Vaccinations
Information about the free flu vaccine available to frontline health and social care workers.
Book your free flu vaccine
Frontline health and social care staff are eligible for the free flu vaccine.
The flu vaccine is available at your local pharmacy. Find a pharmacy offering the flu jab.
Please take your employee ID badge or proof of employment to your vaccine appointment, in case it is requested.
Protect yourself and others
Vaccination is the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and others against ill health.
If you are vaccinated but catch flu this winter, you are likely to have milder symptoms, recover faster and miss less time at work.
The winter vaccine programme is targeted at those delivering direct care, whether employed by an NHS provider, local council, independent or third sector employers.
Find more information and check your eligibility at GOV.UK.
Myth: Flu is just a bad cold
Fact: Flu can cause serious illness, especially in young children and people with existing health conditions. Each year, thousands of people are hospitalised with flu complications, and tragically, some people die from flu. It's much more severe than a common cold.
Myth: I had the flu vaccine last year, so I am already protected
Fact: Flu viruses change each year. That's why the vaccine is updated annually to match the most common strains.
Myth: The vaccine gives you flu
Fact: You cannot get flu from any of the flu vaccines.