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Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2015. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Vaccination

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local winter pressure resilience plans developed for the 2014-15 winter period include reference to vaccinations.

Answer

Operational Resilience and Capacity Planning 2014/15 published in June 2014 required System Resilience Groups (SRGs) to produce plans which demonstrated comprehensive flu planning in line with guidance published by Public Health England in 2014. SRGs needed to demonstrate flexible preparations for the unpredictability of flu, how vaccination requirements would be met, extending to voluntary and independent sector organisations where appropriate.

The plan assurance process showed all systems had addressed flu planning requirements as part of their resilience and capacity plans.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227279
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Health services Weather Vaccination
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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