Meningitis B Vaccination Service
This page contains information about the Meningococcal B (MenB) Vaccination Service, which commences on 20th July 2026.
The service has been commissioned as a one-off Advanced service for administering a MenB vaccine to protect all Year 13 pupils and those under 25 years of age starting university or living in further education accommodation or halls of residence for the first time in autumn 2026.
Service specification (20th July 2026 – 31st March 2027) (Updated 13th July)
Patient Group Direction (PGD) (24 June 2026 – 31 March 2027) (Published 25 June 2026)
Contractors wishing to sign-up to provide the service were required to notify NHS England by completion of an electronic registration declaration by 11.59pm on 20th July 2026. Pharmacies can no longer register for this service.
Joint guidance (NHS England and UKHSA)
MenB time limited vaccination offer letter
Annexe A: Detailed information, guidance and resources for healthcare professionals
Annexe B: Further information on eligibility and access to vaccination across the UK
NHS England guidance
NHS England is publishing guidance on the service on their Futures platform:
NHS England guidance (Futures platform – login required)
Their Vaccine Supply and Ordering Guidance for Providers document explains how vaccine will be allocated, ordered and delivered to pharmacies. It covers:
- How your vaccine allocation is calculated and increased;
- How to set up NBS appointments and complete the FDP site acknowledgement page;
- How to place orders and meet delivery deadlines; and
- Your responsibilities for managing stock and minimising waste.
All pharmacy owners providing the service should read this guidance. Please download the latest version of the guidance and check for updates, which NHS England will continue to make, as necessary.
Community Pharmacy England resources
Pharmacy owner implementation checklist for the NHS Meningococcal B Vaccination Service
A checklist to help pharmacy owners to prepare for and to provide the service.
Vaccinator implementation checklist for the NHS Meningococcal B Vaccination Service
This checklist provides suggested actions that vaccinators need to undertake to prepare to provide the service.
Pharmacy team briefing on the NHS Meningococcal B Vaccination Service
This Briefing is to assist pharmacy owners to engage and brief their team members about the service.
GP letter/email service notification template (Microsoft Word)
A letter template that can be used to notify your local general practice that your pharmacy will be providing the service.
Briefing 011/26: Briefing for general practice teams: NHS Meningococcal B Vaccination Service – Community Pharmacy England
A briefing to assist pharmacy owners to provide information to general practice teams on the service.
Anaphylaxis action card – Personalise this card and keep it by the phone to guide staff on calling an ambulance if a patient has an anaphylactic reaction to a vaccine.
Other guidance and briefing documents
Meningococcal B (MenB) time limited vaccination offer letter
UKHSA and NHS England have published this letter containing details for commissioners and pharmacy owners on the one off time-limited MenB vaccination programme.
The UKHSA also published guidance (on 29th June 2026) on the vaccination programme and an associated PowerPoint slide set, which can be used to train staff that will be administering the vaccine.
UKHSA guidance for health professionals delivering the vaccination programme
UKHSA training slide set to accompany the above guidance
NHS England guidance on the Futures platform (login required)
Protocol for ordering, storing and handling vaccines
Vaccine incident guidance: responding to errors in vaccine storage, handling and administration
Immunisation against infectious disease: the green book (Chapter 22 Meningococcal)
Anaphylactic guidelines and algorithm poster (Resuscitation Council UK) (May 2021)
The following UKHSA leaflet and poster will help you to advise patients – copies are available to download or you can order printed copies free of charge:
UKHSA leaflet: A guide to the Meningococcal B vaccines that help to protect against meningitis and septicaemia (HTML version)
UKHSA leaflet: A guide to the Meningococcal B vaccines that help to protect against meningitis and septicaemia (PDF version)
UKHSA leaflet: A guide to the Meningococcal B vaccines that help protect against meningitis and septicaemia (Order printed copies to use at your pharmacy via this webpage. The leaflet product code is 13347EN001)
UKHSA poster: Meningitis: signs and symptoms (PDF version)
UKHSA poster: Meningitis: signs and symptoms – order printed copies of the poster (product code is IM23DISP1)
MenB Vaccination Service – online information sources for patients
This CPE resource lists the key patient-facing leaflets/website links, including the vaccine’s patient information leaflet. Hyperlinks to the leaflets/websites are listed, alongside QR codes for each leaflet/webpage so patients can scan these to access the leaflet/webpage on their mobile phones.
Other information for patients
UKHSA Patient eligibility flowchart (PDF version)
UKHSA Patient eligibility flowchart (HTML version)
UKHSA blog on the MenB vaccination programme (aimed at the public)
NHS website: Meningitis webpage
Meningitis Now – response to announcement of the vaccination programme and FAQs for patients
Meningitis Research Foundation – response to announcement of the vaccination programme
Pharmacies can display leaflets and posters in the pharmacy to promote the vaccination programme:
UKHSA leaflet: A guide to the Meningococcal B vaccines that help protect against meningitis and septicaemia
You can download a PDF of the leaflet from this webpage and also order printed copies to use at your pharmacy. The leaflet product code is 13347EN001
UKHSA poster: Who is eligible to have their MenB vaccines?
You can download a PDF of the poster from this webpage and also order printed copies to use at your pharmacy. The leaflet product code is 13349EN001
The UKHSA have also provided the following images which are suitable for digital display screens in pharmacies:
‘Are you eligible for the MenB vaccine’: landscape: 1334CEN001; portrait: 1334DEN001
‘Who is eligible for the MenB vaccine’: landscape: 1334GEN001; portrait: 1334HEN001
‘Have your MenB vaccine here’: landscape: 1334FEN001; portrait: 1334EEN001
Community Pharmacy England resources
CPE developed a range of materials including posters, flyers and social media assets which pharmacy owners can use to promote the service to patients.
Their shared folder (link below) allows you to download the latest versions of the following resources:
- Posters (both ready to use and editable versions) for display within pharmacies and for more general use (e.g. in general practice waiting rooms);
- Suggested social media posts about the MenB Vaccination Service;
- Social media slides; and
- Small flyers about the MenB Vaccination Service.
Shared folder: MenB Vaccination Service promotional resources
They have also developed a checklist so pharmacy owners can work through the checklist to see if there are any additional activities that they or their teams could participate in to promote the service:
