Northern Ireland’s community pharmacies have administered over 250,000 COVID-19 vaccinations since the sector’s inclusion in the vaccination programme in March 2021, with nearly 83,000 attributed as booster vaccinations.
This is a fantastic achievement and a testament to the hard work and agility of the network and I would like to thank contractors and their teams for their dedication and commitment in supporting the COVID-19 vaccination service. CPNI issued a press release today (available HERE) to mark this important milestone and already since its release, the number of vaccinations doses have increased by at least a further 4,000.
These are some of busiest weeks in Community Pharmacy and community pharmacy teams will be working hard to dispense the medicines patients will need for the Christmas and new year holiday periods. To help manage public expectation, we included a reference in the press release addressing this. We have highlighted the additional pressures on the network at this time, which may affect the availability of the COVID-19 vaccination service at some community pharmacies in the lead up to and over the festive season.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please find correspondence HERE from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB.
SUMMARY
From today, community pharmacies can administer COVID-19 booster vaccinations to:
Individuals aged 30 years and over for whom it has been at least 3 months since their primary vaccination course has been completed
HSCB will issue further correspondence as further age groupings are authorised by DoH.
The service specification, PGD and other relevant documentation for the COVID-19 community pharmacy vaccination service are available on the COVID-19 CPVS webpage.
ACTION
Contractors and pharmacists involved in the provision of this service are asked to:
Review the updated service specification, PGD and other relevant documentation for the COVID-19 community pharmacy vaccination service are available on the COVID-19 CPVS webpage.
SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. GARETH C. GILVARY Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague
Please find correspondence HERE from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB.
SUMMARY
From today, community pharmacies can administer COVID-19 booster vaccinations to:
Individualsaged 40 years and overfor whom it has been at least3 months since their primary vaccination course has been completed
All patients inPriority Groups 2-9 (including adult carers) for whom it has been at least 3 months since their primary vaccination course has been completed. Further detail on Priority Groups can be found at Greenbook or in Appendix with this letter.
HSCB will issue further correspondence as further age groupings are authorised by DoH.
The service specification, PGD and other relevant documentation for the COVID-19 community pharmacy vaccination service are available on the COVID-19 CPVS webpage.
ACTION
Contractors and pharmacists involved in the provision of this service are asked to:Review the correspondence.
Review the updated service specification, PGD and other relevant documentation for the COVID-19 community pharmacy vaccination service are available on the COVID-19 CPVS webpage.
Please do not hesitate to contact the CPNI office should you require any further information.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
I would like to offer my sincere thanks to all pharmacy teams who participated in the Community Pharmacy ‘Big Jab Weekend‘. Over 11,000 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered by community pharmacy across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This is a phenomenal achievement in only three days! Community pharmacy has once again demonstrated its ability to deliver the vaccination programme for Northern Ireland. Massive congratulations to all involved!
Community pharmacy’s hard-work and unyielding commitment to their local communities has been a long running characteristic of the network, and this has not gone unnoticed. On Saturday, 5 December 2021, the community pharmacy workforce received the ‘Roll of Honour’ award, at the prestigious Aisling Awards, in recognition of their continued dedication to patient care throughout the past twelve months.
This is a wonderful endorsement of the profession and again, I would like to thank community pharmacists and their teams across the network for all their hard work and commitment.
Further information relating to the ‘Roll of Honour’ award is available HERE.
Thank you once again to you and your teams and please do not hesitate to contact CPNI Office on 028 9069 0444 for further advice or support.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams, including details of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. GARETH C. GILVARY Governance & Support Pharmacist
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