I recently got a standard letter from the NHS saying their records showed I hadn't had my booster, and they would strongly recommend me to get one (not CV or anything, but in my 50s so eligible). When the letter arrived it was exactly 4 weeks since I had my booster. I went to a drop-in centre but I did give my NHS number and have a card to show I had it.
Is it normal for it to take that long for records to be updated? The letter doesn't have a date on it or a normal stamp on the envelope, but having worked for the Civil Service years ago I would assume it was sent out second class, so it could have taken a while to arrive.
I would consider phoning my GP's surgery to see if they could find out whether the booster is on my records now, but it's virtually impossible to get to talk to anyone there. DH has been trying to make an appointment about something that could (just possibly, not very likely) be skin cancer. He had to fill in an online form, which was nearly 2 weeks ago and nobody has got back to them yet. If they're not able to respond very quickly to a query like that, they're hardly going to want to check someone's records for a routine thing.
My concern is that I might not be offered the next booster, when it comes around, if the records don't show that I've had this one. I strongly believe in having these vaccines (please don't flame me if you're anti!) and some of my customers at work are quite elderly, so I want to do everything I can to protect them too.