Flu
0The government has announced the dates for pharmacies to begin delivering free flu vaccinations in the autumn with no changes made to the eligible cohorts.
0NHS England (NHSE) has greenlit plans for the “vast majority” of vaccination and screening services to be commissioned locally from April next year.
0Northern Ireland has become the only country in the UK to extend its NHS flu vaccination programme to the 50-64 age group amid increasing pressure on hospitals.
0Stephen Kinnock has visited a community pharmacy for the “first” time since his appointment as pharmacy minister in July to “better understand the challenges” facing the sector.
0While 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…
0Pharmacy 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.
0NHS England (NHSE) has revealed the autumn adult flu vaccination programme start date, while instructing pharmacies to secure alternatives to one unavailable vaccine.
0Confirmation 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.
0Pharmacies will only be able to offer the flu vaccine to some patients from September 1, the government has announced.
0Community pharmacists can now supply two antiviral treatments at NHS expense to help treat and prevent influenza in “at-risk” patients.