Pangbourne Medical Practice

We understand that many of you will, understandably, be worried following the very sad news that a student at Henley College has died with suspected Meningococcal disease and further cases have been confirmed. Please be assured that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have advised that the risk of it spreading is very low and they are identifying and contacting any close contacts of confirmed or probable cases.

The Meningitis B vaccine was introduced to the NHS UK baby vaccine schedule in 2015. Therefore, anyone older than 11 will not have been offered a Meningitis B vaccine. The UKHSA has advised that there is no need to give the vaccine to those who don't qualify under the current vaccination schedule. We therefore only have stock for those who already qualify. The UKHSA will contact directly those it deems at risk to discuss vaccination. Men B vaccines are available privately at many pharmacies and private providers if you feel you would like your child to have one.

A vaccine for Meningitis ACWY is offered at school in year 9. If you are unsure whether you had this, please check your immunisation history on your NHS App first where possible. If you do not have the NHS App please contact us and we can check your health records. 

If you did not have the Meningitis ACWY vaccine at school and would now like it, we are able to give this under the NHS schedule to patients aged 14 to 24 years. Please call us to book an appointment.

For more information on Meningitis please visit: Meningitis - NHS

The Spring Covid Booster campaign commenced on April 13^th. We will run Spring Vaccine clinics here at the surgery from mid-April. 

PLEASE CALL US TO BOOK IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EITHER A COVID AND / OR RSV VACCINE

We will be inviting the following eligible cohorts:

• ·         18 – 74-year-olds that are severely immunosuppressed.
• ·         All patients aged 75+ (or will turn 75 by 30/06/2026)

All patients aged 80+ will also become eligible for an RSV vaccine from April (currently only 75 – 80-year-olds are eligible). Therefore, all patients aged 75+ yet to have one, will also be offered an RSV vaccine at the Spring Booster clinics. For more information on the RSV vaccine please visit: RSV vaccine - NHS

We will contact and organise vaccinations for housebound and care home patients separately.

Please arrive to the vaccine clinic at the time you have booked.

🌸 We look forward to seeing you at a Spring Vaccine Clinic soon! 🌸

The dispensary will be closed on Friday 22^nd May and will re-open on Tuesday 26^th May. The whole surgery will be closed on the bank holiday, Monday 25^th May.

Please ensure any medications due over this weekend are requested and collected from the dispensary before Friday 22^nd, allowing 4 full working days’ notice from request to collection.

The dispensary will be relocated to half of the office behind the reception desk during this time. The reception back office has been moved upstairs.

From Tuesday 26^th May the dispensary hatch will temporarily be the right-hand side of the reception desk. By the beginning of June, the new hatch will be open and located in the Self-Monitoring room – on the left when you walk into the surgery.

The Self-Monitoring room will be relocated to an area of the waiting room.

The other half of the office behind the reception desk will become a new consulting room, as will the current dispensary room.

We plan to carry out the most disruptive work at weekends but apologise for any noise or inconvenience during opening hours throughout this time.

Thank you for your understanding.