You could be eligible for a free NHS flu vaccination
The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It’s offered on the NHS every year in autumn or winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.
Who can get the flu vaccine?
Those who are eligible to get a free NHS flu vaccination include:
- People aged 65 years and over
- Individuals aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
- People who are pregnant
- All children aged 2 and 3 years on 31/08/2026
- School aged children (Reception to year 11), even if not in school
- Residents of long-stay residential care homes
- Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
- Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- Frontline workers in social care settings without an employer led occupational health scheme
Speak to a member of staff today to see if you are eligible for a free NHS flu vaccination.
This page was last updated on 13/09/2026.
