NHS vaccinations

It’s important to make sure that your child has all of their routine childhood vaccinations. It’s the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases.

Ideally, children should have their vaccinations at the right age to protect them as early as possible and to minimise the risk of infection.

Your GP will be able to tell you what vaccinations children need. You can also find more information about children’s vaccinations and benefits on the NHS website.

Seasonal flu is a highly infectious illness that’s caused by a flu virus. The virus infects your lungs and upper airways, and can cause a high temperature, aches and pains. A flu vaccination can help limit your risk of getting the flu.

Our surgery offers flu vaccinations to patients. We offer two routine vaccinations – one for patients under 65 years and another vaccine for patients over 65 years.

You can contact the surgery to find out more about flu vaccinations or visit the NHS website.

The shingles vaccine helps protect against shingles. It's recommended for people at higher risk from shingles, including all adults turning 65 (after 1 September 2023), those aged 70 to 79 and those aged 50 and over with a severely weakened immune system.

You'll be offered 2 doses of the vaccine. These are given between 6 and 12 months apart.

The shingles vaccine is expected to reduce your risk of getting shingles. If you do go on to have the disease, your symptoms may be milder and the illness shorter.

Shingles can be very painful and uncomfortable. Some people are left with pain lasting for years after the initial rash has healed. Shingles is also fatal for around 1 in 1,000 over-70s who develop it.

It's fine to have the shingles vaccine if you've already had shingles. The shingles vaccine works very well in people who have had shingles before and it will boost your immunity against further shingles attacks.

For more information please see the following website: Shingles - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Wembury Surgery does not provide a Travel Vaccination Service.

We would recommend you contact a specialist Travel Clinic to ensure you are fully vaccinated for your proposed travel.

The following vaccinations are available on the NHS: 

• Tetanus
• Typhoid
• Hepatitis A

If you have confirmed a need for the above vaccines with your travel specialist, please contact reception to book an appointment with the nurse. Please ensure you leave enough time before your proposed travel dates to get your vaccination courses completed. 

If you need medication for your trip such as Malarial prophylaxis or you have been advised to take Acetazolamide for altitude sickness, this should be requested from the Travel specialist. The Surgery is not able to provide prescriptions for this.