Coronavirus: Vaccination

(asked on 6th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for giving the COVID-19 booster vaccination to housebound patients; and what is their mechanism for delivery if their GPs have opted out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.


Answered by
Lord Kamall Portrait
Lord Kamall
This question was answered on 19th January 2022

The National Health Service is responsible for providing COVID-19 booster vaccinations to housebound patients. If a general practitioner (GP) practice is signed up to the Enhanced Service for phase three of the vaccination programme, the practice will provide booster doses to housebound patients or make alternative arrangements. If a practice is not signed up to the Enhanced Service, they will request that the local clinical commissioning group  make arrangements via another Primary Care Network (PCN) grouping or alternative provider.

Some patients may be able to attend a PCN designated site with assistance. Discussions should be held between the GP and the patient’s family and/or carer to facilitate this. For those patients who are unable to travel to a designated site, PCNs have established mobile or roving vaccination teams to deliver COVID-19 vaccines directly in an individual’s home.

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