The Clinical Guidance Document – Patient Immunisation has just been updated and there’s a question that often gets asked as there’s so much conflicting information in it – that is, what vaccines can an HCA or HCSW (Healthcare Support Worker) actually undertake? Background Firstly, I must point out that there’s little guidance on this from the…

We talked about the vaccinations that you’ll be targeted on for QOF purposes here. That’s not the whole picture though. With the move of vaccinations and immunisations to being an essential service, with the notable exception of Influenza and COVID vaccinations, we need to think differently about the way our vaccinations are organised – particularly…

Since the arrival of a new set of rules about childhood immunisations and the shingles vaccination, many practice managers have been left wondering, what is it exactly that we should be doing to make sure we don’t miss anyone? Many PMs will have a local health team who arrange vaccinations and call everyone in, but…

With all the damage caused by the COVID-19 crisis, general practice has benefitted from some income protection. It’s all change for the year 2021/22. The gloves are off. We’re into new territory with additional indicators added to QOF. The Vaccination and Immunisations domain will make up a significant part of this. We’ll take a look…

Introduction Once again I find myself writing about a subject that is new to all of us. Now James at Practice Index does like to challenge me, so not content with the 2017-18 challenge of GDPR, he has given me the 2018-19 challenge of FMD… and I thought we were friends! The last thing we…

How a simple flu recall letter delivered a winter health check for patients and a groundbreaking administration process. Dr Klaus Green works at The Mill Medical Practice in Godalming, Surrey. At a time when flu vaccinations are reportedly down, The Mill Medical Practice has achieved a 79% take-up level amongst the over 65s and 53%…

Now that spring is here and the Easter holidays have arrived, patients will no doubt be turning their attention to holidays – bringing the requirement for travel vaccinations and the provision of travel clinics to the fore. For years, these clinics have been a healthy way of generating additional revenue for practices but now, due…