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Guidance for hospital hubs
Third primary COVID-19 vaccine dose for eligible cancer patients
Published 17 November 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination deployment: booster vaccination for cohort 10 and second doses for 16 and 17-year olds
Published 15 November 2021.
Vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) for all healthcare workers
Published 10 November 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination deployment next steps for 12 to 15-year-old vaccination
Letter from Professor Sir Keith Willett and Nick Hulme. Published 19 October 2021.
Medical exemptions from requirements relating to COVID-19 vaccination: guidance note for maternity services
Published 18 October 2021.
Assuring implementation of JCVI guidance for vaccinating immunosuppressed individuals with a third primary dose
Published 30 September 2021.
Assuring implementation of JCVI guidance for vaccinating severely immunosuppressed individuals with a third primary dose
Published 30 September 2021.
Vaccination of children aged 12 to 15 years with underlying health conditions
Letter from Dr Nikita Kanani and Caroline Temmink. Published 20 September 2021.
Immediate action required for Phase 3 booster vaccinations
Letter from Sir Keith Willett and Dr Nikita Kanani. Published 15 September 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination for secondary school age children: governance of storage, distribution and preparation arrangements for COVID-19 vaccines by School Aged Immunisation Service teams
Letter from Dr Keith Ridge CBE. Published 15 September 2021.
Vaccination of healthy children and young people aged 12 to 15
Letter from Professor Sir Keith Willett and Dr Nikita Kanani. Published 15 September 2021.
Asymptomatic staff testing for COVID-19 at vaccination sites
Standard operating procedure on the use of lateral flow devices for asymptomatic staff testing at vaccination sites.
Published 19 March 2021 and updated 23 July 2021 and 8 September 2021.
Updated JCVI guidance for vaccinating immunosuppressed individuals with a third primary dose
Letter from Professor Sir Keith Willett and Dr Nikita Kanani. Published 2 September 2021.
Impact of granting a Conditional Marketing Authorisation for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty®)
Letter from Dr Keith Ridge CBE. Published 26 August 2021.
COVID-19 and seasonal flu vaccination in trusts
Letter from Pauline Philip DBE, Professor Sir Keith Willett and Prerana Issar. Published 19 August 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination programme: actions for all practices to support vaccinating eligible 12-15 year olds
Letter from Dr Nikita Kanani. Published 13 August 2021.
Updated JCVI guidance for the vaccination of children and young people
Letter from Professor Sir Keith Willett, SRO Vaccine Deployment and Dr Nikita Kanani Medical Director for Primary Care. Published 5 August 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy
Letter from Matthew Jolly, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent and Dr Jonathan Leach. Published 30 July 2021.
Next steps following updated JCVI guidance in relation to COVID-19 vaccinations for children and young people
Letter from Professor Sir Keith Willett, Dr Nikita Kanani, Medical Director for Primary Care, Eleanor Kelly. Published 22 July 2021.
COVID-19 Vaccination Autumn/Winter (Phase 3) planning
Published 1 July 2021.
NHS asymptomatic staff testing: Lateral flow device distribution and assuring compliance to testing regimes
Letter from Prerana Issar, Ruth May, Pauline Philip DBE and Professor Stephen Powis. Published 29 June 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination FAQs: students in Higher Education Institutions
Frequently asked questions. Published 18 June 2021.
Acceleration of second doses for cohort 10 and plans for inviting the remainder of cohort 12
Letter from Emily Lawson and Dr Nikita Kanani. Published 15 June 2021.
Standard Operating Procedure: Roving and mobile models
Updated 7 October 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination: Pharmacy update
Letter from Dr Keith Ridge. Published 21 May 2021.
COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech: change to shelf life when stored in refrigerators at 2-8C
Letter from Emily Lawson (SRO Vaccine Deployment, NHS England and NHS Improvement), Dr Keith Ridge CBE (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England). Published 20 May 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination: accelerating second doses for priority cohorts 1-9
Letter from Emily Lawson, Dr Nikki Kanani and Eleanor Kelly. Published 15 May 2021.
JCVI announcement regarding AstraZeneca vaccine and next steps
Published 7 May 2021.
JCVI announcement regarding COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and next steps
Letter from Dr Nikki Kanani, and Dr Jonathan Leach OBE. Published 17 April 2021.
Frequently Asked Questions: MHRA and JCVI guidance on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and very rare clotting disorders
Published 15 April 2021.
Next phase of NHS COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Letter from Dr Emily Lawson and Dr Nikki Kanani. Published 13 April 2021.
Announcement regarding AstraZeneca vaccine and next steps
This letter follows the update of 7 April 2021 from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) guidance in relation to the use of the Astra Zeneca vaccine.
