Covid-19 vaccine updates

These pages contain the latest information for primary care about the Covid vaccination programme.

In addition, NHSEI have set up a dedicated space for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme on the FutureNHS workspace where you can access the recording and slides from past webinars, ask any further questions and get access to key information.

Week ending 25 December 2020

  • Anticoagulants and the Covid vaccine
  • 1ml integrated syringe for use with Covid vaccine
  • 6th dose of the COVID vaccine
  • National protocol
  • Northern Powergrid’s priority response process for power cuts at vaccination sites
  • COVID vaccination in care homes
  • Warning over coronavirus vaccine text message scam – information to share with patients

Week ending 18 December 2020

  • IT update
  • Data quality guidance
  • Vaccination appointments– information for Jewish patients
  • Patient videos in different languages
  • Updated Resuscitation Council UK guidance on management of anaphylaxis in the vaccination setting
  • WY&H Covid vaccine update
  • Updated information for GPs to use for websites / newsletters

Week ending 11 December 2020

  • Standard operating procedure – key points
  • Training
  • Adding an incident to Datix
  • Information for practice websites / phone scripts
  • Vaccination publications
  • Latest national agreements

Week ending 4 December 2020

  • National direction
  • Vaccination centre for staff
  • IT and workforce updates
  • Training
  • Communications, including text for practice websites

Week ending 27 November 2020

  • National direction
  • Vaccination centre for staff
  • IT and workforce updates
  • Training
  • Communications, including text for practice websites

Week ending 20 November 2020

  • IT update
  • Retired staff / volunteers
  • Fridge capacity
  • PPE
  • Consumables
  • Communication

13-16 November 2020

  • Site designation
  • FAQs
  • National webinar