Flu vaccinations in the workplace

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Flu vaccinations make sense for any organisation. They are proven to reduce absence so they more than pay for themselves in an average year. In addition, as part of your disaster recovery and pandemic contingency planning, they help protect against significant disruption to your organisation and your services. Inflenza vaccination is also a popular staff benefit and provides duty of care.

Doctorcall has vaccinated more people against influenza than any provider outside the NHS.  We are very experienced and can provide advice and recommendations to your organisation.

We recommend you place our order early to secure a preferential booking and early bird rates.  You can place your order even if you do not yet know the number of staff who want a flu vaccination.

Why Choose Doctorcall:

• We are very experienced:  We provide a nation-wide service to over seven hundred organisations to vaccinate their staff against seasonal influenza. 
   
• We were the the first medical provider  to work with major organisations including Asda, Boots and Morrisons to offer vaccinations direct to the public through their retail outlets.
   
• We use our experience to take the pain out of a vaccination programme by doing as much as possible for you, relieving you of the burden of organisation.
   
• Our emphasis is on flexibility and giving our clients what suits them.  We work with you to make your arrangements as convenient as possible, from start to finish.s
   
• We come to you – so there is no need to send your employees off site. This keeps things simple, avoids inconvenience and saves staff time.
   
• We do everything for you:  We help you communicate the programme to your staff, we provide you with an on-line booking system so you do not need to schedule your staff to attend for their flu jab, we deliver everything that is required and we remove all waste at the end of the programme.  All you need to do is to book the date.
   

Influenza is a Serious Matter.  It's seriousness is often overlooked:

For the Individual

• The symptoms normally include a high temperature, headaches, weakness and severe body pain. 5-10 days absence from work is common.
   
• Flu can also be a trigger for depression and other mental conditions. It can exacerbate heart problems, diabetes, kidney disease, asthma and lung disease. In the worst cases, it can be fatal.
   
• Vaccination reduces the incidence of flu by over 80% – and side-effects are very rare.

For the Organisation

The consequences of a flu outbreak, epidemic or pandemic differ between organisations.  There are, however, a number of common problems:

• Influenza is one of the few causes of multiple simultaneous absences, making it a business continuity issue
   
• Business-critical staff can be identified and protected with a combination of vaccination, antiviral medication and other measures
   
• Output can grind to a halt and targets missed
   
• The opportunity cost of unplanned disruption can be unquantifiable
   
• Staff morale can be damaged by pressure resulting from poor flu contingency planning
   
• Customers expect robust business continuity planning