Vaccination of permanent adult household contacts of severely immunosuppressed individuals alongside JCVI priority cohort 6
Letter from Dr Nikita Kanani and Ed Waller. Published 31 March 2021.
Maximising vaccine uptake in underserved communities: a framework for systems, sites and local authorities leading vaccination delivery
Published 26 March 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination programme: FAQs on second doses
Updated 20 May 2021.
Quality Assurance Framework: COVID-19 vaccination sites
This framework provides organisations a quality assurance tool aligned to the operating frameworks and standard operating procedures underpinning the delivery models for these settings: Hospital Hubs, Local Vaccination Services and Vaccination Centres.
Pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccination
Actions and guidance for all vaccination sites and maternity services. Published 19 March 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination deployment next steps on uptake and supply
Letter from Emily Lawson and Dr Nikita Kanani. Published 17 March 2021.
Vaccinating people registered with a GP in Wales in COVID-19 vaccination sites in England
Position statement. Published 11 March 2021.
Guidance to support COVID-19 vaccine uptake in frontline staff
Guidance for HR directors. Updated 12 March 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination training
Top tips on communicating with people with a learning disability and autistic people. Published 22 February 2021.
Next steps on the vaccination programme – vaccinating Cohort 6: Individuals added to the shielded patient list via QCovid® and adult carers
Letter from Emily Lawson and Dr Nikita Kanani. Published 20 February 2021.
Information on an additional cohort of patients identified at increased risk from COVID-19, and implications for vaccination, support and advice
Letters to NHS trusts and GPs about the new COVID-19 Population Risk Assessment. Published 16 February 2021.
Vaccination of JCVI cohorts 5-6 and additional funding for vaccination in residential settings
A letter from Dr Nikki Kanani and Ed Waller. Published 13 February 2021.
Self-referral for social care worker vaccination
Letter setting out the next steps for eligible social care worker vaccination, including self-referral. Published on 11 February 2021.
Assurance of COVID-19 vaccination offer for all eligible health and social care workers
Assurance of COVID-19 vaccination offer for all eligible health and social care workers.
Guidance on vaccinations for temporary workers (bank and agency workers) during COVID-19
Guidance recommending NHS trusts prioritise the vaccination of frontline workers at high risk of acquiring infection, at high individual risk of developing serious disease, or at risk of transmitting infection to multiple vulnerable persons or other workers in the healthcare environment - 28 January 2021.
Mutual aid and the transfer of COVID-19 vaccines between NHS vaccination sites
Updated 30 September 2021.
Vaccinating frontline social care workers
Updated 13 October 2021.
Instruction on timing of second dose of COVID-19 vaccinations
Letter from Emily Lawson, Dr Nikita Kanani and Professor Stephen Powis - 11 January 2021.
Operational guidance: vaccination of frontline health and social care workers
Letter from Dr Emily Lawson, Dr Nikita Kanani and Prerana Issar. Updated 26 January 2021.
Deployment of COVID-19 Vaccine Oxford/AstraZeneca: implications for governance, handling and preparation of vaccines
Letter from Keith Ridge, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England - 31 December 2021.
COVID-19 vaccination – for immediate action
Letter from Sir Simon Stevens, Dr Emily Lawson and Professor Stephen Powis - 30 December 2020.
Standard operating procedure: Management of COVID-19 vaccination clinical incidents and enquiries
Standard operating procedure for the management of COVID-19 vaccination clinical incidents and enquiries. Updated 26 February 2021.
Information and guidance on setting up and managing the booking capacity of each vaccination site
Standard operating procedure. Updated 20 May 2021.
Standard operating procedure: COVID-19 vaccine deployment programme Hospital hub: care home staff
Standard operating procedure for hospital hubs - 6 December 2020.
Standard operating procedure: Ordering inventory for COVID-19 vaccinations in NHS hospital hubs
Standard operating procedure for hospital hubs - 6 December 2020.
Week One: Implementing the Covid Vaccination Programme
Letter to Chief Executives of all NHS trusts and foundation trusts of first tranche of Covid vaccine hospital hubs. From Emily Lawson, Chief Commercial Officer and Amanda Pritchard, Chief Operating Officer - 5 December 2020.
Legal mechanisms for administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine(s)
Published 5 December 2020. Updated on 10 December 2020.
COVID-19 vaccination deployment strategy and operational readiness
Letter to Chief Executives of all NHS trusts and foundation trusts from Emily Lawson and Sue Harriman - 20 November 2020.
COVID-19 vaccination: Governance, handling and preparation of vaccines in Hospital Hubs and Vaccination Centres
Letter to NHS Trust Chief Pharmacists from Dr. Keith Ridge CBE Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England - 4 December 2020.