"Citizens"

[GrouachMacbeth]

Our health board, Ayrshire and Arran, are refering to patients entitled to flu vaccine as other services a "citizens". It sounds very "superhero" to me. "Cease that nefarious activity, citizen". But we are not subjects, "People" sounds, well, no, Patients?
Any better ideas?

Yabu - citizens is fine.
Yanbu - Put down that kryptonite, citizen.

It’s not correct. Unfortunately, we are “subjects”, not “citizens”.

A citizen is a legally recognised subject, so I don’t think it’s wrong.

When studying for my clinical masters, we actually made effort to call people people. Not patients, not service users, not clients. People is fine. I am not sure when the term became unfashionable in a clinical setting.
Citizens is the new level of madness.

Didimum is right - I checked my passport. Probably should have read the small print years ago.

I got a letter a couple of weeks ago from Ayrshire and Arran Health board inviting me to get my flu vaccine and Covid booster.
Just dug the letter out and as far as I can see there is no mention of " citizen" either in the letter or the accompanying leaflet. They just talk about " People".
So who is / where are we being referred to as citizens?

In correspondence within the health board with secondary and primary care. I. My case our GP surgery. I suspect they would hear about it, and "people with uteruses, birthers" etc.

I like 'Comrade'.

I work in social services and we are supposed to call people citizens. I say customers (mainly to annoy my boss 😂)

Is it only actual citizens of the U.K. who are entitled to the vaccinations though?

We used to say punters, for the same reason 😁

As regards entitlement, it's Scotland so it's anyone registered with a qualifying condition, or age range.

"Comrades" yes, I keep thinking of the comedian impersonating Tommy "the Commie" Sheridan - " Brethren and Cistern ... "

I knew a GP in Clackmannanshire who referred to people as "folk". It threw me at first as I misheard. Oops.

noun
a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
"a British citizen"

It defines a specific population so it’s use is probably correct here.