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RSV

The Surgery will be offering RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine to patients who turn 75 and those aged 75-79 years. This will also be offered to pregnant ladies. RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including: • cough • sore throat • sneezing • a runny or blocked nose It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.

RSV Information

RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people. Eligible patients will receive a text message invite to book an appointment here at the surgery. Please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccination-for-older-adults/your-guide-to-the-rsv-vaccine-for-older-adults for more information.

High demand

NHS services across the North East & North Cumbria Region are experiencing extremely high demand at the moment – this includes GP practices and the 111 service which are both extremely busy

Abuse of Staff

Our staff are here to help you, we must ask that you treat our staff with the respect that they deserve. We would also like to thank those patients who treat our staff with kindness and respect.