Vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) for all healthcare workers

Vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD)

NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued a letter to system leaders from Amanda Pritchard, Professor Em Wilkinson-Brice, Professor Stephen Powis, Ruth May and Dr Nikita Kanani providing an update on vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) for all health care workers.

For further enquiries, please contact the relevant channels:

  • General VCOD related enquiries (internal to NHS): Please send via your regional NHS EPRR/SPOC channel.
  • General VCOD related enquiries (external to NHS): contactus.dhsc.gov.uk Department for Health and Social Care will refer requests to NHS England and NHS Improvement as appropriate.
  • Enquiries about VCOD guidance as published by NHS England and NHS Improvement: england.vcodguidance@nhs.net
  • Communications related enquiries: nhsei.peopledirectorate@nhs.net