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Important Information: MenB (Meningitis B) Vaccination for Students Starting Higher Education

Following recent cases of Meningococcal B (MenB) disease in England, the NHS is encouraging eligible young people to receive the free MenB vaccine before starting university or residential further education.

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible for a free NHS MenB vaccination if all of the following apply:

  • You are 17 to 25 years old.
  • You are starting university or residential further education for the first time this year.
  • You missed receiving the MenB vaccine as part of the routine infant immunisation programme.
  • You are entering an environment where you will be living or studying closely with other students, such as university halls of residence.

If you are eligible, please use the NHS booking service below to book your vaccination at a participating community pharmacy: Book your Meningitis B vaccine

Please note that MenB vaccinations for this programme are not provided by the GP practice.

Surgery Reburbishment

You may have noticed that the surgery is currently undergoing renovation. This is causing some disruption, and you’ll have seen that our nurses have temporarily moved to a new corridor while their usual area is being refurbished. As a result, you may need to navigate the surgery differently than usual.

The next stage of the refurbishment will involve the reception area. This will bring further changes to how you access different parts of the surgery, but we will share more details with you closer to the time.

We hope to complete the refurbishment by the end of the summer. Once finished, it will provide more space for our PCN staff and offer a more comfortable working environment for our existing team.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.