Services Database Influenza Vaccination 2013-14 (Across the London Area – 13 LPCs Involved)

Please note this service is commissioned across London by the London Area Team. Therefore, the following LPCs have the same seasonal influenza vaccination service in their areas:

• Barnet, Enfield & Haringey LPC
• Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich LPC
• Brent and Harrow LPC
• Camden and Islington LPC
• City and Hackney LPC
• Croydon LPC
• Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow LPC
• Hillingdon LPC
• Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster LPC
• Kingston, Richmond and Twickenham LPC
• Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham LPC
• North East London LPC
• Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth LPC

The service has only been added onto the Services Database under this entry to avoid duplication.
The aim of the service is to provide seasonal flu vaccination for people identified as being in the over 65 age group or in the at-risk under 65 adult group (including pregnant women) and increase access to immunisation.
Patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be offered the opportunity of receiving a flu immunisation at the pharmacy administered by an accredited pharmacist under the authority of the PGD.
Pharmacists must have access to equipment for treating anaphylaxis and provide the service in a designated room within the pharmacy or alternative premises. Each pharmacist should be able to vaccinate at least 20 persons during the relevant period.
The service is available within the London Region.

To become accredited pharmacists must have attended and completed an NHS approved training course that meets the National Minimum Standards for Immunisation, and passed a recognised basic life support training course within the last 12 months.