itself from flu. You have to get vaccinated each year because viruses are constantly changing. A Different vaccine is made every year to ensure the best protection agaihnst flu. 

HOW IS THE VACCINE GIVEN ???

The flu vaccine will be given as an injection in your upper arm. You only need one dose of the flu vaccine each flu season. It takes around 10 days for the vaccine to work, so you should get the vaccine when you are offered it.

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Newsletter September 2023