Wakefield Council Pharmacies that offer in-store vaccinations only Name Address Telephone Asda Pharmacy Asdale Road, Wakefield. WF2 7EQ 01924 241800 FREE Social Glasshoughton Leeds Rd, Glasshoughton, Castleford, WF10 5EL 01977 788900 Horbury Road Pharmacy 186 Horbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 8BQ 01924 291977 Care Worker Hughes Chemist Madeley Road, Havercroft, Wakefield, WF4 2JD 01226 722429 Lloyds Pharmacy Trinity Medical Centre, Thornhill Street, Wakefield, WF1 1PG 01924 373062 Flu Vaccination Sainsbury’s, Lower Trinity Walk, Marshway, Wakefield, WF1 1QQ 01924 301428 10 Market Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4LA 01977 610874 Voucher Scheme St Michaels Health Centre, St Michaels Green, Normanton, WF6 1PX 01924 896870 Kings Medical Centre, King Edward Street, Normanton, WF6 2AZ 01924 893117 40-42 Northgate, Wakefield, WF1 3AN 01924 372309 Wrangbrook Road, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JU 01977 643809 25 The Square, Airedale, Castleford, WF10 3JJ 01977 553507 Tieve Tara Surgery, Parkdale, Castleford, WF10 2QT 01977 603429 Northgate, Pontefract, WF8 1HJ 01977 709408 Outwood Park Medical Centre, Potovens Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2PE 01924 823264 25 Marker Place, Pontefract, Wakefield, WF8 1AG 01977 702296 Carleton Glen, Pontefract, WF8 1SU 01977 703667 71 Stockingate, South Kirby, Pontefract, WF9 3NU 01977 642352 45-49 High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NG 01924 862445 Influenza is dangerous, highly 119 Carlton Street, Castleford, WF10 1DX 01977 559133 contagious and largely preventable. Rowlands Pharmacy Unit 7 Sandal Castle Centre, Asdale Road, Sandal, WF2 7JE 01924 255007 09/17 Protect yourself, your family, Standbridge Lane, Kettlethorpe, Wakefield, WF2 7NN 01924 254129 colleagues and people receiving care 130 Wrenthorpe Road, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0JG 01924 384410 and support from you. 62-64 Barnsley Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2RF 01977 643009 Well Pharmacy Orchard Croft Medical Centre, Cluntergate, Horbury, WF4 5BY 01924 264810 The Pharmacy, Buxton Place, Newton Bar, Wakefield. WF1 3JQ 01924 369987 Be a flu fighter, Yorkshire Co-op Foodstore, Dale Street, Ossett, WF5 9HQ 01924 273178 Riverside Pharmacy, Savile Road, Castleford, WF10 1PD 01977 552603 get your flu jab Pharmacies that offer both in-store and off-site vaccinations Cohens Chemist 2 Station Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract WF7 5BE 01977 791932 Designed and produced by Wakefield Council, Communications Council, Wakefield Designed and produced by Tesco Pharmacy Tesco Store, Market Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4LB 0345 671 9384 Whitworth Pharmacy Kinsley Medical Centre, Fitzwilliam, WF9 5BP 01977 611571 180416 Myth? Truth? Every year flu affects social care workers and The service is operated on a voucher scheme only, vulnerable Wakefield residents therefore a voucher is required as proof of eligibility Seasonal flu is highly infectious, particularly in the along with staff identification. THE MYTH: The flu vaccination can give you flu For example; social care work environment. As a social care THE TRUTH: The vaccine is made from an inactivated worker you are often at increased risk of flu because • Photographic work badge virus that can’t transmit infection. So people who get sick of your working role. • Note on letter-headed paper signed by manager after receiving a flu vaccination were going to get sick • Note with organisational stamp signed by manager anyway. It takes a week or two to get protection from the Arranging your seasonal flu vaccination is a really vaccine. But people assume that because they got sick important step in protecting yourself, your family, Vaccinations will be available during September until after getting the vaccine, the jab caused their illness colleagues and the residents you care for, and the end of January. There are two ways to access importantly it also helps to reduce the transmission your free flu jab: THE MYTH: Vaccines don’t work of flu within the social care work environment. Option 1 - Go along to a participating community THE TRUTH: Studies have shown that the flu jab does If you have reservations about the vaccine, read the pharmacy work. It is the best way we have of helping to prevent mythbusters available. You may think if you were 1. Choose a pharmacy which is convenient for you flu. How well it works can vary from season to season vaccinated last year that you’re covered, but you 2. Make an appointment at the pharmacy depending on how well the vaccine protects against the actually need an annual vaccination to be protected. type of flu virus in the community 3. Present your voucher and ID badge to pharmacist This year, Wakefield Council will be running a flu Option 2 - invite a participating pharmacy to THE MYTH: I never get flu, I don’t need to be vaccinated vaccination voucher scheme to provide a free flu vaccinate in your workplace vaccination for all eligible frontline social care THE TRUTH: You can be infected by and spread flu when workers, working in the Wakefield district providing 1. Look at the list of pharmacies who can provide you are well. The flu vaccine helps to prevent the spread direct personal care to Wakefield residents. workplace based flu jabs. of flu to others, particularly to the vulnerable people 2. Choose a pharmacy and arrange a visit. receiving care and support from you in your social care worker role and your family How to access your free flu jab 3. Present your voucher and ID badge To participate in this year’s scheme, your manager to pharmacist can contact Wakefield Council athealthprotection@ THE MYTH: Flu is just a bad cold, I could fight it off wakefield.gov.uk to request the appropriate number THE TRUTH: Although some symptoms are similar to a of vouchers for eligible frontline social care workers cold, if you catch flu, you are likely to feel much worse and possibly too weak to get out of bed. Flu can make providing direct personal care to vulnerable Flu is highly contagious but largely preventable. The flu vaccine offers the best protection to staff against an you feel ill for many weeks, making you unable to work Wakefield residents. unpredictable virus. If you have chosen not to receive your vaccination as part of this scheme, your feedback would be or carry on with your daily life as normal. It can lead to appreciated. serious complications Please indicate the reason below and give this voucher back to your line manager. 1 FREE Flu Vaccination ■ Already had it at GP practice or elsewhere for Frontline Social Care Workers ■ Other, please indicate below: Protect yourself, your family and your service users Be a flu fighter Get the flu jab 159911 Designed and produced by Wakefield Council, Communications08/16 .