Coronavirus Vaccine Service
Spring 2025 booster campaign
The Spring 2025 covid booster programme will commence on Tuesday the 1st of April 2025.
We will be using the Spikevax JN.1 vaccine (Moderna).
You can book your covid appointment at any of your pharmacies from 25th March, with appointments commencing on Tuesday 1st April 2025, on the following link:
Eligible patient groups are:
- all adults aged 75 years and over, including those who will turn 75 by June 2025
- persons aged 18 yearsto 74 years in a clinical risk group, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the COVID-19 chapter of the UK Health Security Agency Green Book on immunisation against infectious disease
Tell us more
We vaccinated our first patient with the COVID-19 vaccine on the 20th of January 2021, and have been commissioned by the NHS to carry out this service to eligible patients from our premises at 159-161 London Road, Hemel Hempstead.
How do I book an appointment?
Appointments are booked either through 119 or going on https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/
If we are not appearing on the NHS Booking Service website, it may mean we are fully booked that week, and you may wish to check again later for cancellations or once more appointment times are published. Our appointments are generally offered seven days a week from 8am to 8pm.
Do you have a reserve list for spare vaccinations?
We do not maintain a reserve list but on some days we can vaccinate walk-ins without an appointment. Please call or email us to check (contact details on pharmacy page)
What can I expect?
At Hemel Hempstead: The vaccination service operates from a separate part of the building from our pharmacy, and should be accessed from a separate door to the left of the main pharmacy and GP practice entrances. You need to check-in with our arrivals steward who will confirm your appointment time and check your temperature, before being invited to enter the waiting area when it is your turn to have your vaccination. For this reason, please do not arrive any earlier than five minutes before your appointment time.
You may only be accompanied by one person if you need assistance with mobility or communication. Otherwise, only the patient should enter for their appointment. Masks must be worn and hand sanitiser is provided.
What if I need to cancel?
If you need to cancel your appointment for whatever reason, please do so through the National Booking System, either via their website or Helpdesk.
If you are unable to cancel your appointment through the NBS, email your details including appointment date and time to pharmacy.fm858@nhs.net
Where do I park?
At Hemel Hempstead: Whilst there is some on-street parking (20 minutes Monday to Saturday 8am-6pm) and a paid council car park on Durrants Hill Road, Dunelm across the road from us have kindly offered the use of their car park for vaccination patients to use until they reopen. We are also served by local bus routes and are a short walk from Apsley station, for patients who are travelling by rail.