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FLU VACCINATION CLINICS

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(9am-4pm)        (6pm-8pm)


03/10/2009         06/10/2009

10/10/2009         13/10/2009

17/10/2009         20/10/2009

24/10/2009         27/10/2009

Book now to protect yourself against flu this winter

DOCTORnow is a 24 hour private general medical service based in Beaconsfield, Bucks, providing convenient access and prompt medical access to our Private GPs and Practice Nurses, in-surgery, at your home or at work.  Our low doctor-patient ratios allows us to maintain the highest level of medical care and attention at all times.  

Our VIP Memberships offer rapid access to our doctors for general medical consultations.  All of your in-surgery GP consultations are free.  We also offer one-off appointments for non members.

We offer a vast number of travel and health vaccinations including BCG, HPV, single MMR, hayfever, flu and chickenpox vaccinations.  We also offer a range of wellperson health medicals.

We offer a large range of occupational health services to local companies, including corporate memberships, assessment of long term sick employees, drug and alcohol testing, general health medicals, occupational medicals such as HGV Driver medicals and Forklift Driver medicals and occupational health screening.

IMPORTANT SEASONAL FLU VACCINATION ADVICE

Routine seasonal flu vaccinations are more imperative this year than ever before. With the emergence of a highly contagious swine flu which is now present around the globe, it is critical that we minimise the incidents of the usual seasonal flu’s.

Currently the swine flu, which has reached World Health Organisation pandemic level 6 (highest level), while very contagious, is not a particularly dangerous strain. Very few people have died from swine flu. To put this into perspective, seasonal influenza causes between 6,000 & 12,000 deaths per year in the UK. The number of deaths from swine flu is still in the low hundreds.

Our pressing concern is that someone suffering from our usual seasonal flu could also contract swine flu. Should that occur, there is a strong possibility that the 2 viruses will interact as they are related, being part of the Influenza A family, and that the resulting mutation may not be only be a very contagious influenza strain, but also have a much higher level of seriousness.

We would strongly encourage you to have the influenza vaccine this year, not only for your protection, but also because it will be helpful in minimising risks for the population as a whole.  You could even encourage your employer to get all employees vaccinated.