"Get your vaccine. It makes a real difference."
Professor Nicola Ranger, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing, stopped by our mobile vaccination unit in Stevenage to see the team hard at work.💉
Find out who is eligible for the flu vaccine: nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vacc…
DYK there are lots of ways to keep up-to-date about our services & activities.
You can also follow HCT on:
Facebook: facebook.com/HCNHSTrust
Instagram: instagram.com/hctnhs/
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/.../hertfordshi…
Thanks to all our followers.❤️
If your child has missed their flu vaccination at school or is home educated, don't be scared.👻
Come along to our catch up clinic:
📌Westgate Shopping Centre, Stevenage
🕛 9.30am to 3pm
📆 Monday 26 October.
#Vaccinations #Flu #GetVaccinated #GetProtected
Don't quit quitting!
Just one more week until you're five times more likely to quit for good. 🎉
Until then, take a look at some tips on how to stay strong. 💪
See more: nhs.uk/better-health/quit-sm…
#KeepGoing #SmokeFree #Stoptober #LetsQuit
From this term, children in secondary school will be offered 4 key vaccinations which protect against a range of serious illnesses.
If they've missed a vaccination, contact our Community and School-Aged Immunisation Service to catch-up.
Go to hct.nhs.uk/CSAIS.
Exciting news! BBC One’s Natalie Cassidy: Caring Together, featuring our very own Children’s Community Nursing team, has been longlisted for Best Daytime Series in the TV Choice Awards! 🏆
🗳️ Voting is open until Tuesday (20 Oct),
📺 Haven’t seen it yet? Watch it on BBC iPlayer.
To everyone taking part in Stoptober this month - well done and keep going! 🎉
95% of ex-smokers see positive changes in their life just 2 weeks after quitting - just imagine how good you will feel after 4!
You're halfway there! Keep going: nhs.uk/better-health/quit-sm…
You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you have certain long-term health conditions, including Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect your brain or nerves.
➡️ Book your appointment online or via the NHS app.
DYK We contact most patients by text message or SMS.
SMS or text message is the default method for all kinds of communication that we share with you, including letters & questionnaires.
You can choose a different method or opt out at any time.
For more: hct.nhs.uk/how-we-contact-yo…
It's World Mental Health Day & this year's theme is 'Support starts with feeling heard.'
If you want to help someone feel heard, our Children Wellbeing Practitioners run emotional wellbeing workshops targeted at parents/carers & young people.
Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/childrens…
Thanks to everyone who joined us at our Staff Summit this week.
Among the topics covered was the new NHS Staff Standards, launched earlier this year to help improve working conditions across the NHS.
We encourage a broad range of staff to attend our summits.
#YourVoiceMatters
You'll be offered the chance to have your child or young person protected from flu this term. 🛡️
Flu can be unpleasant & can cause serious problems. The vaccine is the best way to protect them.
If they miss out on their vaccination, pop by one of our catch-up clinics.
🍀 Good luck to our Public Health Nursing team at the @iHealthVisiting Practice Awards tomorrow!
Health visitors Kirsty Jacques & Nikki Freeman have been shortlisted in the Health Visiting Team of the Year category.🏆
It's the team's 2nd national award shortlist this year! 💙
From this week, people experiencing homelessness are now included in the national flu vaccination programme.
Our immunisation teams already work with homeless shelters, day centres & food banks to make it easier to access vital protection.
Read more: hct.nhs.uk/news-and-events/r…
Parents can now get their 2 and 3 year olds vaccinated at local pharmacies.
It’s quick, safe and effective. Protect your child this winter.
Book now or find a local pharmacy offering walk-in appointments: nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccinat…
services/book-flu-vaccination/
From today you can get your flu vaccine, if you're eligible.
If you're aged 18 or over, you can book a flu vaccination appointment online or in the NHS App now.
Appointments will take place from today (1 October 2026) for all eligible groups.
Book here: nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccinat…
Congrats to all finalists & winners at #HSJPatientSafetyAwards!
And applause for our Special Care Dental Service who didn't scoop an award, but are stars in our eyes.✨
The service was a finalist in the Nursing-Led Patient Safety Initiative of the Year category at the awards.🦷
Do you have a child or young person with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)?
The Hertfordshire SEND Directory can help connect with community-based activities, improve their health and wellbeing, & help meet people.
🔗 Visit the directory: directory.hertfordshire.gov.…
Our Chief Executive Elliot Howard-Jones was delighted to joined @suhail1mirza to discuss the latest issues affecting the NHS and health and care sector in the latest episode of the #VoicesOfCare podcast.
Watch the full episode: voicesofcare.com/episodes/el…
“The future is here. We just need to invest in the right parts of the NHS.”
Elliot Howard-Jones joins @suhail1mirza to challenge children’s waits, the underfunding of community care and racism in the NHS:
“Telling people not to be racist has never worked.”
voicesofcare.com/episodes/el…
Would you accept a lifesaving organ?
It takes just 2 minutes to confirm your decision. 1 donor can save multiple lives.
Go to the organ donor register register.organdonation.nhs.u… or visit the NHS App
#OrganDonationWeek






















