The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015

[F1Vaccines and immunisations: duty of co-operationE+W

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66A.—(1) The contractor must co-operate, in so far as is reasonable, with relevant persons—

(a)to understand the current uptake, and barriers to uptake, of offers to provide or administer vaccines and immunisations of the type specified in the GMS Statement of Financial Entitlements (“relevant vaccines and immunisations”) to patients, and

(b)to develop (if necessary) a strategy for improving the contractor’s immunisation programme.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) “relevant persons” means—

(a)other persons who administer relevant vaccines and immunisations to patients;

(b)[F2NHS England];

(c)the Secretary of State;

(d)local authorities.

[F3(e)integrated care boards.]]

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