High rates of staff vaccination will help:

• protect individual staff members
• limit sickness absence
• lower the risk of spreading the flu to those they care for.

Seasonal Flu Vaccination – an update for Healthcare Workers

These educational materials aim to update knowledge amongst the healthcare workforce of flu and the benefits of flu vaccination.

Who can get the Flu Vaccination?

The flu vaccine is being offered to social care workers who have a direct hands-on care role while working in:

• Social care and voluntary sector personnel employed to provide personal care to children and adults, both in care homes and in the community
• Residential care and secure care for children
• Community care for persons at home (including housing support and care at home services)
• Care homes for adults.

This is targeted at those delivering direct personal care in these settings regardless of whether they are employed by local authorities or private/third sector organisations.