Immunisation

The Department of Health now recommends that people aged 65 and over, and younger people in the listed risk groups below should be vaccinated for influenza each year. 

• Asthma 
• Chronic bronchitis 
• Heart problems 
• Diabetes 
• Kidney disease 
• Neurological and degenerative disease

They also recommend Pneumonia vaccination for all patients over 65 and younger people in certain at risk groups. This injection is a once-only dose of vaccine which can be given at the same time as the Influenza

For more information about immunisations visit NHS Choices.