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Nurses divided over mandatory flu jab, and the right to refuse it
Leading doctors are calling for a debate on mandatory flu vaccinations for NHS staff, but many nurses are opposed, and a change in the law might be needed to enforce it
Leading doctors are calling for a debate on mandatory flu vaccinations for NHS staff, but many nurses are opposed, and a change in the law might be needed to enforce it
- Senior doctors want debate on mandatory flu vaccination before next winter
- RCN encourages nurses to have the jab but says they shouldn’t be forced
- Debate comes amid winter pressures, spike in flu patients in intensive care
Mandatory flu vaccinations for NHS staff have become the topic of a hot debate among nurses following suggestions by leading doctors of such a dramatic move on the issue.
NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh and England’s chief medical officer
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