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Services for the provision of antiviral drugs for the treatment and post-exposure prophylaxis of influenza-like illness (ILI) in at-risk patients including care home residents

This letter restates service expectations for system commissioners on requirements previously outlined in 2017 and restated for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in December 2021, for the provision of influenza antivirals with a particular focus on care home residents, ahead of an expected challenging winter and ‘flu season’, in addition to ongoing activity to vaccinate care home residents and staff against flu and Covid-19.

Maximising uptake of antenatal vaccinations during the autumn COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine programmes

Letters setting out the essential role of maternity and vaccination services in advising pregnant women of their eligibility for vaccination against COVID-19, flu and pertussis, and facilitating easy access to these vaccines.

Community Pharmacy National Enhanced Service COVID-19 vaccination programme: September 2022 to August 2023

Classification: Official Publication reference: C1688 Version 2.0, 21 March 2023 Other formats of this document are available on request. Please send your request to:  england.pccovidvaccine@nhs.net Version updates: (changes in version 2.0 are marked in yellow) Version 1: Updates from previous publication Draft watermark removed. References to “NHS Improvement” removed, as per The Health and Care […]

Delivering plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care

Published: February 2022 Contents Foreword Executive summary 1. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic A. The waiting list for elective care B. The impact on patients C. The impact on NHS staff D. The impact on urgent and emergency services E. Learning from what has worked well so far 2. Increasing capacity A. Growing and […]

Transfer of COVID-19 vaccines between NHS vaccination sites

Classification: Official Publication reference: C1697 A policy for use by healthcare professionals and senior managers responsible for the transfer and safe handling of COVID-19 vaccines 29 September 2022, Version 1 1. Policy scope 2. Policy intent 3. Background 4 Policy governing vaccine transfer 5 Process governing transfer of COVID-19 vaccine (Replaces mutual aid and transfer […]

Enhanced service specification

Publication approval reference: C1652 COVID-19 vaccination programme: 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023 Version 3, 21 March 2023 Updates to the previous version are highlighted in yellow Other formats of this Enhanced service (ES) specification are available on request. Please send your request to: england.cov-primary-care@nhs.net. Version 2 updated section: Page 1,2 2.2; 4.2; 9.1; […]

Template referral letter inviting individuals aged 12 years and over who are immunosuppressed

Dear [name] You are eligible for a Spring Booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine We are writing to let you know that you are now eligible for a Spring booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on 21 February. The advice recommends that individuals aged […]

Next steps on transitioning from COVID-19 response to recovery

Classification: Official Publication approval reference: C1647 To: ICB chief executives (designate)  NHS trust and NHS foundation trust chief executives  CCG accountable officers cc: NHS England and NHS Improvement regional directors Dear Colleagues, Next steps on transitioning from COVID-19 response to recovery Thank you to you and your teams for your continued hard work responding to […]