Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council ’s health protection team achieved the highest uptake of the flu jab among all councils in England thanks to their efforts to improve vaccination rates across all groups. What was done and why? The team’s strategy was to have a very visible presence within the local community to raise awareness of the importance of having the flu vaccine amongst at risk groups. To achieve this, a member of the health protection team attended a wide range of events, including dementia coffee mornings, the local bingo and set up flu mornings in local GP practices. In addition to having a staff member present at the events, the team also produced leaflets, posters and flu displays which were provided to out of hour’s services and district nursin

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