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RSV Vaccinations
Eligibility
Patients aged 75 on or after the 1st September 2024 are eligible for the RSV vaccination. All women who are at least 28 weeks pregnant.
Invites
We are currently recalling all of our 79 & 80 year olds as part of a ‘Catch up programme’ to ensure these patients don’t miss out on their vaccination. We will invite other cohorts in due course.
For pregnant patients, please contact the surgery to be booked for your vaccination.
For more information on RSV, please visit: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): symptoms, transmission, prevention, treatment – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
HPV
Did you miss your HPV vaccine in school?
Everyone eligible aged between 16 years and 25 years are being invited into the surgery to catch up on their missed HPV vaccine from when they were in school.
The HPV vaccination is given to boys and girls in year 8 at school, but some people may have missed it at the time. If you were offered the vaccine in school and missed it, you can catch up anytime until your 25th birthday.
The HPV vaccine helps protects against a common infection called HPV, that in some cases can lead to some types of cancer, such as cervical, head and neck.
Please contact us via our online form to check you have had your vaccine, and if you missed it, you can book your appointment to catch up.
For more information on HPV and the HPV vaccine see the NHS website
Winter Vaccination Information
The Winter Vaccination Programme will run from 1st September for Pregnant Women and Children and from 1st October for everyone else. For anyone eligible for Covid or Flu, you shall receive an invite from us by Monday 22nd September 2025 . If you believe you fit the below criteria but have not been invited, please contact Reception.
Flu Eligibility
From 1 September 2025:
- Pregnant women
- All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025
- Primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6) – vaccinations will take place at school
- Secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)- vaccinations will take place at school
- All children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years
From 1st October 2025
- Those aged 65 years and over
- Those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19 )
- Those in long-stay residential care homes
- Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
- Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- Frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants
Covid Eligibility
From 1st October 2025:
- Those aged 75 years and over
- Persons aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book.
- Residents in a care home for older adults
111, Out of Hours and Emergencies
In life threatening emergencies such as chest pain and severe shortness of breath you should call 999
For health information and advice, or if you need medical help fast when we are closed, call 111 or visit NHS 111.
Anyone in need of urgent mental health support can dial 111 at any time and select the option for mental health crisis. You will be connected to the 111 contact centre where trained staff will provide appropriate support and advice 24 hours a day.
Extended Opening Hours
| Monday | 8.00am – 6.30pm (Enhanced Access available at Brackley Medical Centre 6.30pm – 8.00pm ask reception) |
| Tuesday | 8.00am – 6.30pm (Enhanced Access available at Brook Health Centre 6.30pm – 8.00pm ask reception) |
| Wednesday | 8.00am – 6.30pm (Enhanced Access available at Towcester Medical Centre 6.30pm – 8.00pm) |
| Thursday | 8.00am – 6.30pm (Enhanced Access available at Springfield Surgery 6.30pm – 8.00pm ask reception) |
| Friday | 8.00am – 6.30pm (Enhanced Access 6.30pm – 8.00pm On a Rota Basis – ask reception) |
| Saturday | CLOSED (Enhanced Access Open 9.00 am – 5.00 pm on a Rota Basis – ask reception) |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
These are primarily aimed at people who work and so if you have difficulty attending in normal hours, please ask for this service.
Please note that these appointments at Towcester Medical Centre are for pre-booked appointments only. There will be no telephone access
Use of AI (Heidi AI)
Heidi AI
Some GPs are currently trialling an AI app with our clinical system, to help us document consultations.
This requires the app to listen to the consultation and transcribe notes, which are then saved to your records. The recording is deleted.
It has been approved by the NHS, and meets the Data Protection Act and GDPR rules. If you do not wish to participate, please let your doctor know when they ask for consent.
To find out more click here.
Data & Privacy FAQs
What happens to my data at each step of the Heidi process?
- Your conversation is converted to text to create a transcript of what was discussed. This transcription is happening live as you speak, so no recording is ever stored.
- Once the transcript is complete it is de-identified (see more details below).
- The transcript is passed through the AI App where it converts the transcript into an easy to use format for your medical record.
- Your transcript is stored in an encrypted and de-identified manner on Heidi servers until the clinician deletes it permanently.
As stated in Heidi’s privacy policy, your data is not being used to train or improve the AI model.
Local and NHS services
The surgery works in partnership with local and NHS service providers and groups.
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