Three-quarters of Shropshire hospital frontline staff vaccinated against flu
More than three quarters of frontline healthcare workers at Shropshire’s hospitals received the flu vaccination this year.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s flu campaign for 2018/19 was taken up by 75.37 per cent of frontline staff.
A report to the trust’s board, which meets on Thursday, said 12 per cent of the total sample opted out, with the main reason being that staff were concerned about the possible side effects of the vaccine, followed by needle phobia.
More than 3,500 frontline healthcare workers had the jab, while 564 opted out.
The report said the trust achieved its target of vaccinating 75 per cent of frontline staff.
Chief executive Simon Wright said he was ‘delighted’ and the uptake had increased significantly during his time at the trust.
