Occupational Health Vaccinations & Blood Tests In Blackpool

Getting a flu jab each year helps prevent severe flu symptoms, reduces transmission and protects the people around you. As a result, the vaccine is also recommended for those working in healthcare, social care, hospitality, retail, education and emergency services.

Eligible people can get free NHS flu vaccines through Blackpool Express Chemist – we also offer private services, too.

Hepatitis A is spread through contaminated food, water or close personal contact. If your job involves travelling to high-risk areas or exposure to sewage and sanitation work, this vaccine is recommended.

We typically recommend people have two doses – the first protects you for around a year, while the second booster can protect you for 25 years, potentially the rest of your life.

Hepatitis B is a liver infection, typically spread through blood and bodily fluids. This jab is mostly recommended for people working in healthcare, the emergency services or other roles involving sharp objects.

The Hep B vaccine is usually administered in a series of three injections over a 6-month period, with boosters required for long-term immunity.

The timeframes of these vaccinations vary depending on how urgently you need them:

• Standard courses Take 6 months to complete, with doses after the first and sixth months.
• Accelerated courses Vaccines are administered after 1 month, 2 months and 12 months.
• Very rapid courses Vaccines are given after 7 days, 21 days and 12 months.

DTP vaccines are most relevant for people working in construction, waste management, agriculture and healthcare settings. This is because they’re likely to come into contact with the diseases while handling debris, like sharp materials and soil.

After your initial jab, you’ll usually need a single booster dose every 10 years if there’s an ongoing risk of exposure.

The Men B vaccine is offered to students and young people, but microbiology and laboratory staff handling meningococcal strains should also get it to avoid infection.

In 2016, the Joint Committee On Vaccination and Immunisation advised that healthcare workers with direct contact to vulnerable patients (pregnant women and/or infants) are priority groups for whooping cough (pertussis) vaccines.