East London Vaccination Centre

The East London Vaccination Centre is now offering the Polio vaccine to children aged 3 years and 4 months to 9 years old.

You can book online using the Swiftqueue system here.

From W/C 5th December we will only be offering Polio Thursday – Saturday only (same times).

 The polio programme will end on 23rd December, after this date polio will no longer be available from our centre.

The London Polio Booster campaign is for all children who live in London aged 1 to 9 years old. However, please note that at East London Vaccination Centre, we are only able to offer the booster to children aged 3 years and 4 months to 9 years old (up to the day before their 10th birthday). If your child is under 3 years and 4 months years old, please contact your GP surgery to arrange their polio booster instead.

Your child should have already received all of their primary polio vaccinations as per the NHS Childhood Immunisations Programme. If your child has had their pre-school booster (usually given aged 3yrs 4m old) within the last 12 months, they do not need another dose.

If you don’t think your child is otherwise up to date with their vaccines, please contact your GP surgery to arrange catch up vaccinations (and this will also cover the polio booster if required).

Please note because our waiting area is very small we would kindly request that only 1 parent / guardian attend per family. 

We also request that you do not attend early for your appointment, if you arrive earlier than 10 minutes before your appointment time you will be asked to leave and return at your allocated time. 

Please bring with you your child's RED BOOK, if you do not have this please ensure that you have your child's NHS number when you attend your appointment. 

Unfortunately we do not have any toilet facilities within our clinic. There are patient toilets available in the main hospital. 

You do not need an appointment. You can just walk in!

If you can ...

• Please bring your NHS number
• We want everyone to be safe during their visit and not be in close contact with others so maintain a 2m space from others in the queue
• You cannot bring any family members into the centre with you unless you need a carer
• Others will be asked to wait outside
• We have a separate entrance and exit, and a one-way system to maintain distance

When you arrive, come to our Reception desk so that we can book you in

• They will ensure that you are wearing a face covering and will provide you with a mask if you are not
• We will ask you to sanitise your hands 
• We will may take your temperature

We will take you to one of our vaccination pods. You will be given a leaflet about the vaccination and asked to read it.

• The vaccinator will ask you some of the same questions you have been asked - just to be sure you are safe and well to have the vaccine
• Talk with your vaccinator about which arm you would prefer to have the vaccination in. If you are especially worried about having injections, tell your vaccinator so they can look after you carefully.
• Our vaccinators are very gentle and skilled - you really won't feel much
• The vaccinator will check that you feel ok.
• You are then free to go

On arrival, please let a member of staff know that you may need additional support during your visit so that we can ensure that we communicate with you clearly and that you know what the next steps are to receive your vaccine.

If you have hearing issues, it can be difficult to communicate when staff are wearing masks. Let us know so that we can take steps to communicate well with you.

The vaccination centre is all on one level with smooth surfaces. Some of our vaccination pods are slightly larger so we can accommodate wheelchairs and walking aids.