Practice News

Flu Vaccination Clinic – Autumn 2025

Date: Saturday 4th October 2025
Time: 9:00am – 12:00 noon
Location: Five Oaks Family Practice

Our annual flu vaccination clinic is taking place on the above date.

  • All eligible patients will receive a text message with a link to book their appointment.

  • Please wait to receive your invitation before contacting the practice.

  • If you believe you are eligible but do not receive a text, please get in touch with reception.

Getting your flu vaccine helps protect you, your family, and our community.


Published on 18th Sep 2025

WEIGHT LOSS INJECTIONS

 
 

The NHS has been told to prepare services for patients wanting to lose weight using weight loss injections (Mounjaro). An original target date was set for the 23rd of June for everything to be ready but plans have not been completed yet and a service is not ready for now or for then.

The NHS will be starting with patients with the highest risk before making it more available to others but this will be a long process over years due to the high numbers.

The current guidance is that they will start with patients who have a BMI of 40 or above, PLUS four or more of the following health conditions

  • high blood pressure (on treatment),
  • high cholesterol levels requiring treatment (or high levels without treatment),
  • obstructive sleep apnoea needing treatment such as CPAP,
  • cardiovascular disease (such as ischaemic heart disease, strokes, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease)
  • type 2 diabetes.

We are not able to start this for anyone who does not reach this criteria set by the NHS and that is only when a service is set up and offered for GPs to run.

Please don't arrange an appointment to ask for Mounjaro for weight loss at the moment, as we are not able to start it yet.

Please follow the link below for further guidance

https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/weight-management-in.../

Thank You


Published on 18th Sep 2025

Vaccination programmes

RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Vaccine
This is a new vaccine for patients once they turn 75 years of age, they remain eligible until they turn 80 (this can be given all year round)
From September there is a catch up campaign for everyone aged between 75 & 79 years (on 1st Sept 24) The RSV vaccine protects against lung & respiratory tract infections. Pregnant ladies are also eligible after 28 weeks, please see your midwife. This vaccine cannot be given at the same time as any other vaccine.
Flu Vaccine
In September we will be starting to invite all 2 & 3 year old's & pregnant ladies (20 weeks plus) for their flu vaccines.
NHS England have advised we cannot vaccinate other eligible groups until October.
All our flu vaccines are ordered for eligible patients, please support your Practice by having your flu vaccine here.
Anyone eligible for pneumonia or shingles vaccine will be offered also.
Invitations will be sent to all eligable patients shortly via a a text message with a link to book an appointment or telephone the surgery to make an appointment.

Published on 18th Sep 2025

Page last reviewed: 18 September 2025
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