Swine flu - important information

If you have flu-like symptoms and are concerned that you may have swine flu, stay at home and check your symptoms at the National Pandemic Flu Service or telephone 0800 1 513 100.  

Please visit the NHS Choices and  Directgov websites for the latest information regarding swine flu. To hear the latest information on swine flu call 0800 1 513 513.

A booklet for employers on how best to reduce the spread of flu can be found here.

Remember to CATCH IT, BIN IT, KILL IT 

NHS Bury is offering the swine flu vaccination during February 2010 for any eligible adults who may have missed being vaccinated in 2009 or are not able to get vaccinated at their GP surgery.

The current groups eligible for the vaccine are:

• People aged between six months and 65 years in the seasonal flu vaccine at-risk groups
• Pregnant women
• People who live with those whose immune systems are compromised, such as cancer patients or people with HIV/AIDS
• People aged 65 and over in the seasonal flu vaccine at-risk groups
• Frontline health and social care workers

The clinics will take place on the following dates:

*If you have an egg allergy, please contact NHS Bury’s flu team on the number below.

For further information, please contact NHS Bury’s flu team on 0161 272 4049

Community Services Bury Board Meeting

8 February 2010
12.30pm – 3.00pm
Boardroom, Carne House

Members of the public are welcome to ask questions during the public session.

The NHS Constitution: Consultation on New Patient Rights

The NHS Constitution brought together in one place what the NHS does, what it stands for and the commitments it should live up to. Now the government is looking to consult on new rights to be included.  Find out more about the NHS Constitution.

28/1/2010: Press statement - NHS Bury’s Chair to retire

Mrs Hilda S Harvey MBE will retire from the position of Chair of NHS Bury (Bury Primary Care Trust) with effect from 31 January 2010 following a period of ill health. Mrs Harvey has fulfilled the post since the creation of the Primary Care Trust in April 2002.

Mrs Harvey stated; "It has been an honour to serve the local community as Chair of Bury PCT for almost eight years during which time we have begun to transform the local NHS into a responsive modern service, fit for future generations in Bury. I have been lucky to have worked with fantastic NHS staff, which has made my time as Chair a pleasure, similarly the support of the rest of the Board over the years has been unswerving. I am an ordinary person who has been given the opportunity to work with an extraordinary group of dedicated professionals to improve the health and well being of our community.  I have been privileged to have been able to undertake a role that I love. I wish to take this opportunity to wish the organisation well as it enters a new phase beset by fresh challenges and opportunities."

Details in relation to a new Chair of NHS Bury will be available shortly.  

The NHS Care Records Service

NHS Bury is taking part in a new initiative called the Summary Care Records, to find out more please click here

Meetings held in public

NHS Bury holds its the following meetings in public:

• NHS Bury Board meetings
• Commissioning Board meetings
• Community Services Bury Board meetings
• Community Engagement Committee meetings

Please click here for access to the reports and agendas from these meetings.