| Publication |
Date published |
| Guidance |
| Good governance guidance when handling multiple COVID-19 vaccines |
2 March 2021 |
| COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a |
Updated 12 February 2021 |
|
COVID-19: vaccination programme (guidance, training resources, consent forms and letters, leaflets and posters, protocols and PGDs and programme documents) |
Updated 15 January 2021 |
|
Priority groups for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination: advice from the JCVI (See local statement above) |
30 December 2020 |
|
Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically vulnerable from COVID-19 |
12 February 2021 |
|
Vaccinating individuals with COVID-19 or with a history of COVID-19 |
31 December 2020 |
|
Instruction on timing of second dose of COVID-19 vaccinations |
11 January 2021 |
|
Record Retention Patient Specific
Directive (PSD), Patient Group Directions (PGD) and National Protocol |
22 January 2021 |
|
COVID-19 Vaccine immediate use position statement |
27 January 2021 |
|
Update on needles and syringes procured for the COVID-19 vaccination programme |
02 February 2021 |
|
Reporting suspected COVID-19 vaccine side effects, and potential product defects or counterfeit products |
16 February 2021 |
| Governance |
|
Indemnity arrangements for the COVID-19 vaccination programme
NHS Resolution - Claims management
|
23 December 2020
18 January 2021 |
|
Advice for pharmacy professionals on giving COVID-19 vaccine legally |
26 January 2021 |
|
Giving vaccines legally: mechanisms and application (Advice for each healthcare professional group) |
26 January 2021 |
| Transfer of vaccines |
|
Mutual Aid and the transfer of COVID-19 vaccines between Hospital Hubs, Vaccination Centres and Local Vaccination Services |
22 January 2021 |
|
Annex A Request for Mutual Aid and movement of vaccine |
22 January 2021 |
|
Midlands Region COVID-19 Vaccine Transfer Request Process |
Updated 26 February 2021 |
|
Midlands Region COVID-19 Vaccine Transfer Request Form |
Updated 26 February 2021 |
| Record keeping |
|
Register to use the Insights Platform from NHS England and NHS Improvement |
N/A |
|
YouTube - Outcomes 4 health/Pinnacle |
N/A |
| Security |
|
Professional guidance on the safe and secure handling of medicines |
December 2018 |
| Anaphylaxis |
|
Management of anaphylaxis in the vaccination setting |
December 2020 |
| National Link for Reporting Anaphylaxis |
March 2021 |
| Allergy Decision Tool |
February 2021 |
| Vaccine Incident Guidance - Responding to errors in vaccine storage, handling and administration |
|
Vaccine incident guidance responding to vaccine errors |
22 January 2020 |
|
NHSE&I Management of COVID-19 vaccination clinical incidents and enquiries
Locally adapted Management of COVID-19 vaccination clinical incidents and enquiries |
18 December 2020 |
| Incomplete dose from vaccine leakage at the injection site |
February 2021 |
|
MHRA Jan 2021 - COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca): current advice
Recent advice from the MHRA on the COVID-19 vaccines authorised for use in the UK, including advice for people with allergies an for women during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Further information is also included on reporting potential defects. (Page 9) |
26 January 2021 |
|
Locally adapted COVID-19 vaccination incident management process
Local COVID-19 vaccine incident reporting proforma guidance/template |
February 2021 |
| Cold Chain Storage |
|
Policy for maintaining the vaccine cold chain primary care |
18 December 2020 |
|
Guides to support best practice for use of fridges and cool boxes in the vaccine cold chain |
23 December 2020 |
|
Storing COVID-19 vaccines in the fridge: best practice |
Updated 29 January 2021 |
|
Using Nomad Cool boxes for vaccine storage |
24 December 2020 |
|
Vaccine in Cool Box Temperature Monitoring Sheet |
21 January 2021 |
| Workforce and training |
| Checklist for Pharmaceutical Oversight when using Multiple COVID-19 Vaccines |
18 February 2021 |
|
COVID-19 Vaccination programme |
Updated 15 January 2021 |
|
E-learning for Healthcare
Vaccinator training requirements |
N/A |
|
COVID-19 Vaccinator competency assessment tool
Vaccinator training log |
8 December 2020 |
|
Future NHS Collaboration Platform (will need to register for account) |
N/A |
| Business Continuity |
|
|
Business Continuity checklist in relation to safe and secure handling of vaccines
(for embedding in to local site plans) |
December 2020 |
