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Get a flu vaccination to protect yourself, your family and the people you care for
Flu vaccines are safe and effective and offer the best protection against serious illness.
The county council is again providing free flu jabs for eligible frontline staff to protect them, the people they care for, as well as friends and family. Eligible staff are those who have regular frontline contact with at-risk groups such as vulnerable older people, and adults or children with disabilities or certain medical conditions
Flu is a viral illness which can be unpleasant but in otherwise healthy people it will usually clear up on its own within a week or two. For people in at-risk groups, such as older people or those with an underlying health condition, flu can be a serious disease and can cause death.
Vaccination reduces the spread of flu among staff and the people they care for, helping to keep care services running and reducing the burden on the NHS during the winter.
The council is offering eligible staff the option to get the flu vaccine through booking an appointment at a flu clinic or requesting a voucher with Boots.
If you’ve got any questions about the flu vaccination programme please check our Frequently Asked Questions.
If you need any other help, please email flu.vacs@nottscc.gov.uk
Book an appointment at a flu clinic
Staff flu clinics will be running throughout October and November. You can book an appointment using the following link: https://outlook.office365.com/book/Stafffluclinics2024@nottscc.gov.uk/
You will be asked to select a location first and will then be shown the available dates and time slots. Once you’ve entered your personal details and additional information, the appointment will be booked. If your plans change you can go back and cancel or amend the appointment through the booking confirmation email.
The clinics will run at the following locations:
- Bassetlaw (Langold) Children’s Centre
- Beeston Central
- Bingham Children’s Centre
- Broxtowe Day Service
- Eastwood Children’s Centre
- Home Brewery (SJRW)
- Lawn View House
- Meadow House
- Middle Street Resource Centre (Beeston)
- Newark (Hawtonville) Children’s Centre
- Sherwood Energy Village
- Trent Bridge House
Request a flu vaccination voucher
If you can’t come to one of the workplace clinics, we also have vouchers available for Boots pharmacies. Individuals or managers can request a voucher using the link below and a voucher will be emailed or texted to you.
**The vouchers are pre-paid so please make sure you use them once they’ve been issued.**
You can request a voucher by submitting this form.
You can prebook with Boots now for appointments from 23 September 2024.
NHS winter vaccination programme
Seasonal flu vaccination
From 1 September 2024 the NHS will offer free flu vaccinations to:
- pregnant women, at any stage of pregnancy
- children aged 2 and 3 years
- children in primary school and secondary school-aged children in years 7 to 11
- children in clinical risk groups aged 6 months to less than 18 years
From October 2024 vaccinations will be offered to:
- everyone aged 65 years and over
- adults in clinical risk groups
- everyone living in long stay residential care
- carers
- close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- frontline health and social care workers
You can also find more information about the NHS flu vaccination programme on the NHS website.
Seasonal Covid vaccination
People eligible for a free flu vaccination may also be eligible for a seasonal Covid vaccination and will be called by the NHS. Visit the NHS About the COVID-19 vaccine page for more information.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination
From 1 September the NHS will launch a new vaccination programme to protect against RSV, which is a common cause of coughs and colds. It’s very common and not usually serious but some babies and adults have a higher risk of getting seriously ill.
The vaccine will be offered to people aged 75-79 and pregnant women from 28 weeks to help protect the baby after they’re born.
For more information visit the NHS website.
Further information
If you’d like more information about the flu vaccination and pregnancy, we have information available on our public website.
There are also videos for people with learning disabilities and another for their carers and one in British Sign Language explaining why the flu vaccination is important. All of the videos can be shared with colleagues, friends and family or at team meetings.
We also have this myth busting video (4:42) [YouTube] which explains why flu can be so serious and why it’s important to get vaccinated.
Good to know
The county council flu vaccination programme is an occupational scheme. It delivers the same vaccination as the NHS, but because it’s a private vaccination it isn’t shared with the NHS so you may want to inform your GP if you’ve been vaccinated through work.
The clinics will be provided by Kay’s Medical, who also ran the clinics last year. Their nursing staff will deliver the vaccinations.
The flu vaccination can’t give you flu – you might have mild symptoms for a couple of days as a result of your immune response but these aren’t anything to worry about.