NHS Drive-Through Flu Jab Clinics

From Tuesday 22nd September 2020, the NHS has opened drive-through flu vaccination clinics at IKEA off the Purley Way and Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium, offering more people than ever a free vaccine.

Dr Gaj Sivadhas, the chair of Croydon GP Collaborative, explained that the vaccination clinics will use the car parks at IKEA and Crystal Palace “to give patients the flu vaccination in the safety and comfort of their own car. We strongly urge eligible Croydon patients to contact their GP practice to book an appointment at their practice or at another location to protect themselves, their family and our community.”

A free flu vaccine will be available to:

• People aged over 65
• Pregnant women
• People with some pre-existing conditions including those at-risk aged 2 – 64, who are on the shielded patient list and members of their household
• Children aged 2 to 3 and all school year groups up to year seven

Ms Gill Biju, the CEO of Croydon GP Collaborative provided up to date news on how the service is running "for participating practices, their administrators and nurses, has each booked in and vaccinated an average of 94 patients over each 3 hour session, this really shows how an initiative solution has proven to be both an effective and efficient service for Croydon's patients. For those patients who do not have access to private transport, practices are also advising and actively encouraging patients to take public transport, the solution also supports a walk-in service."

Patient Feedback

Ms Karen Northwood, Managing Partner at Friends Road Medical Practice, told the Croydon GP Collaborative “I just thought that I would let you know that we have had a lot of positive feedback from our patients regarding the Drive Through Flu Clinic and a couple of our patients even took the time to post their comments on line, please see below. Thanks again for all your help with this.”