The Autumn vaccination programme will commence on Monday, 5 September and Lanarkshire health and social care staff (including independent contractors) can book an appointment to receive their annual flu vaccination and Covid Booster vaccination (if eligible) through the online booking portal which opened on Monday.
Eligible frontline health and social care workers are being offered the flu and Civid-19 booster to help protect them and the highest risk patients they come into contact with. Frontline workers are those who have a patient facing role and have frequent face-to-face contact with patients (see list below).
To book your appointments for either the flu vaccination or the flu vaccination and Covid booster vaccine please log onto the online booking portal, enter your log in details, click the health and social care staff button (not the winter vaccination button as you will be unable to book using this button) and select your preferred vaccination clinic. You may need to look at a few dates but there are still plenty of appointments available.
You can also check at NHS Inform what vaccinations you will be offered.
Frontline health and social care staff includes:
- non clinical ancillary staff who may have social contacts with patients but are not directly involved in patient care including receptionists, ward clerks, porters and cleaners
- Allied Health Professionals and Allied Health Professional clinical support workers including Scottish Ambulance, podiatrists, physiotherapists, radiographers and audiologists
- associated clinical support staff and independent contractors
- chiropractors and osteopaths
- dentists, dental nurses and dental hygienists
- doctors
- donor carers at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (coronavirus vaccine only)
- foot care specialists
- frontline funeral operatives (coronavirus vaccine only)
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Care Inspectorate Inspectors who are required to visit premises with vulnerable patients (coronavirus vaccine only)
- healthcare students
- hospital based laboratory staff
- memory clinic staff providing care to clinically extremely vulnerable individuals or the elderly
- MoD primary healthcare services frontline workers (deployed on Scottish bases)
- NHS independent contractors
- pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
- registered nurses and midwives, including healthcare and midwifery support workers
- Scottish Ambulance Service workers
- Scottish Register of Language Professionals with the Deaf Community who work regularly in settings with elderly or clinically extremely vulnerable individuals (coronavirus vaccine only)
- social care workers and personal care assistants
- staff at schools for children with additional support needs
- staff at symptomatic testing sites
- volunteers assisting clinically extremely vulnerable individuals, for example transport to and from vaccination centres
The flu vaccination is being offered to:
- aged 50 years or over (or will be by 31 March 2023)
- a resident or staff working in a care home for older adults
- a younger adult in long stay nursing and residential care settings
- a health or social care worker
- aged 6 months to 2 years with an eligible health condition
- aged 2 to 5 years not yet at school (children must be aged 2 years or above on 1 September 2022 to be eligible)
- a primary or secondary school pupil
- aged 5 to 49 years with an eligible health condition
- aged 5 to 49 years and are a household contact of someone with a weakened immune system
- an unpaid carer or a young carer
- pregnant
- nursery, primary or secondary school teacher or a pupil-facing support staff in local authority or independent setting
- part of the prison population, a prison officer, or support staff who delivers direct front-facing detention services
On the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) those eligible for a further dose will be:
- all adults aged 50 years and over
- those aged 5 to 49 years in a clinical risk group, including pregnant women
- those aged 5 to 49 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression
- those aged 16 to 49 years who are carers
- residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults
- frontline health and social care workers
Those eligible to receive both the flu and Covid-19 booster will get both vaccines at a single appointment.
Tobias Tipper, General Manager for the vaccination programme, said: “The flu vaccination and Covid-19 booster is important further protection for you, your colleagues and those who use our services. I would strongly encourage everyone eligible to come forward for their vaccinations during the first two weeks in September.
“Please take the time to book an appointment.
“Frontline health and social care staff (see list above) are eligible for both the flu and Covid-19 booster vaccinations so you can book a single appointment and you will receive both vaccines at the same time.
“When you attend for your vaccination you will be asked to provide proof of employment so please remember to bring your ID badge or a payslip.”
To find our more visit the dedicated page on our website at https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/staff-autumn-vaccination-programme/
