Flu Vaccination Service
Community pharmacy has been providing flu vaccinations under a nationally commissioned service since September 2015.
Further information can be found via: Flu Vaccination Service – Community Pharmacy England (cpe.org.uk)
The following key documents have now been published for the for the 2025/26 Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service.
Please read these documents before providing the service.
- Service Specification – The service specification describes the requirements for provision of the service and it is essential reading for all vaccinators providing the service.
- PGD -The Patient Group Direction (PGD) provides one legal mechanism for administration of flu vaccine under the service.
- National Protocol – This protocol provides another legal mechanism for administration of flu vaccine under the service by appropriately trained person.
- Annual flu letter for 2025/26 – There are no changes to eligibility criteria. Similarly to the previous Flu season, pregnant women can be vaccinated from 1st September 2025, with other adult cohorts to begin from 1st October 2025. Further information can be found via the letter above.
National Booking System – Sign up now
To use the system, please complete the NBS flu form.You will receive login details within 10 working days. Learn more
CPGM Healthcare Ltd (CHL) and GM Healthcare Academy have arranged for training sessions provided by Allied Health.
You can book these sessions via their website:
https://ahtraining.co.uk/product/vaccination-training
Virtual Outcomes – FREE new Flu module
All Community Pharmacy teams in Greater Manchester can access a wide range of FREE online training courses via VirtualOutcomes. View the latest Flu module
Pharmoutcomes guide for flu season
Pharmoutcomes have published information about features to streamline service delivery
Community pharmacy vaccination sites must use one of the assured point of care (PoC) systems to record vaccinations for the AW25 COVID-19 and Seasonal Flu vaccination programmes. This provision is now commissioned under a national contract with suppliers, eliminating the need for regional local commissioning.
Successfully awarded PoC providers are undergoing assurance, with five expected to be certified for recording both Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Progress can be viewed here: Community pharmacy – NHS England Digital
To support pharmacy teams in supplier selection for the AW Flu and COVID-19 Campaign, a series of webinars took place, where the community pharmacy PoC suppliers provided an overview of their systems:
- Positive Solutions: 28 July, 3pm – 3:45pm
- Cegedim: 29 July, 3pm – 3:45pm
- Sonar: 30 July, 3pm – 3:45pm.
- Optum: 31 July, 3pm – 3:45pm
- RAVS: 01 Aug, 3pm – 3:45pm
Recordings of each webinar are available to watch on NHS Futures.
