Poultry workers flu jab

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No one wants to catch the flu - it hits you suddenly and can really knock you sideways - giving you a fever, a runny nose, and a nasty cough. You ache all over and it can be very hard to sleep, making your symptoms feel even worse.

Plus, for those considered ‘at risk’, the consequences can be very serious, and sometimes even fatal. In fact, flu kills thousands of people in the UK every year. Among those in the ‘at risk’ group, poultry workers are currently being urged to get their free flu jab.

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National guidance on NHS long-term care

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From 1 October 2007, NHS organisations across England must follow one common process when deciding who is eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care.

These and other changes are part of guidance called The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, published by the Department of Health (DH) in June. From 1 October, NHS organisations must comply with the guidance in the National Framework.

What does that mean?

The National Framework is part of the DH’s policy on continuing care.

First cholera case confirmed in Baghdad (AP)

An Iraqi Kurdish woman suffering from cholera lies in a hospital in Sulaimaniyah, 330 kms (205 miles) north of Baghdad, 02 September 2007. The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that Iraqi authorities were dealing with an "epidemic" of nearly 7,000 suspected cholera cases in three northeastern provinces.(AFP/File/Shwan Mohammed)AP - The World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday the first cholera case in Baghdad since 2003, raising fears the disease is spreading from the north of the country where it has struck more than 1,000 people.



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