Influenza (Flu)

Community pharmacy flu vaccination uptake rises by 61%

The number of flu vaccinations given by community pharmacists in England by November 2019 is 61% higher that what was achieved by November 2018.…

Community pharmacy flu vaccination pilots begin in Scotland

Community pharmacies in Scotland have started vaccinating patients against flu for what is thought to be the first time.…

Advisory body recommends using cell-cultured quadrivalent flu vaccine as last resort in older people in 2020

The cell-culture based quadrivalent flu vaccine should only be used as a last resort for adults aged 65 years and over in the 2020/2021 flu season, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has recommended.…

Pharmacists can digitally transfer patient flu vaccination data to GPs in two-week pilot

Pharmacists in Leeds will be able to send updates to GPs on patients who have their flu vaccination in pharmacies from 14 October 2019, as part of a two-week pilot.…

Making consultations count in cold and flu

By adopting a unified approach to encourage consistent self-management for cold and flu, pharmacy teams can demonstrate the sector’s wider value on the healthcare landscape.…

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Community pharmacy ‘must provide consistent care’ for cold and flu

Bringing pharmacy representatives together to discuss the role community pharmacy teams have in cold and flu management.…

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GP practice says the delivery of flu vaccinations in pharmacies could financially harm surgeries

A GP practice has told patients that community pharmacies and supermarkets “are not doing us a favour by giving you the [flu] vaccine — quite the opposite,” in a message on its website.…

Pharmacists to receive 10p more for every flu vaccine

Pharmacists will receive 10p more per flu vaccination administered from 1 September 2019.…

Pharmacists told flu vaccine deliveries will be delayed

Flu vaccine suppliers have told pharmacies that some deliveries of the standard quadrivalent flu vaccine will be delayed until November 2019.…

Fewer than half of GPs will be able to receive patient flu data from pharmacy this autumn

Four in ten GP practices are expected to be able to receive updates on patients who have their flu vaccination at pharmacies this autumn, NHS Digital has said.…