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Overview
Health and social care workers across Gloucestershire are being offered both COVID and flu vaccinations this winter.
A guide to who is eligible for COVID vaccinations as a frontline health and care worker can be found below.
Please take the following with you if you can (however it is recognised that some social care workers or personal assistants may not have an organisational ID badge):
- A staff ID badge or payslip
- Your NHS number
If you are eligible for a COVID booster or flu vaccination either because of your age, or because of an existing health condition, you may also be able to access a vaccination at one of the primary care network vaccination centres around the county following an invite from local GP services.
How to access vaccinations
There are several ways to access a vaccination if you’re an eligible health and social care worker:
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- National Booking System
Many community pharmacies across the county are offering flu and COVID vaccinations this year, so you should be able to access your vaccines at a location local to you.
You can book an appointment using the COVID vaccination National Booking System – either via the NHS website, NHS App or by calling 119. You will be able to self-declare that you’re eligible for vaccinations as a health and care worker, and choose whether you want to access your flu vaccine at the same time.
We are aware that demand is high at the moment, but please keep checking the site for more appointments, because new slots are added regularly and there should be plenty of capacity in the coming weeks.
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- At the hospital hub
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are offering health and care workers COVID and flu vaccinations via their hospital hub. From Monday 14 October, health and care workers who aren’t directly employed by GHFT will be able to drop-in for their jabs at redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal between 9am-4.30pm Monday to Friday.
If booking an appointment is more convenient, you can now book an appointment here.
Guide to eligibility
People that have direct contact with patients, clients or service users at higher risk from coronavirus (COVID-19).
Health workers, for example:
- You work in a clinical role (such as a doctor, nurse or dentist)
- You have public facing contact in a non-clinical role (such as a receptionist or porter)
- You work in a hospital laboratory, mortuary or a funeral home
Social care workers, for example:
- You are a registered professional in social care (such as a social worker or nurse)
- You work in residential care, nursing care or in supported living
- You provide paid personal care for people in their homes
Community based social care workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccination
| Occupational group | Example of role |
| Direct care – These roles involve directly working with people who need care and support |
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| Management of care and residential setting. These roles involve managerial responsibility for a small team, or a whole service. |
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| Social care support – These roles provide direct support and administrative functions |
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| Ancillary staff in care and residential homes – These roles do not involve direct care but are vital to the running of social care services |
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| Regulated professionals – these roles require the worker to hold relevant qualifications and to be registered with a regulated body to practice. |
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Who isn’t eligible
The following are, however, not eligible within this priority group as defined by the JCVI:
- Administrative staff who do not have any direct contact with clients