COVID-19 Spring 2023 booster
Please see the patient information below, which details who is eligible for this vaccination.
We will commence vaccinating the Care Home patients and currently look to commence vaccinating the additional cohorts from w/c 17th April 2023. We will invite eligible patients, if you have not heard from the practice by the end of April and have reviewed the eligibility criteria, please contact the practice to discuss further.
Spring Boosters March 2022
The current Government announcement for the Spring Booster Campaign is for those aged 75years and over and those aged 12years and over with a weakened immune system.
As part of the Eden Primary Care Network, the practices including ourselves has taken the decision it will concentrate on delivery of the Spring Booster vaccine to all care home patients and housebound this time round returning in the Autumn to deliver flu and Covid boosters.
This has been a difficult decision to make however teams across the practices are currently depleted due to a rise in Covid infection and therefore it is important we continue to operate at a level that ensures we meet your medical needs. The team at Newton Rigg campus have assured us that they will support delivery of the vaccine to the remaining cohort – website link below. You are advised to wait 6 months after your previous vaccination to get maximum protection from the spring booster.
A guide to the Spring Booster – Gov.uk
The Coronavirus Guide to who can get a vaccine – NHS
NHS Book or manage a coronavirus vaccination.
Covid Vaccination update – December 2021 – Following the Government’s recent updates around covid boosters the CCG has updated the vaccination information page on their website:
Covid Vaccination update – September 2021
Each practice within our Primary Care Network will work with their own patient groups to deliver this vaccination programme, supported by the primary care network team alongside running their individual practices. Appointments will be either be at the vaccination centre next to Penrith Hospital or at your own practice, you will be advised of where to come when you are invited.
You may find that a friend, neighbour or relative is invited in before or after you because you are registered at different practices or have different health needs (which you may not be aware of) this is due to the very different size of practices across our PCN, staff availability at each practice and availability of vaccine and we are often given short notice of delivery dates.
Practices are currently working out their individual vaccination programmes, please bear with them whilst they undertake this work but be assured, they will commence sending out invites very soon.
We have provided some general information, below.
General Practice is going to be running four vaccination programmes over the next three months
· Covid vaccination – 12 – 15 Year olds (At risk)
· Covid third primary vaccination – Immunuosuppressed
· Covid vaccination – Cohorts 1- 9 Boosters – All over 50’s or with underlying health conditions
· Influenza vaccinations – Eligible adults
Patients will be invited by the practice either by SMS message/letter or telephone to book into the correct clinic.
It is very important that you wait to be invited and do not phone the practices. Following the announcement on Tuesday the practices have been inundated with queries meaning that patients who need medical assistance or advice cannot get through. Practices will contact you in stages, please wait to be contacted.
For more information please see the JCVI statement
Cumbria CCG Patient Covid-19 information leaflets
Covid vaccination – 12 – 15 Year olds (At risk)
All at risk 12 – 15 year olds have received an invite from their practice with regards to the covid vaccination
All healthy 12 – 15 year olds will be vaccinated via the school nurse programme
Covid third vaccination – Immunuosuppressed
Patients will start to receive invites from practices soon. The criteria is quite strict and practices also need to work with hospital consultants with regards to when some patients should be vaccinated.
Covid vaccination – Boosters
Cohorts 1 – 9 from the primary covid vaccination groups earlier in the year will be invited for a booster vaccination. Please click here for a reminder of the groups
COVID vaccination certification
We are unable to issue this certificate at the practice.
Please see the Gov.uk website for further information.
Proof of your vaccination status will be available on the NHS app, which is also valuable for accessing your health records and ordering repeat prescriptions.
The NHS app can be downloaded from here for iPhone or here for android.
Alternatively, you can call the NHS helpline on 119 (from 17 May) and ask for a letter to be posted to you. This must be at least 5 days after you’ve completed your course of the vaccine, the letter may to take up to 5 days to reach you.
COVID Vaccination – The first phase of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme has started. When it is the right time patients will receive an invitation to come forward. This letter will include all the information you will need to book appointments, including your NHS number. Please do not contact the NHS to get an appointment until you get this letter.
Please find the links to the COVID-19 patient guidance leaflets
A guide for Healthcare workers
What to expect after the vaccination
Why am I being asked to wait for the vaccination?
Please find detailed the patient FAQ
Please find a link to NHS England’s FAQ regarding the second vaccination dose https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2021/03/C1200-COVID-19-vaccination-programme-FAQs-on-second-dose.pdf
Please also see the Practice page on support for Post Viral Fatigue -COVID-19 https://www.applebymedicalpractice.co.uk/self-care/post-viral-fatigue-covid19/ or Mental Health support during COVID-19 – https://www.applebymedicalpractice.co.uk/clinics-services/mental-health-and-anxiety/
Important Information to keep you safe while isolating at home leaflet – link to printable version
COVID Self Care Forum fact sheets
COVID-19 Principle Trial
COVID-19 has affected the lives of everybody within the UK and the rest of the world. Finding safe and effective treatments has been the drive of researchers at the University of Oxford and right now, you have an opportunity to help. PRINCIPLE is a national priority trial to find treatments for COVID-19. We are looking for volunteers aged 65 or over, OR aged between 50 and 64 with an underlying health condition.
To be eligible to take part, you must be unwell with Covid-19 symptoms, and have had them for less than 14 days. No face to face visits are needed.
Please help us fight COVID-19 by visiting our website www.principletrial.org
