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Written question asked by Stephen McPartland (Conservative) on Friday, 6 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 January 2023 (named day). It was answered by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 January 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Influenza: Vaccination

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS staff have received the flu vaccination in (a) 2022 and (b) each of the last five years.

Answer

The following table shows the number of frontline National Health Service healthcare workers (HCWs) vaccinated with the flu vaccine, for each of the last five years.

Number of HCWs with direct patient care where vaccination data has been provided

Numbers vaccinated

Percentage vaccine uptake

1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022

1,105,078

461,803

41.8%

1 September 2021 to 28 February 2022

813,435

492,125

60.5%

1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021

1,124,370

863,792

76.8%

1 September 2019 to 28 February 2020

1,040,360

772,872

74.3%

1 September 2018 to 28 February 2019

1,051,851

739,187

70.3%

1 September 2017 to 28 February 2018

1,025,547

704,242

68.7%


Source:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-influenza-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2022-to-2023

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2021-to-2022

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2020-to-2021

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2019-to-2020

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2017-to-2018

Notes:

  1. All data is final end of season data apart from the 2022 to 2023 season.
  2. This data is provisional monthly data (published on 22 December 2022) and may vary slightly following further data validation checks.
  3. The 2022 to 2023 season includes independent sector health care providers. In previous seasons this data was reported as part of general practitioner data returns rather than as part of NHS Trusts in England.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
117579
Session
2022-23
Subjects
NHS Staff Vaccination Influenza
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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