Western Vale Family Practice

11/11/2025

07/11/2025

📢 Western Vale Family Practice Saturday Flu Vaccination Clinic – Reminder for Booked Patients

📍 Llantwit Health Centre

🗓 Saturday, 8 November 9am-12.30pm

This is a reminder for patients who have booked an appointment for our flu vaccination clinic, Saturday at Llantwit Health Centre.

✅ Please attend at your booked time

❌ If you can no longer attend, please cancel by replying to your confirmation text – this helps us offer the slot to someone else.

❓This is a Flu Clinic only, for any other healthcare needs, please contact us during the week.

Thank you for helping us run the clinic smoothly and ensuring as many people as possible can be protected this flu season! 💉

If you haven’t booked a future flu appointment please respond to the text invite, Book via ☎️ 24/7 on 01446 500562 & select flu, or speak to a member of our reception team to book next week 🙏🏻

We have a limited amount of vaccines left 🙏🏻

07/11/2025

If you need healthcare advice and your GP practice is closed, you can access the out-of-hours service by calling 111. 📞

By calling 111 in Cardiff and Vale, you have access to:
•Barry Minor Injuries Unit, which can only be accessed by appointment
• Press 2 for urgent mental health support
• The Out of Hours Service
• Urgent healthcare advice and triage assessment

and choose services appropriately.

06/11/2025

Your voice is needed! We are asking for your help to design our ten-year plan for services across Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - "Shaping services for the future, together"

The plan will have five chapters, focussing on:

🔹 Mental Health
🔹 Women and people registered female at birth
🔹 Planned Care
🔹 Urgent Care
🔹 Specialist and Regional Services

There’s lots of ways you can input into the plan, visit the website for more information: https://orlo.uk/Xodg1

03/11/2025

Western Vale Family Practice have our final Saturday clinic on Saturday 8 November at Llantwit Health Centre, with some limited availability thereafter.

If you are eligible book now and get your free flu vaccine with your General Practice to protect yourself & your loved ones.

Book via:
- ☎️the automated telephone 01446 500562 24/7
- 📲NHS Wales App
- 📞or telephone the practice (please avoid peak hours between 8-10am).

If your child (Reception to Year 11) has missed their school vaccination we can also give them their Flu Nasal spray.

Unsure re timetable for school vaccinations? See https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/patient-advice/local-public-health-team/key-areas-of-focus/immunisations/flu-covid-vaccination/flu-vaccine-in-schools-information-for-parents/

31/10/2025

📢 Western Vale Family Practice Cowbridge, Saturday Flu Vaccination Clinic – Reminder for Booked Patients

📍 Cowbridge Health Centre

🗓 Saturday, 1 November 9am-12.30pm

This is a reminder for patients who have booked an appointment for our flu vaccination clinic, this Saturday at Cowbridge Health Centre.

✅ Please attend at your booked time

❌ If you can no longer attend, please cancel by replying to your confirmation text – this helps us offer the slot to someone else.

❓This is a Flu Clinic only, for any other healthcare needs, please contact us during the week.

Thank you for helping us run the clinic smoothly and ensuring as many people as possible can be protected this flu season! 💉

If you haven’t booked a flu appointment please respond to the text invite, Book via ☎️ 24/7 on 01446 500562 & select flu, or speak to a member of our reception team to book today. 🙏

We have a few appointments left for Saturday 😉

23/10/2025

It’s not too late to book your flu vaccine at Western Vale Family Practice, if you are eligible.

We have Saturday am appointments on the 1 & 8 November & weekday appointments across our three sites.

📲Reply to your text invite

Book via the NHS Wales App, or the Automated booking line 24/7 (01446 500562).

Speak to a member of our team 🙏🏻

23/10/2025

21/10/2025

21/10/2025

If you have a common condition such as an ear infection, eczema, impetigo or a minor skin infection or require routine contraception, your local community pharmacy may be able to help.

Some pharmacies offer the Pharmacist Independent Prescriber Service – a free NHS service where you can get expert advice and free treatment if required, without needing to see your GP.

To find your local community pharmacy that offers this service, visit the Community Pharmacies page of our website and select ‘Independent Prescribing for Common Ailments and Contraception’ in the filter column.

18/10/2025

17/10/2025

If you are a Carer, please book a free flu vaccination via:

-The 24/7 automated service 01446 500562;
- NHS Wales App; or
- Telephone the surgery to book ASAP.

Did you know as a carer you are entitled to free flu jabs?

Contact your GP or local pharmacy and get your jab booked in!

For more information:
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/your-health-and-wellbeing/flu-jabs/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_sl847qaclj