Here at Apple House care homes, our flu vaccination campaign for this year is in full swing. Protecting the people we support, our families and people we come into contact with each day in our varied lives is so important. For the coming 2019/20 flu season we at Apple House are part of the Public Health England and NHS England & NHS Improvement campaign which focusses on the protective benefit of the flu vaccination using a “Shield” motif. If you work with people in health or social care, you’re more likely to be exposed to flu – and to pass …
It’s the time of year for our influenza vaccinations and, as Director of Operations, I am right there in line to get mine done and know that I will have the vaccination to protect me from flu this year. Once again I booked my appointment at Boots and it was great to have the same person giving me my vaccination as last year. We went through the health check first and then I signed the consent form. The flu vaccination is a great way to have peace of mind that I will be as protected as possible from the strain …
Championing the winter flu jabs! Today I went to get my winter flu jab. We think that it is so important to have the immunisation on offer and to provide all of the information available in order to assist in keeping our teams and people we support as healthy as possible. The immunisation is available across the country in pharmacies and GP surgeries. I went to my local Boots today and had a consultation with the pharmacist, Vera, who was really helpful. Pharmacist are experts in medications and are brilliant at explaining exactly what you can expect from the immunisation. …
