Each year the flu vaccine protects against the most common strains of flu. Vaccinating health and social care workers aims to reduce the spread of flu in health and social care settings.
Recently adults of working age have been particularly affected by flu and some have suffered the most serious complications. Many of these were previously healthy with no underlying conditions.
Getting vaccinated early helps to:
• protect patients and service users, who can be particularly at risk of the serious complications of flu;
• protect you from getting flu and from passing it on to your family;
• protect other health and social care staff;
• make sure health and social care services are effective and efficient.
Studies have shown that vaccinating staff can help prevent infection being passed on to patients. This is particularly important as some patients may not respond well to the vaccine. Flu is at best a nasty experience, even for people who are usually fit and healthy.
Here are a list of clinics scheduled and their location where Peninsula Care staff can go and get their Vaccine.
Monday 17th October 2016
8am-10am Ulster Hospital, Dining Room
130pm- 5pm Ards Hospital, Scrabo Childrens Centre
Tuesday 18th October 2016
10am-3pm Ulster Hospital, Occupational Health Department, Home 3
Wednesday 19th October 2016
8am-10am Ulster Hospital, Dining Room
2-4pm Ulster Hospital, Occupational Health Department, Home 3
Thursday 20th October 2016
930am-1230pm Ards Hospital, Scrabo Childrens Centre
Friday 21st October 2016
8am-10am Ulster Hospital, Dining Room
2-4pm Ulster Hospital, Occupational Health Department, Home 3
Any staff wishing to receive their Flu Vaccine at any of these clinics should either present their Peninsula Care ID Badge or call in to the office to pick up an authorisation form to take along to the clinic as a replacement to ID Badge.
