Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 7
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Accepted
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Require NHS England's strategy to address access, professional roles, local empowerment, and communication.
Recommendation
The NHS England integrated vaccination and immunisation strategy must: a) have a strong focus on the action that is needed to tackle the practical challenges that limit access to vaccination; b) set out how to make best use of the wide range of healthcare professionals able to administer vaccinations; c) empower local leaders to pursue ways of addressing uptake in their own areas; and d) set out guidance and examples of best practice around how voices other than NHS England can be used to communicate important messaging about vaccination programmes.
Government Response Summary
The government states NHS England is developing an integrated vaccination and immunisation delivery strategy, due for publication later in 2023, which will address the committee's points by focusing on local empowerment, diverse healthcare professionals, and targeted outreach.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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NHS England, in collaboration with DHSC, UKHSA and other partners, is developing a vaccination and immunisation delivery strategy, that aims to improve uptake and coverage of vaccinations and reduce inequalities of uptake and coverage. Latest thinking focuses on empowering system leaders with the flexibility to plan and deliver local services. These services will be simple, high quality and conveniently tailored to the needs of local people and supplemented by targeted outreach to increase uptake in underserved communities. They will be delivered in a joined-up way by integrated teams, involving a range of professionals, working across the NHS and other organisations, to improve patient experience, build trust and deliver value for money. Working with partner organisations, we will continue to utilise a wide range of national voices and support local co-design with voluntary and community sector partners of messaging for vaccination programmes. The strategy will be published later in 2023.