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:

1. Eligible cohorts for the seasonal flu vaccines
2. Vaccines that should be offered to eligible cohorts
3. The delivery model
4. Care Quality Commission (CQC)
5. Indemnity
6. Personal protective equipment (PPE)
7. Storage of vaccines
8. Recording
9. Coding
10. Contracts and funding
11. Vaccine uptake ambition
12. Additional London service level agreements
13. Training
14. Increasing uptake - reaching out to vulnerable groups
15. Communicating with patients
16. Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs)
17. Appendices
1. Patients eligible for the seasonal flu campaign
2. Patients in clinical risk groups eligible for the seasonal flu campaign
18. 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)