Seasonal Vacs Service spec updated

Following the recent publication of the Seasonal Vaccinations Service specification that covers the provision of both seasonal vaccination services (COVID-19 and adult flu) in community pharmacy for the 2026/27 season, NHS England has advised that they have needed to make a small number of crucial updates to the service specification. These include:

• The supply model of COVID-19 vaccine – Pharmacy owners will now order their initial stock, though subsequently, they can choose to enable automatic replenishment or continue with manual orders;

• Clarification that offsite locations must only be set up within the same NHS England Region as the pharmacy’s registered premises; and

• The terminology regarding patients who develop immunosuppression and require a vaccination has been updated. It previously referred to these patients as “Newly Diagnosed Patients” and had been amended to “Year-Round Pathway Patients”.

The updated specification has been published.

Read the service specification