Manchester Acute Children's Treatment Service

03/12/2025

📌Children in P1 to Year 12 will be offered the flu vaccine in school.
📌All pre-school children aged two years and over will be offered the vaccine in their GP surgery.

Most children receive the vaccine via a quick and painless nasal spray - just two seconds to provide them with the maximum protection against flu this winter.

Remember, check school bags for consent forms, sign and return ASAP!

For pre-school children contact your GP to find out what their vaccination arrangements are.

For further information see www.nidirect.gov.uk/wintervaccines

03/12/2025

🤧 Feel yourself coming down with something? Help stop common infections like from spreading with this checklist

03/12/2025

19/11/2025

Flu cases are higher than usual for this time of year. 🤧 Here are some things you can do to stop the spread.

Having a vaccine is still the best protection against flu. 🛡️

Read our blog post to find out if you are eligible for a free vaccination: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/01/your-guide-to-whos-eligible-for-the-autumn-2025-flu-vaccine/

21/10/2025

🤧 Feeling under the weather? Help stop infections from spreading with this checklist for you and your family.

21/10/2025

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

07/10/2025

Flu can be dangerous for people at higher risk — including children, older adults and those with long-term health conditions.

Getting the free NHS flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and reduce the risk of serious illness.

👉 Book through your GP surgery, participating pharmacy, or in the NHS App.

More info ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/

07/10/2025

The winter flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes will begin on 6 October 2025.

Vaccines provide the best defence against winter viruses.

People who are eligible for vaccination against flu or COVID-19 this year should make themselves aware of their own GP surgery’s or community pharmacist’s vaccination arrangements and work with them to get vaccinated.

For further information see www.nidirect.gov.uk/wintervaccines

24/09/2025

During the winter months, the flu virus can make children seriously unwell.

Make sure your child has the flu vaccine to protect them and your family.

Find out more about the flu vaccine for children 👉www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/

21/09/2025

Whether you’re buying light-up decorations for Halloween, flashing wands for Bonfire Night or cheap stocking fillers for Christmas, the chances are you’ll be tempted to buy something powered by a button battery in the coming months.

But did you know that if a small child swallows one and it gets stuck in their food pipe it can burn through the tissue and cause life-altering injuries or death?

You might not even know it’s happened until it’s too late.

That’s why our message is simple:

Check all products that come into your home to make sure the button battery compartment is secure with a screw or similar fastener.

If the back is not secured or the button battery is easily accessible, the product needs to be kept out of reach of young children.

Learn more: https://capt.org.uk/button-battery-safety/