The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Flu clinics next week
Are you ready for flu? Protect yourself and others
Staff are being invited to receive their free flu vaccine.
The vaccine is safe and cannot give you flu.
By getting the flu vaccine, you are reducing the risk of getting the flu virus yourself. You are also reducing the risk of affecting your family, colleagues and patients.
Next week, flu vaccination clinics will be held at the following locations:
University Hospital Wishaw, University Hospital Hairmyres, University Hospital Monklands, Kirklands Hospital, Rutherglen Primary Care Centre, Cambuslang Clinic, Blantyre Health Centre and Beckford Street.
Full details of clinic times can be found on FirstPort at: http://firstport2/staff-support/salus-occupational-health-and-safety/occupational-health/mr/Documents/FLU%20IMMUNISATIONS%20CLINICS%202018.pdf
Play Flu Bee and learn why it’s so important to get your flu jab
Calling all staff! Play Flu Bee and learn why it’s so important to get your flu jab – protect yourself, your family and your patients.
If you have some questions about why you should get your vaccination, play the Flu Bee Game – it busts flu vaccine myths and helps you to understand why it’s so important to get vaccinated.
The game takes just five minutes to play and works on computers, smartphones and tablets.
Play Flu Bee at: http://lanarkshire.flubeegame.com/
Get the flu jab and win!
NHS Lanarkshire’s flu prize draw will return this year.
For the second year, staff who get the flu jab will be included in a free prize draw which includes cash prizes.
The lucky winners will be randomly selected from among the staff who have had their flu jab when the totalizer reaches key milestones.
The first prizes will be revealed when 20 per cent of all staff receive the vaccine. For your chance of winning, get your flu jab now.
So far, 14.2 per cent of staff have had the flu jab. Details of how your staff group and site compare can be found on Pulse Online: https://www.thepulse.scot.nhs.uk/14-2-of-staff-have-now-had-their-flu-jab-how-does-your-site-compare/
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