Services Database Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme Winter 2023/24 (Cheshire West and Chester)

Cheshire West and Chester Council is commissioning community pharmacies to offer
seasonal influenza vaccination to Council employees. These will be listed on a dropdown
menu on the data management system hosted by PharmOutcomes, used to record
vaccinations. Staff members will access the scheme by presenting their identification to the
Pharmacist recording this on PharmOutcomes.

This specification sets out the arrangements for frontline delivery, the expected service and
quality indicators, and the standards associated with the programme.

The pharmacist must who is involved in administering the vaccine has the required competencies and:

• completed relevant 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;
• 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; and
• pharmacists involved in the delivery of this service should be offered immunisation for Hepatitis B by their employer.