SCHEDULE 2Further details about specific Unified Services

Vaccinations and immunisations I17

1

A contractor must—

a

offer to administer or provide to patients all vaccinations and immunisations of a type and in the circumstances specified in the relevant Annex to the GMS Statement of Financial Entitlements and that are funded under the global sum;

b

provide appropriate information and advice to patients and, where appropriate, to the parents of patients, about such F1vaccinations and immunisations;

c

in relation to patients other than children and taking into account the individual circumstances of the patient, consider whether—

i

immunisation ought to be administered by the contractor or by a health care professional employed or engaged by the contractor, or

ii

a prescription form ought to be provided for the purpose of self-administration by the patient of the immunisation;

d

record in the patient’s record any refusal of the offer mentioned in paragraph (a);

e

where—

i

the offer mentioned in paragraph (a) is accepted, and

ii

in case of a patient who is not a child, the immunisation is to be administered by the contractor or another health care professional,

administer the immunisations and record the immunisation information in the patient’s record, using codes agreed by the Local Health Board for this purpose;

f

where—

i

the offer mentioned in paragraph (a) is accepted, and

ii

in the case of a patient who is not a child, the immunisation is not to be administered by the contractor or another health care professional,

issue a prescription form for the purposes of self-administration by the patient.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph—

  • immunisation informationF2... means—

    1. a

      either—

      1. i

        the patient’s consent to immunisation, or

      2. ii

        where another person consents to immunisation on behalf of the patient, the name of the person who gave that consent and their relationship to the patient;

    2. b

      the batch number, expiry date and title of the vaccine,

    3. c

      the date of administration of the vaccine,

    4. d

      where two vaccines are administered by injections, in close succession, the route of administration and the injection site of each vaccine,

    5. e

      any contraindications to the vaccine, and

    6. f

      any adverse reactions to the vaccine.

3

The contractor must ensure that all staff involved in administering vaccines are trained and their knowledge kept up to date in the recognition and initial treatment of anaphylaxis.