Winter Strong: Staff flu vaccination 2025/26
Protect yourself, your patients, and your colleagues this winter.
Flu can be debilitating and deadly, but vaccination saves lives and keeps our services running smoothly. This winter we’re aiming to aiming to protect our staff, patients and loved ones by offering free flu vaccinations to all trust colleagues.
All you need to bring along is your NHS number.
Why get vaccinated?
- The flu virus changes so you need to get vaccinated every year
- Healthcare staff are more likely to catch and spread flu, even without symptoms.
- The vaccine is safe, effective, and cannot give you flu.
- Last year, 96,000–120,200 hospitalisations were prevented in England thanks to the flu vaccine.
Who should get vaccinated?
- All NHS staff
- Frontline healthcare workers
- Special focus on early-stage pregnant staff and new starters
Access is easy:
- Drop-in clinics across the trust (including out of hours)
- Peer vaccinators are supporting the programme
Myth-busting:
- “Healthy people don’t need it”— Wrong: healthy people can spread flu.
- “Flu jab gave me flu before”— Impossible: the vaccine contains no live virus.
Over 65's:
The standard vaccine in use isn't suitable for over 65's- an alternative is available by arrangement- please contact Alvin Nierva or occupational health at Frimley Park or Wexham Park
Drop in clinics
|
Days |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Mondays to Wednesdays until Christmas |
8am-4pm |
POD area – C-block Atrium, level 1 red corridor As of the week of 8 December, due to power issues the clinic may be located at pinetrees instead. |
| Monday to Friday | 8am-8pm subject to staffing |
Roving vaccinators To request a visit to a particular area contact Alvin Nierva |
Occupational health
Occupational health don't offer booked appointments for flu vaccines, but you can call or pop in and if a staff member is available, it can be provided there.
Unit 2H Albany Park, Frimley GU16 7PL
A roving vaccinator will cover the hospital and Greenwood.
Drop-in clinics
|
Days |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Mondays to Wednesdays until Christmas |
8am-4pm |
Courtyard Restaurant |
| Monday to Friday | 8am-8pm subject to staffing |
Roving vaccinators To request a visit to a particular area contact Alvin Nierva |
Occupational health
Occupational health don't offer booked appointments for flu vaccines, but you can call or pop in and if a staff member is available, it can be provided there.
- Senior sister Sarah Fotheringham will be vaccinating staff from the wards at Farnham and Heathlands.
- Community Sisters Philippa Taylor-Waring and Ella Patrick will be vaccinating staff from the following areas: - Community Nursing, Intermediate Care, Midwifery, Outpatients, and Physiotherapy staff based on Calthorpe Ward.
- Dates will be displayed throughout Fleet Hospital and sent out via email and MS Teams groups with dates and location of clinics at Fleet Hospital.
- This year we will also be visiting community nursing teams' bases to vaccinate staff. Look out for details.