Seasonal Flu Campaign 2020-2021
In view of the risk of co-circulation of seasonal flu and Covid-19 this winter, the 2020/21 national flu campaign will be essential in protecting our vulnerable patients and reducing clinical workload due to flu.
The following information is intended as a living guide for the seasonal flu vaccination programme for 2020/21, taking into account the additional complexities of delivering a programme during a pandemic and includes national and local changes to the flu programme. It will be updated as required.
Londonwide LMCs Guide: Seasonal Flu Vaccination Programme 2020/21 (version 4.0, published 4.12.2020)
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Document index:
- Eligible cohorts for the seasonal flu vaccines
- Vaccines that should be offered to eligible cohorts
- The delivery model
- Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- Indemnity
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Storage of vaccines
- Recording
- Coding
- Contracts and funding
- Vaccine uptake ambition
- Additional London service level agreements
- Training
- Increasing uptake - reaching out to vulnerable groups
- Communicating with patients
- Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs)
- Appendices
- Patients eligible for the seasonal flu campaign
- Patients in clinical risk groups eligible for the seasonal flu campaign
- List of contributors
Londonwide LMCs' resources
- Seasonal Flu Campaign 2020-2021 - What’s different this year and how (version 1.0, published 7.9.2020)
- CQC Registration in the context of the 2020-21 Influenza vaccination programme (version 1.0, published 7.9.2020)
- Maintaining the cold chain when providing off site vaccination clinics 2020-21 (version 2.0, updated 15.9.2020)
- Clinical risk groups who should receive influenza immunisation (version 1.0, published 16.9.2020)
- Influenza vaccinations 2020-21 – medicolegal considerations (version 1.0, published 16.9.2020)
- Changes to flu vaccination QOF points (version 1.0, published 16.9.2020)
- Additional SLAs available in London (version 1.0, published 16.9.2020)
- Groups included in the national flu immunisation programme (version 1.0, published 16.9.2020)
- Let us not let flu add to health inequalities in London (version 1.0, published 16.9.2020)
Other guidance
- DHSC, PHE, NHSE – The national flu immunisation programme 2020 to 2021-update (published 5.8.2020)
- RCGP - Delivering Mass Vaccinations During COVID-19 (version 3.1, published 25.8.2020)
- Wessex LMCs – Mass flu Immunisation - July 2020 - Executive Summary - Operational aspects of Influenza Immunisation 2020/21 (published July 2020)
- Wessex LMCs - Top Tips Booklet for flu vaccination 2020/21 (published August 2020)
- Wessex LMCs - Flu calculator (published 27.8.2020)
- Wessex LMCs - A summary overview (uploaded 7.9.2020)
- Wessex LMCs - Winter flu vaccination practice premises check list (uploaded 7.9.2020)
- Wessex LMCs - Drive Through – options check list (uploaded 7.9.2020)
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