In advance of the Community pharmacy seasonal influenza vaccination advanced service re-commencing on 1st September 2016 NHS England is today releasing the service specification and accompanying Patient Group Direction (PGD)  for use by pharmacy contractors who wish to take part in this service. This will enable individual pharmacists to finalise completion of the Declaration of Competence if they don’t currently have a valid declaration in place.

NHS England has for 2016/17 enabled digital submission and collation of completed patient questionnaires and pharmacy contractors can find the relevant information (including help guides).