Can you use a walk in centre somewhere you don't live?

[AgeingDoc]

Just that really.
No appointments available for weeks local to us and we don't have any walk in centres, but we're visiting in laws for New Year and there's one close by. One of my sons is due his booster and the other his second dose. Anybody know if we're entitled to go there - I can't find the answer online.

Yes you can walk in to any vaccination centre as long as they're offering the required vaccine.

Yes I did this for my first one

Whenever I've gone onto book it has always given me the option of clinics in the next town which is also a different health authority. Their walk in is closer to my house than the one in my town.

I don't live in the UK and haven't been registered with a GP for ten years.

We have been to a walk in centre near my Dad twice (for me and DD) with no problem. They even told me our NHS numbers which I had forgotten. It was a bit awkward when they asked DD for our address but no problem when I explained.

The one thing I would be wary of if you may need to prove vaccination status (eg for foreign travel) is getting jabbed in a different home nation to the one where you are registered with a GP, eg getting jabbed in England if you're registered with a GP in Wales. The record-keeping systems are separate.

Yep though I would avoid doing this if you are in a different country ie. (Wales Scotland England NI).

@Lemons1571

Yep though I would avoid doing this if you are in a different country ie. (Wales Scotland England NI).

Second this - causes dramas with vaccine passport. But if in your 'home' nation then go where you like.

Yes but I wouldn’t chance it over the border eg in Scotland or wales if you are English as they use a different system

When you book it asks you where you live then asks you separately where you want it done

Yes, I got mine near work.

Check with the centre. Some restrict to local postcodes if they are short-staffed or short on vaccine, but I think most are open to everyone.

I would check locally.
It makes sense for anyone to access at this point but I noticed a post tests about a local walk in service in our town (south coast) which said anyone registered with a local GP.

Cross border vaccinations do make it on to your cob d pass but I had to wait about 4mo for Welsh jabs to make it onto my English record.

Agree with trying to get Wales and England's vaccine systems to "talk to" one another has been an absolute nightmare. However, from a 'getting the booster / 2nd jab' pov it is fine.... you just can't prove it afterwards.

Thanks all.
Both places in England so no issue there. We live rurally and our local centres have limited availability at the moment but ILs are in a major city with a lot more facilities. It seems sensible to go there if there's capacity but obviously I don't want to deprive anyone local.

Apart from walk-in, it's worth seeing if you can book somewhere in your ILs area. DD booked at a centre local to us as she was coming home for Xmas, no problem.