Adult Flu: Signing up to the correct PGD
This year, a national template Patient Group Direction (PGD) provided by the UKHSA has been used by NHS England’s regions to create locally authorised PGDs for use in the Adult Flu Vaccination Advanced Service.
Ahead of all eligible adults being able to access an NHS flu vaccination tomorrow (1st October 2025), we want to remind pharmacy owners to make sure they are using the correct regionally authorised PGD for the region in which their pharmacy is based, as well as ensuring the Authorising Manager declaration has been completed.
All pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at a pharmacy, who are providing the service under the authority of the PGD, must also have signed the copy of the regionally authorised PGD at the pharmacy.
Copies of the regional PGDs can be found via the links below.
- East of England
- London
- Midlands
- North East and Yorkshire (including North Cumbria)
- North West – Lancashire, South Cumbria, Cheshire and Merseyside
- North West – Greater Manchester – GM ICB has authorised a PGD for use in Greater Manchester and this has been emailed to pharmacies by the ICB.
- South East
- South West
The regional PGDs provide one of the two legal mechanisms for administration of flu vaccine under the service (the National protocol is the other legal mechanism for administration of flu vaccine under the service).