Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Accepted
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Empower local ICS leaders to take ownership of improving vaccination uptake.
Conclusion
We agree that there is a need for national oversight of vaccination programmes and the value of this was clear during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, with routine immunisation programmes, the role of the Government and, in particular, NHS England must be limited to the more strategic, national level. Local ICS leaders, public health directors and health and care professionals have the best knowledge of the factors driving lower uptakes and the interventions needed to try and tackle that. As such, ICS leadership must step-up and take ownership of improving uptake in their area, and be supported to do so.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government described existing national oversight roles (DHSC, UKHSA, JCVI) and processes for new immunisation products. It stated it is working with JCVI and UKHSA to support resources for outbreak response and improvement of existing programmes, and mentioned funding for MHRA to bring innovative medicines to market.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 20 October 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