Vaccinations and Immunisations

Covid Vaccinations- Spring 2025

All eligible patients will receive an invitation from the NHS with details on how to book for their 2025 Spring COVID vaccination.

Housebound patients will be contacted by the COVID vaccination roaming team in due course.

The eligibility criteria is the same as for spring 2024, and similar to spring 2022 and spring 2023, with the addition of immunocompromised people in younger age groups:

• adults aged 75 years and over
• residents in a care home for older adults
• individuals aged 6 months and over who have a weakened immune system

For more information about who is eligible please click here

How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment

From Tuesday 25th March 2025 anyone eligible can book their vaccination via their NHS App, the NHS website, or by calling 119.

Book your Covid vaccination here

Appointments must be pre booked and local vaccination clinics are available at pharmacies in Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford as well at the Downs Leisure Centre in Seaford.

 

Shingles Vaccination Programme

Are you aged 70, 78 or 79 years?

If so, you may be eligible for a vaccination to protect yourself against shingles.

The national shingles immunisation programme for people aged between either 70 on 1st September 2017, 78 & 79 years has been introduced by the Department of Health / Public Health to help protect those deemed most at risk from shingles. This programme  is for a one off lifetime vaccine and will be rolled out to all people between the ages of 70 and 79 over the next few years.

To receive your vaccination against shingles, please book an appointment for one of our designated clinics at reception.

Unsure whether you are eligible for a Shingles Vaccination click the link below and enter your date of birth

Are you eligible for Shingles Vaccination

Pneumococcal Vaccinations

Pneumococcal vaccinations are offered to all patients over the age of 65 and  to children and adults with certain long-term health conditions, such as a serious heart or kidney conditions.  If you are at increased risk of a pneumococcal infection you will be given the vaccination just once and, generally, this will protect you for life. However, if your spleen does not work properly or if you have a chronic kidney condition, you may need booster doses  every five years.

If you think you may be eligible for a Pneumococcal Vaccination please contact our reception team for more information or to book an appointment in one of our Vaccination Clinics.

Travel Advice

Travel advice can be provided by our nurses, in particular any recommended vaccinations for the countries that you are planning to visit.

Please book an appointment for advice with one of our nurses at least 6 weeks before you travel, as a second appointment will be required with the nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. Travel vaccines have to be ordered as they are not held as stock vaccines. Your second appointment will need to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow time for the vaccines to provide full protection.

Some travel vaccines are not available as an NHS service. The nurse will be able to advise you of any applicable fee at your travel advice appointment.

Childhood Immunisation Schedule

When to Immunise	Diseases Protected Against
Two months old	Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) & hepatitis B
	Pneumococcal disease
	Rotavirus
	Meningococcal B
Three months old	Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) & hepatitis B
	Rotavirus
Four months old	Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) & hepatitis B
	Meningococcal B
	Pneumococcal disease
Between 12 and 13 months old – within a month of the first birthday	Hib/Men C
	Pneumococcal disease
	Measles, mups and rubella (German measles)
	Meningococcal B
Three years four months old or soon after	Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio
	Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles)
Girls ages 12 or 13 years old	Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (and genital warts caused by types 6 and 11)
Around 14 years old	Tetanus, diptheria and polio
	Meningococcal ACWY