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Flu Vaccina on Barnabas Medical

Centre
Flu vaccina on is available every year on the NHS to help pro-
tect adults and children at greatest risk of flu and its complica- Girton Road, Northolt
ons. This year vaccina on is available free to: UB5 4SR
• adults 65 and over 020 8864 4437
• people with certain long-term condi ons (for example
diabetes, heart condi ons, COPD) and their carers email: admin.barnabas@nhs.net
• pregnant women web:
• children aged 2 and 3 on 31 August 2019 barnabasmedicalcentre.co.uk
• children in primary school ***
• frontline health and social care workers. Surgery Times
Eligible children aged 2 to 17 will be given the vaccine as a nasal Mon-Fri: 0830-1830
spray; others will receive an injection.
Phone lines are open
You can have your NHS flu vaccine at: Mon-Fri 0845-1745
• your GP surgery ***
• a community pharmacy offering the service Out of Hours
• primary school children will be offered the vaccina on For urgent healthcare outside
via their school surgery mes please call 111
• pregnant women may also be able to have their vaccina- ***
on at their midwifery service. Doctors

Flu vaccine is the best protec on we have against an unpredict- Dr Mohini Parmar (f)
able virus that can cause unpleasant illness in children and se- Dr Harpreet Kooner (m)
vere illness and death among at-risk groups. However, like all Dr Harjeet Bhatoa (f)
vaccina ons, it is not 100% effec ve and protec on may vary, Dr Elizabeth Fong (f)
but if you do get flu a!er vaccina on it is likely to be milder Dr Rajee Navaneetharajah (f)
and shorter-lived than it would be otherwise. There is also evi- Prac ce Nurses
dence the flu vaccine can reduce your risk of having a stroke. Henny Shanta (f)
Flu vaccina on is very safe and serious side effects are ex- Karen Collett (f)
tremely rare. You may have a mild fever and aching muscles Nikki Onoufriou (f)
for a couple of days a!er vaccina on, and your arm may be a Clinical Pharmacist
bit sore where you were injected. Paresh Virji (m)
There will be walk-in clinics for over-65s star ng in the week Prac ce Manager
of 16 September. Further details will be available in the Matthew Edwards
wai ng area and on the Prac ce website. Alterna vely book
an appointment with recep on. *** *** ***
Barnabas Pa ent Voices
Chairman: Keith Marshall
020 8864 7993
barnabas.ppg@gmail.com
This newsle!er is a joint
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Medical Centre and Barnabas
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Please ask Reception © Barnabas Medical Centre, 2019.

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