Immunisation and Vaccination Schedule

The NHS vaccination schedule

Checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK on the NHS, including the ages at which they should ideally be given is available on the NHS website.

If you’re not sure whether you or your child have had all your routine vaccinations, ask your GP or practice nurse to find out for you. It may be possible to ‘catch up’ later in life.

Try to make sure you or your child have vaccinations delivered on time to ensure protection against serious communicable diseases.

If you’re going to be away from the GP surgery when a vaccination is due, talk to your doctor. It may be possible to arrange for vaccination at a different location.

Flu

Influenza is a virus that infects many people each year, causing severe illness and the flu vaccination provides the best possible protection. The vaccination is free and recommended yearly for those who are most at risk of contracting influenza. Patients are eligible for vaccination as follows:

From 1^st September 2025:

• Pregnant women
• All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31^st August 2025
• Primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)*
• Secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)*
• All children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years

* Children in these cohorts will be vaccinated at school

From October 2025:

• Those aged 65 years and over
• Those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
• Those in long-stay residential care homes
• Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
• Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• Frontline health and social care workers without an employer led occupational health scheme

If there is someone you rely on as your carer, please ask them to contact their own surgery as they may be eligible for a free flu vaccination too.