NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) have published several documents for community pharmacy contractors relating to the COVID-19 vaccination programme. The documents will be of interest to contractors that are considering whether they may be able to participate in the programme, by operating a vaccination site, where this is agreed by NHSE&I.

Letter to pharmacy contractors

Information on the COVID-19 vaccination Enhanced service for community pharmacies

Information on the community pharmacy C-19 vaccination site designation process

Site designation form

The above documents are similar to those previously published by NHSE&I which were aimed at general practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

Public Health England (PHE) has also published new resources for the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including:

A new chapter in the Green Book (Chapter 14a) focused on C-19 vaccination

COVID-19: vaccination programme guidance for healthcare practitioners

A C-19 vaccination training slide set, e-learning programme, vaccinator training requirements and a vaccinator competency assessment tool have also been published and they can be accessed from the following GOV.UK hub page:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme

PSNC’s COVID-19 vaccination page