Seasonal Flu
Colds and flu affect 15 million people each year in the UK. Often people make unnecessary trips to their GP when they should be resting at home. However, flu can be a serious condition for some people, so it’s important to get advice if you have flu like symptoms.
For those in a clinical risk group aged under 65 years (long-term medical condition such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, kidney or neurological disease, weakened immune system), it is important that you obtain a flu vaccine via your G.P to protect you from catching flu and developing serious complications. The flu jab is usually administered between September to early November but if you fall into one of the at risk groups and have not yet had the vaccine it would be sensible to speak with your G.P. If you aren’t in the at-risk groups you can pay for a flu vaccination privately.