COVID-19 Vaccination Service
Please always refer to the Community Pharmacy England COVID-19 Vaccination Hub here for the latest news and updates on the relevant seasonal programme.
September 2024 to March 2026 Campaigns
A new EOI process was opened on 30th May 2024 for pharmacy owners wishing to take part in COVID-19 vaccination campaigns between September 2024 and March 2026. This new multi-campaign approach means more pharmacies can choose to participate, with options to engage now or before a confirmed campaign begins. This removes the additional administrative burden of repeated EOIs before each campaign starts.
The response deadline to participate in the Autumn/Winter 2024 campaign has now passed but pharmacy owners can still apply to provide the service for future campaigns. See the Community Pharmacy England COVID-19 Vaccination Hub here for further information.
Provision of the service away from the pharmacy
Pharmacy owners who wish to provide the service from a location away from their pharmacy will need to follow a separate process. See the Community Pharmacy England COVID-19 Vaccination Hub here for further information.
Autumn/Winter 2024 Campaign
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign commences on Thursday 3rd October 2024 with NHS England anticipating that most vaccinations should be completed by Friday 20th December 2024.
Outreach activities for COVID-19 vaccination should continue to be delivered to underserved communities until Friday 31st January 2025.
The groups to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine in autumn/winter 2024/25 are:
- residents in a care home for older adults;
- all adults aged 65 years and over;
- persons aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the COVID-19 chapter of the UK Health Security Agency Green Book on immunisation against infectious disease; and
- frontline health and social care workers and staff working in care homes for older adults.
Key documents
- Service specification for the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Service COVID-19 vaccination programme : 1st September 2024 to 31st March 2026
- Patient Group Directions for COVID-19 vaccines
- National Protocols for COVID-19 vaccines
- System letter – Preparations for an Autumn/Winter 2024/25 flu and COVID-19 seasonal campaign
- COVID-19 vaccination programme: 1st September 2024 to 31st March 2026 – Site Sign-up Process for Suppliers (the “Guidance”)
- Site Sign-up Process (NHSBSA website)
- JCVI statement on the COVID-19 vaccination programme for autumn 2024
Escalating Issues
Please visit NHS Futures website here for links to key information on the COVID National Delivery Programme, including details of how to escalate issues/contacts.
If you are unable to resolve your issue/query using the information on this page, please raise directly to the System Vaccination Operations Centre (SVOC) for West Yorkshire:
leedsth-tr.wyvaccineops@nhs.net
Please do not include personal identifiable information (PID) when raising via this route.
Contact Details
- Regional Vaccination Operations Centre (RVOC) for North East & Yorkshire – ney-vacc-cell@nhs.net
- System Vaccination Operations Centre (SVOC) for West Yorkshire – leedsth-tr.wyvaccineops@nhs.net
Last Updated: 27th September 2024