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Cumbria trusts collaborate to fight winter flu
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (NCUH) and Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) are working together to get all front line staff vaccinated against flu to protect themselves, their patients and their families.
Last year, NCUH achieved a record 75.6 per cent of frontline staff vaccinated with CPFT achieving 63 per cent. With NHS England revealing that Australia and New Zealand have just experienced a ‘heavy flu season’, and that this is likely to influence UK flu trends, the trusts are reminding everyone that the vaccine is the most effective way to protect against flu.
Stephen Eames, chief executive of both trusts, said: “I’m really behind the flu fighter campaign once again. Our teams at both Trusts have been really involved and proactive with the campaign, and are determined to increase the amount of people taking up the vaccination in 2017/18. I’ve had my vaccine and want to encourage all of our frontline NHS staff to have theirs. Not only is this a quick and simple procedure, with little or no side effects, but it can also save lives. The vaccination will protect our employees this winter, and also their families, colleagues and patients.”
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