Policy Updates

Staff Immunisations Policy and Procedure

Clinical Governance Practice Management Region: | Reference: GCP21

This policy has been reviewed and the content updated to reflect the new COVID-19 vaccine which is being offered to frontline health and social care staff. A definition has been added about the JCVI, key facts have been updated to ensure staff must be aware of the latest guidance on the COVID-19 vaccination and testing, and the Vaccine Refusal Form has been updated to include the COVID-19 vaccine in the list of vaccines offered. A new reference has been added to include COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a and further reading has been added about the COVID Vaccination Programme. Existing references have been reviewed and updated.