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QUARTERLY AFTERNOON SURGERY CLOSURES FOR GP & STAFF TRAINING
THE "WEST OXFORDSHIRE LOCALITY GROUP (WOLG) PRACTICE BASED COMMISSIONING CONSORTIUM" OF WHICH THIS PRACTICE IS A MEMBER, HAS ARRANGED PROTECTED TIME FOR GP & STAFF TRAINING. ALL SURGERIES IN WEST OXFORDSHIRE WILL CLOSE FROM 1.30 TO 6.30 PM ON THE DESIGNATED DAYS. MEDICAL COVER WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE OXFORDSHIRE OUT-OF-HOURS SERVICE. THE CONTACT NUMBER WILL BE PROMULGATED NEARER THE TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HANBOROUGH PHARMACY WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING THESE PERIODS OF CLOSURE FOR THE SURGERY. CONFIRMED CLOSURE DATES AND TIMES ARE:
Tuesday 2nd March 2010 1330-1830
Between these times call 01993 705291 for urgent medical matters that will not wait until the surgeries re-open.
NATIONAL FLU PANDEMIC SERVICE
The decision has been taken to stand down the National Pandemic Flu Service fromThursday 11th February 2010.
SWINE FLU VACCINE - CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS
If you have a child over six months and under five years of age who hasn't already been vaccinated against swine flu, please contact the surgery to book an appointment in one of our swine flu clinics specifically set up for the under fives.
[Extract form DoH leaflet 300299 Information for parents of children over six months and under five years old] All children over six months and under five years of age are now being offered the swine flu vaccine to protect them from swine flu and its possible complications. They seem to be particulalry vulnerable to severe illness as a result of swine flu, resulting in hospitilisation. Children under five have signiificantly higher rates of hospitilisation than children aged five to fifteen. Healthy children in this age group are also far more likely to be hospitalised as a result of swine flu than healthy people in other age groups. They also have high rates of admission to critical care and some children under five have died as a result of swine flu. Vaccination is the best way to protect young children from possible complications.
SWINE FLU VACCINE: Other at-risk patients
In addition to the current campaign to vaccinate all children over six months and under five years of age against swine flu, the national policy for swine flu vaccinations is summarised here. The clinical priority groups listed below for swine flu are listed in order of priority as group A has the greatest risk of complications if they become infected with swine flu, and hence the initial focus on protecting individuals is group A and then the following groups:
The clinical risk groups, in order of priority are:
A. Individuals aged six months and up to 65 years in the current seasonal flu vaccine clinical at-risk groups
B. Pregnant women
C. Household contacts of immunocompromised individuals
D. People aged 65 and over in the current seasonal flu vaccine clinical at-risk groups
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