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Autumn vaccinations and the role of social work

Social Work With Adults

Lockdowns may have ended but our duty of care goes on - and that includes encouraging colleagues and those we serve to make sure they remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and a potentially resurgent flu virus. There are wider systemic challenges too, as services strive to keep going for those in need. Image created by freepik.com].

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Social care leaders hailed in New Year Honours

Community Care

Social care needs are also likely to be increasing as a result of the huge challenges facing the NHS, including high levels of hospitalisation, driven by flu and Covid-19, mounting waits for emergency care, staff shortages and pay disputes. Vic Rayner (@vicrayner) December 31, 2022. .”

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Staying safe beyond the pandemic

Social Care

Vickie Peters, Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Cygnet Health Care , explains what the healthcare company is doing to protect its vulnerable service users and staff from the impact of seasonal flu and the potential resurgence of COVID-19. Image created by freepik.com ]. A campaign to protect us all.

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Carers Rights Day: an opportunity to do more

Social Care

If we take COVID and flu vaccination programmes, for example, we would be seeing a significant new cohort of family members who will be new to caring and potentially eligible. This winter, it is more important than ever to protect the most vulnerable in your life against flu and COVID-19 – including yourself!

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Get vaccinated: boost immunity and confidence

Social Care

As our Autumn COVID-19 and flu vaccination campaign continues, his wise words of reassurance, advice and thanks to frontline care and health colleagues are very welcome. The COVID-19 vaccination programme has helped to protect our patients and society, restoring cherished freedoms that we must safeguard, as we enter the winter months.

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COVID-19 Inquiry: The Missing Mental Health Impact

MQ Mental Health

Dr Maxime Taquet and his colleagues found, “quite clearly”, that having Covid-19 was associated with a much greater risk of brain disorders than having something like the flu. MQ will continue to work to ensure researchers are able to improve our understanding further.

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Can Happiness Make Us Healthier? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Society of Clinical Psychology

Correlational research shows that people with more positive emotional styles are three times less likely to develop symptoms of a cold or flu after deliberately being exposed to the rhino or influenza virus (Cohen, Alper, Doyle, Treanor, & Turner, 2006). Being healthy is good for happiness, but does happiness also lead to better health?