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Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust said it has prioritised providing the vaccinations to frontline staff in a bid to protect patients and their staff.

The Trust has smashed the 80 per cent target set nationally, with a record number of 3,505 frontline staff vaccinated this year.

The campaign was launched in October and runs until the end of March, which has already beat the nationwide NHS target of 80 per cent.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust met their 80% national flu target with four out of five frontline staff being vaccinated this year.

Maria Nelligan, director of Nursing and Quality at the Trust, said: “I’m delighted that we reached the target with 81 per cent of staff vaccinated this year, which is an increase of four per cent from winter 2018/19.

“Getting vaccinated against the flu virus not only protects our staff, but also their family, friends and, most importantly, patients.

“This achievement is all down to the hard work of our vaccinators supported and lead by our Infection Prevention and Control Team.

“The team have gone above and beyond, visiting wards and teams during the week and out of hours to offer the flu jab to our staff.”

People can visit their local pharmacy or GP surgery in order to get vaccinated themselves against the disease.

80% flu target is met at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust