Caring for Your Health Copy

It is important to take care of your own health to protect the health of those around you, including patients. This includes making sure you are up-to-date on your immunisations. If you are feeling unwell, infections that you carry can have serious consequences for vulnerable patients. This includes having a cough or cold, the flu, and diarrhoea and vomiting. Chicken pox, shingles, and cold sores (herpes simplex) can also be harmful to vulnerable patients.