Who can access the Seasonal NHS Flu Vaccination service?
The list of individuals eligible for a free, NHS flu vaccination, starting from the 1st of September 2025, are:
However, on the 1st of October 2025, the NHS Autumn/Winter 2025 flu vaccination service will be available for free to those who are:
Aged 65 years and above
Aged 18 years to under 65 years and are in clinical risk groups (in accordance with the Green Book, Influenza Chapter 19)
Individuals in long-stay residential care homes
Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person.
Individuals who are in close contact of immunocompromised people
Frontline workers in a social care setting who are without an employer-led occupational health scheme. This includes people working in a registered residential care or nursing home, a registered domiciliary care provider, a voluntary managed hospice provider and who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets like a Personal Assistant.
If you have experienced a serious allergic reaction to the flu vaccination or any of its contained ingredients, you will be excused from accessing this service.
