Healthpoint Pharmacy has been chosen by the NHS Wessex Area team as one of the locations who will be providing free NHS flu vaccinations through pharmacies for the first time this year. The scheme has been introduced to offer a convenient location to the groups of individuals whose NHS flu vaccination uptake has been traditionally low. Pharmacist Phil Allen has been offering a private flu vaccination service since 2009 and said, "The scheme has been introduced to help reach those groups of patients who may not be able to get to their GP for their flu vaccination due to work commitments or timing of the flu clinics at their GP's. Pharmacies are ideally placed to help as many, like ours, have been offering a private service for several years and our patients appreciate that the pharmacist can offer the service at times that suit them and can even get vaccinated without an appointment. The service is open to pregnant ladies and those aged from 16-64 who have certain chronic medical conditions for whom contracting the flu could cause serious and potentially life threatening complications." The service is running from 1st September 2014 to 28th February 2015, subject to vaccine availability. Anyone wishing to book an appointment or would like to know more can call into the pharmacy or phone 01202 429819. Healthpoint Pharmacy has been chosen by the NHS Wessex Area team as oneof the locations who will be providing free NHS flu vaccinations throughpharmacies for the first time this year. The scheme has been introducedto offer a convenient location to the groups of individuals whose NHSflu vaccination uptake has been traditionally low.Pharmacist Phil Allen has been offering a private flu vaccinationservice since 2009 and said, "The scheme has been introduced to helpreach those groups of patients who may not be able to get to their GPfor their flu vaccination due to work commitments or timing of the fluclinics at their GP's. Pharmacies are ideally placed to help as many,like ours, have been offering a private service for several years andour patients appreciate that the pharmacist can offer the service attimes that suit them and can even get vaccinated without an appointment.The service is open to pregnant ladies and those aged from 16-64 whohave certain chronic medical conditions for whom contracting the flucould cause serious and potentially life threatening complications."The service is running from 1st September 2014 to 28th February 2015,subject to vaccine availability. Anyone wishing to book an appointmentor would like to know more can call into the pharmacy or phone 01202429819.