Column: 'If you are over 65 and you haven’t already done so, ask your GP for a flu jab'.

West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin writes 'Recently, the Chief Medical Officer has asked MPs to alert those of their constituents who are either themselves over the age of 65 or are regularly in touch with others of this age to the benefits and availability of free flu jabs.' 'here are good reasons to do so given the belief of the health chiefs that the new vaccine could reduce GP consultations due to flu by 30,000, hospitalisations by over 2,000 and prevent over 700 hospital deaths in England, alleviating some of the health burden that seasonal flu places on the population, workplaces and the NHS.'