Swine flu

Swine flu vaccination for children

Sunday, December 27, 2009

PLYMOUTH GPs are rolling out the swine flu vaccination programme to all children over six months and under five years old.

Health leaders have asked parents to wait to hear from their doctors about the timing of vaccination clinics and appointments.

Nicola...

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At-risk patients are offered swine flu jab

Monday, December 14, 2009

PEOPLE in danger of suffering complications due to contracting swine flu are being contacted by their GPs so they can be vaccinated. An NHS Plymouth...

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Call for more to take up flu jab

Friday, November 06, 2009

LESS than half of Plymouth's most at risk patients were vaccinated against flu last year and a city MP is calling for more people to have the seasonal...

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Swine flu vaccination gets under way in city

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

AS THE first batches of the swine flu vaccine arrive in Plymouth, city health bosses have said taking up the jab will save lives. Deb Lapthorne,...

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Drop in reports of swine flu in Plymouth

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

THE latest figures show a drop in the number of people contacting their GP with suspected swine flu. Last week about 87 people have called or seen...

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Derriford Hospital ready to fight Plymouth swine flu pandemic

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

BOSSES at Derriford Hospital have prepared extensive pandemic flu plans for what could be its busiest winter. Mass vaccination of front-line staff,...

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Plymouth has more swine flu drug collection points than most UK cities

Monday, July 27, 2009

PLYMOUTH has been named as having among the country's highest number of Tamiflu collection points. It is one of 10 NHS primary care trust areas that...

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City folk take swine flu in their stride

Friday, July 24, 2009

AS the new hotline for swine flu went live yesterday, reporter Anastasia Long hit the streets of Plymouth to see how the city is coping with the...

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GPs are battling the spread of illness in city

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

HEALTH Reporter Diana Prince visited a GP surgery yesterday to see how staff are coping on the frontline of treating the swine flu virus.EIGHT o'clock...

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