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Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench) on Thursday, 13 October 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Influenza: Vaccination

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much is paid to GP practices for (1) advising a person to have a flu jab, and (2) giving a person the flu jab.

Answer

Under the General Medical Services contract, general practitioners (GPs) are paid £9.80 for each dose of influenza vaccination that they administer to patients who are eligible for the vaccination. GPs are not paid for advising patients to have the influenza vaccination.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2302
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Finance General practitioners Vaccination Influenza
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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