Flu

Which pharmacy is offering the cheapest flu jabs for autumn 2024?

Which pharmacy is offering the cheapest flu jabs for autumn 2024?

While some multiples have kept costs cut, all but one of the biggest pharmacy chains have upped the price of private winter flu jabs for 2024…  

Pharmacy technicians added to NHS flu jab PGD in professional first

Pharmacy technicians added to NHS flu jab PGD in professional first

Pharmacy technicians with “appropriate” training can supply and administer flu vaccinations when the season starts on September 1, according to new a PGD for the NHS programme.

Flu programme dates announced but pharmacies to source Sanofi alternatives

Flu programme dates announced but pharmacies to source Sanofi alternatives

NHS England (NHSE) has revealed the autumn adult flu vaccination programme start date, while instructing pharmacies to secure alternatives to one unavailable vaccine.  

COVID-19 vaccination fees stagnate despite negotiator pleas

COVID-19 vaccination fees stagnate despite negotiator pleas

Confirmation of the unchanging fees comes as NHS England (NHSE) has asked pharmacies to prepare for the autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes to start in October, or September for pregnant women.  

‘Late’ but ‘welcome’: Flu programme start dates announced

‘Late’ but ‘welcome’: Flu programme start dates announced

Pharmacies will only be able to offer the flu vaccine to some patients from September 1, the government has announced.  

UPDATED: Pharmacists can supply antivirals at NHS expense as flu cases boom

UPDATED: Pharmacists can supply antivirals at NHS expense as flu cases boom

Community pharmacists can now supply two antiviral treatments at NHS expense to help treat and prevent influenza in “at-risk” patients.

How to optimise the COVID-19 vaccination service in your pharmacy

How to optimise the COVID-19 vaccination service in your pharmacy

Four industry insiders explain why they are providing NHS COVID-19 vaccines this season – despite a challenging backdrop of funding pressures and capacity constraints

‘No plans' to reinstate free flu jabs for 50-64-year-olds despite uptake drive

‘No plans' to reinstate free flu jabs for 50-64-year-olds despite uptake drive

The government has confirmed that it has “no plans” to expand eligibility for the NHS flu vaccination programme despite urging uptake amid an increase in flu-related deaths.  

Flu wars: Which pharmacy chain is offering the cheapest jabs this season?

Flu wars: Which pharmacy chain is offering the cheapest jabs this season?

After last season’s private flu jab price war, which large pharmacy multiple is offering the cheapest vaccine in autumn 2023? 

Xrayser: To jab or not to jab? That is the question

Xrayser: To jab or not to jab? That is the question

As the early flu and COVID-19 inoculation programme for the most vulnerable has begun this week, Xrayser steadies themselves in amongst the dizzying situation that has left many HCPs tearing up their autumn vaccination plans