Autumn Covid booster vaccinations
The NHS is starting to offer COVID-19 booster vaccinations to help provide extra protection for those at greatest risk from the virus this winter.
In line with the recommendations of the JCVI, these will be offered to:
- people who live or work in a care home for older adults
- frontline health and social care workers
- people aged 50 years or over
- People aged 5 - 49 who are immunosuppressed
- people aged 5 - 49 years with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe COVID-19
- pregnant women
- people aged 16 – 49 who are carers
- people aged 5 - 49 who live with someone who is immunosuppressed
If you are eligible for a booster, the NHS will contact you when it is your turn. Those at greatest risk will be invited first, including care home residents, people aged 75 and over and people who are immunosuppressed. Vaccines can be booked through the National Booking Service at a local vaccination centre.
Please help to keep yourself and those around you safe by getting vaccinated when you are invited. For more information about the autumn boosters and the COVID vaccination programme you can visit www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/covidvaccination.
If you have not yet completed your vaccination course, you can still get whichever jab you need – book an appointment using the online National Booking Service or by calling 119. Calls are free of charge and lines are open 8am-8pm Monday – Friday and 8am-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Access to General Practice key messages for Calderdale
General Practice in Calderdale is open for your healthcare needs.
We offer choice in how and when you can access our services. This could be in person, by phone or online. By working together, our team of skilled healthcare professionals will get you the help you need, when and how you need it.
Working together with local surgeries as a Primary Care Network we offer same day and pre-bookable appointments Monday – Friday 8am - 8pm and Saturdays 9am-5pm at a surgery near you.
Appointments are available with people working in a number of different roles alongside GPs that can help with your needs. They’re skilled healthcare professionals who can assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe, and refer.
Find out more:
Lower Valley Primary Care Network (PCN) - 16a Church Lane, Brighouse, HD6 1AT (lowervalleypcn.co.uk)
Talk to a member of the team
Come along to our next patient reference group meeting on Wednesday 2nd November 2022.
Patient information - telephone calls are
now recorded. When you telephone the surgery please be patient with us as we are experiencing a high volume of calls and will answer as soon as we can. We are currently answering an average of 160 calls per day!
Thank you
PRESCRIPTION ORDERING
YOU CAN ORDER YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS OR RE-AUTHORISE A MEDICATION BY EMAILING THE PRACTICE ON THE ADDRESS BELOW.
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH AND NAME AND STRENGTH OF THE MEDICATION REQUIRED OTHERWISE WE WILL BE UNABLE TO PROCESS YOUR REQUEST.
PLEASE ALLOW 48 HOURS FOR YOUR MEDICATION.
wyicb-cal.longroydescanning@nhs.net
You can contact us via this method if you are having problems requesting medication that needs re-authorising via the online service.
YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS SERVICE TO:
Request a sick note
Order your medication
(Site updated 25/01/2023)