{"id":519,"date":"2026-08-05T12:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/?page_id=519"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:08:57","slug":"seniors-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/seniors-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Seasonal Flu Vaccination<\/h3>\n<p>Influenza \u2013 flu is a highly infectious and potentially serious illness caused by influenza viruses. Each year the make-up of the seasonal flu vaccine is designed to protect against the influenza viruses that the World Health Organization decide are most likely to be circulating in the coming winter.<\/p>\n<p>Regular immunisation (vaccination) is given free of charge to the following at-risk people, to protect them from seasonal flu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>people aged 65 or over,<\/li>\n<li>people with a serious medical condition<\/li>\n<li>if you are pregnant<\/li>\n<li>people living in a residential or nursing home<\/li>\n<li>the main carers for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer becomes ill<\/li>\n<li>healthcare or social care professionals directly involved in patient care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on flu immunisation, including background information on the vaccine and how you can get the jab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/vaccinations\/flu-influenza-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seasonal Flu Jab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bupa.co.uk\/health-information\/childrens-health\/flu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seasonal Flu Factsheet<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Eating Well &amp; Exercise &#8211; helping you maintain a healthy body<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;re bombarded with scare stories about weight, from size zero to the obesity &#8216;epidemic&#8217;. But a healthy body is determined by different factors for each of us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/live-well\/eat-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHS &#8211; Good Food Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information on a healthy diet and ways to make it work for you<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/live-well\/exercise\/free-fitness-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHS &#8211; Why be active?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even a little bit of exercise will make you feel better about yourself, boost your confidence and cut your risk of developing a serious illness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These links all come from trusted resources but if you are unsure about these or any other medical matters please contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seasonal Flu Vaccination Influenza \u2013 flu is a highly infectious and potentially serious illness caused by influenza viruses. Each year the make-up of the seasonal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-519","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/y06389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}