Patients in the Cannock area are being urged to use antibiotics responsibly to keep them in good health and prevent disease-resistant infection from spreading.

Antibiotics are a vital tool for treating infections such as pneumonia, meningitis and tuberculosis and for preventing infections during surgical procedures and cancer treatment. However, the more antibiotics are used the less effective they become because overuse gives resistant bacteria a greater chance to survive and spread.

With autumn well underway and coughs, colds and flu already starting to circulate, Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group is urging parents of children between the ages of two and seven to make sure their child has their flu nasal vaccination.