Vaccination

We run seasonal and routine vaccination clinics.

We offer a range of routine, seasonal and travel vaccination clinics

The MMR vaccine protects against:

These 3 infections spread easily between people and can lead to serious problems including meningitis, blindness and hearing loss.

If you’re pregnant, getting measles can cause premature birth, miscarriage or still birth. And getting rubella can cause serious problems for your baby such as damage to their sight and hearing.

2 doses of the MMR vaccine gives you long-term protection.

Getting vaccinated also helps protect people who cannot be vaccinated, such as unborn babies, newborn babies and anyone with a weakened immune system.


The MenACWY vaccine helps protect against life-threatening illnesses like meningitis and sepsis.

If you missed having the vaccine when you were at school, you can get it up to the age of 25 years.

It’s also available for some people who are at increased risk of getting meningitis because of:

  • a medical condition
  • work
  • travel
  • close contact with someone who’s infected

The HPV vaccine reduces your chances of getting human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that’s spread through skin contact (usually when having sex).

HPV vaccine is available for free on the NHS for:

  • all girls under 25
  • boys born after 1 September 2006

Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are at higher risk from HPV. If you’re a man under 45 who has sex with men and you attend a sexual health or HIV clinic, you can get vaccinated against HPV. You’re eligible for the vaccine up until your 45th birthday.

The HPV vaccine is also sometimes recommended for other people at higher risk from HPV, such as:

  • any transgender people who are felt to have the same risk as men who have sex with men
  • sex workers
  • people with HIV

You may be invited for a flu jab if you are: 

  • over 65 years of age 
  • pregnant 

or have: 

  • a serious heart or chest complaint, including asthma 
  • serious kidney disease 
  • diabetes 
  • lowered immunity due to disease or treatment such as steroid medication or cancer treatment 
  • if you have ever had a stroke 

We will contact you directly if you are eligible.  


The pneumococcal vaccine (or ‘pneumo jab’ or pneumonia vaccine as it’s also known) protects against pneumococcal infections. Pneumococcal infections are caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and can lead to pneumonia, septicaemia (a kind of blood poisoning) and meningitis.  

Read more about why the pneumococcal vaccination is needed.  

Who should have the pneumococcal vaccine?  

A pneumococcal infection can affect anyone. However, some people need the pneumococcal vaccination because they are at higher risk of complications. These include:  

  • all children under the age of two  
  • adults aged 65 or over  
  • children and adults with certain long-term health conditions, such as a serious heart or kidney condition  

We will contact you directly if you are eligible for the vaccination. 

How often is the pneumococcal vaccine given?  

Babies receive the pneumococcal vaccine as three separate injections, at 2 months, 4 months and 12-13 months.  

People over-65 only need a single pneumococcal vaccination which will protect for life. It is not given annually like the flu jab.  

People with a long-term health condition may need just a single one-off pneumococcal vaccination or five-yearly vaccination depending on their underlying health problem.  


When to immunise Diseases protected against Vaccine given Site** 
Two months old Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel) Thigh 
Pneumococcal disease PCV (Prevenar 13) Thigh 
Rotavirus Rotavirus (Rotarix) By mouth 
Meningococcal group B (MenB) MenB Left thigh 
Three months old Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel) Thigh 
Meningococcal group C disease (MenC) Men C (NeisVac-C or Menjugate) Thigh 
Rotavirus Rotavirus (Rotarix) By mouth 
Four months old Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel) Thigh 
Pneumococcal disease PCV (Prevenar 13) Thigh 
Meningococcal group B (MenB) Men B Left thigh 
One year old Hib/MenC Hib/MenC (Menitorix) Upper arm/thigh 
Pneumococcal disease PCV (Prevenar 13) Upper arm/thigh 
Measles, mumpsand rubella (German measles) MMR(Priorix or MMR VaxPRO) Upper arm/thigh 
MenB MenB booster Left thigh 
Two to six years old 
(including children in 
school years 1 and 2) 
Influenza (each year from September) Live attenuated influenza 
vaccine LAIV4 
Both nostrils 
Three years four months old or soon after Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio dTaP/IPV (Repevax) or DTaP/IPV(Infanrix-IPV) Upper arm 
Measles, mumpsand rubella MMR (Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)(check first dose has been given) Upper arm 

Please note 

** Where two or more injections are required at once, these should ideally be given in different limbs. Where this is not possible, injections in the same limb should be given 2.5cm apart. 

Immunisations for at-risk children  

Target Group Age & Schedule Disease Vaccines required 
Babies born to hepatitis B infected 
mothers 
At birth, four weeks, eight weeks 
and Boost at one year1 
Hepatitis B Hepatitis B vaccine 
(Engerix B / HBvaxPRO) 
Infants in areas of the country with 
TB incidence >= 40/100,000 
At birth Tuberculosis BCG      
Infants with a parent or grandparent 
born in a high incidence country 
At birth Tuberculosis BCG  
 Girls aged 12 to 13 years old Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (and genital warts caused by types 6 and 11) HPV (two doses 6-12 months) Upper arm 
14 years old (school year 9) Tetanus, diphtheria and polio Td/IPV (Revaxis), and check MMR status Upper arm 
Meningococcal groups A, C, W 
and Y disease 
  

The Health Centre is able to provide travel vaccines offered on the NHS, but does not offer travel assessments or other private travel vaccines. Please ensure you have had a travel assessment completed prior to requesting an appointment with a nurse for the NHS travel vaccine.

If you have any questions please contact one of our Patient Coordinators who will be able to help.