Services Database Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme Winter 2016-17 (Cheshire West & Chester Areas)

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council are commissioning community pharmacies to offer seasonal influenza vaccination to front line employees of the Council who work directly with people in a clinical risk group in the Borough. The service will also extend to care providers in the borough authorised by the Council to access the service.

The aim of the Community Pharmacy influenza vaccination programme is to protect those who are most at risk of serious illness or death should they develop influenza, by reducing the risk of transmission of infection from employees.

The Provider will ensure that any pharmacist who is involved in administering the vaccine has the required competencies and:

• completed training in the provision and administration of the vaccine or participated in update training in the provision and administration of the vaccine within the last 12 months; and
• completed training with regard to the recognition and initial treatment of anaphylaxis and CPR or participated in update training with regard to the recognition and initial treatment of anaphylaxis and CPR within the last 12 months.

Regular training and development, taking into account national standards, is routinely available.