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Flu vac: changes to training requirements for 2022/23

Community pharmacy contractors are required to demonstrate that all vaccinators (including pharmacists) providing the flu vaccination service in their pharmacy have the skills needed to do so. From the 2022/23 flu vaccination season, pharmacists and other vaccinators providing the Flu Vaccination Service now only need to attend face-to-face training for both injection technique and basic [...]

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Flu vac: service spec published

The flu vaccination service specification has been published by NHS England; The national Patient Group Direction (PGD) and a national protocol to support provision of flu vaccinations will be published shortly; The service will commence on Thursday 1st September 2022; Training requirements have been updated to allow more flexibility for contractors and pharmacists; and Claims [...]

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Flu vac service: further information published

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England have today (21st July 2022), published further information regarding the addition of 50-64 year olds to the 2022/23 flu vaccination programme. The change to the eligible cohorts for the vaccination programme was announced on Friday (15th July 2022), reversing an earlier decision to exclude [...]

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Flu vac service: 50-64 year olds will now be included

This afternoon, the Government has announced that everyone aged 50 and over will be among those offered a COVID-19 booster and a flu vaccination this autumn, reversing their previous decision not to include the 50-64 years old cohort within the annual flu vaccination programme. This development is part of plans to increase protection against respiratory [...]

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