Can't get flu jab

Yes, got the letter, got the jab. Good luck everyone, hope you are all sorted soon.

I had a text from my surgery in early September, immediately went online and booked an appointment with a nurse and had my jab two weeks later.
Surgery also did two Saturday walk-through sessions (in one door, jab, out the other door) in October.
At the moment, they've got 7 doctors, 2 nurses and a receptionist self-isolating (?) so to say they're short-staffed is the understatement of the year..!! I would think that many other places are in the same situation, so I don't envy them - and I'd never call them disgraceful after the year that they've had (& are still having).

Yes Antonia just ring your surgery they may have overlooked you, or maybe are 'staggering' the appts as they order more vaccine in.Our surgery always seem to get them late-ish on though so thats why i chose to go to chemist.

I’m getting mine on Saturday at the GPs. Had a reminder text this morning x

As someone else said, try the local chemists. I gave up on our surgery and went across the road to our local chemist. I've pointed others in the same direction.

SillyNanny321 - Thank you so much for a really positive posting about your GP Practice and all the staff. I wonder if the public at large realise just how much organisation is required to set up the Flu Clinics for patients. Especially this year since many more patients under 65 have been included by the D of H and have to be added.
And others please spare a thought for the Surgeries experiencing staff shortages because some members of staff are having to self-isolate for 14 days. Yes, all the staff are at risk and some are getting sick despite bestpractice/precautions etc.
And lastly - we are supposed to be ‘all in this together’ and it should not be a question of ‘Them versus Us’.
I rest my case.

Well, there is no shortage of the vaccine in Denmark, so I don't know what is wrong in Britain or France.

We just had to turn up at the doctor's on the first Tuesday of the month.

Both husband and I had flu jab early October in Boots booked online it’s so easy surgery have messed us around so many times and when your a pensioner you are not meant to look after grandchildren or go to work according to them

Think we will all 3 go to Lloyds or asda or superdrug next year as its nearer and if any of us end up having to pay its a lot cheaper than boots..Although should be free for us all as youngest will be 18 by then.

Yes. At the GP practice on 23rd September.

Tried to ring the doctors and the message said if your ringing about the flu jab , you will get an invitation when it your turn .

Lloyds pharmacy at Sainsbury’s had some last week. Try phoning them if you have a local one. I think it cost around £12/14.

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I remember a few years back when i first enquired about the flu jab at our G.P.'s as i was seeing dr for something else& he said "yes i can do that"& he jabbed me there& then. Things have changed dramatically.

Our surgery was really on the ball - we had ours early in September (in a gazebo in their front garden area!).

Very quick and efficient.

Had mine 4 weeks ago. No problem and very efficient.

We in our house had ours in Boots over a month before Drs got round to offering us one there.But 2 of us still had them free- but 17 year old son had to pay because he 'could just wait & get it free at drs'! Which makes no sense at all as we all 3 would have got it free at drs- regardless of age and arent under 18's usually getting free medications etc anyway? And other son still had to pay for a pneumonia jab even though hes got a neurological condition same as his brothers, who got it free at drs because hes under 18! The different 'rules' are sending the world insane. ?

I got a text from the GP telling me to ring for an appointment. Had the jab about a month ago.

I rang the surgery late September, was told the info letters were ready to go out but that as I was on the phone I could make an appt, so had my jab early October. Our surgery seems to have been very efficient.

I had an email from our local Lloyds in September inviting me to book a jab. Booked immediately and husband and I had ours at the end of September. Pharmacist said she only had two more weeks' supply!

I was lucky in that I happened to pop into the surgery, some weeks back, and there was a notice and also the receptionist made an appt for me.. our surgery has arranged days, usually a Saturday for all the flu jabs.. so I got mine some weeks back

Surgery sent text in early September. Rang them & got an appointment for the next Saturday. Very efficient. Temperature checked at the door. Report to Reception then given a door number where we were met by Doctor or Nurse with syringe ready. Done & out the back door. All took a few minutes. Our area & Doctors are considered some of the lowest lifeforms in the country but our Surgery has shown up so many others so well done them!

Antonia

The message in September told us not to ring for an appointment, as they would call us.
I have just tried to call the surgery. After five minutes of recorded messages, I was number 21 in the queue! That would probably mean well over an hour's wait, which I won't do. It's probably 21 other people ringing to ask about their flu jab!

It's first thing Monday morning so if its anything like my surgery its their busiest time for phone calls! Maybe try later on.

Always have mine at chemist run out, rang doctors on Monday said no, then asked my age then said come Friday, went Friday straight in and out all done.

i got a txt early september booked and had mine then partner got txt mid September and has also had his. no problem with booking and one way oin and one way out at doctors, neither of us had problems.