Flu
Last Updated: Wednesday, 17 September 2025Flu Vaccinations for the 2025/26 season is here!
Clinics start from 1st October 2025, and if you are eligible then you will be receiving your invitation via text or email soon. Use the link in that message to choose the vaccination appointment that suits you best.
Support Your Surgery: Getting vaccinated at Storrsdale helps support your local GP practice and keeps essential services running. Each year the practice buys the vaccines in advance, and these are non-returnable, so please take up our offer of a vaccine prior to going to your pharmacy.
You can find out more about the flu vaccination programme on the NHS website.
Who is eligible for the flu vaccine this year?
The NHS recommends flu vaccination for several groups:
From 1 September 2025
- pregnant women
- all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025
- children with certain long-term health conditions (aged 6 months to less than 18 years)
- 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 under 18 years
From 1 October 2025
- everyone aged 65 years and over
- individuals aged 18 to under 65 with certain long-term health conditions
- care home residents
- carers in receipt of carer's allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
- those living with people who are immunocompromised
- frontline health and social care workers
The NHS website contains further information on eligibility, but if you're unsure whether you're able to have a free vaccination you can consult your GP, practice nurse, or pharmacist. If you’re pregnant you can also consult your midwife.
Flu can be particularly dangerous for certain groups, including pregnant women, young children, and those with certain long-term health conditions. The vaccines can’t be used to prevent flu in babies under 6 months, which is why it is so important that pregnant women have the vaccination. Women will pass on some immunity to their baby, protecting the child during the early months of their life. The flu vaccine can be given at any stage of your pregnancy, but it's best to get vaccinated as soon as you can.