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<p>NHS England and NHS Improvement commissioned the general practice COVID-19 vaccination
service in line with agreed national terms and conditions, as an enhanced service
(ES). Individual general practices, rather than Primary Care Networks (PCNs), have
applied to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations, coming together in groupings to administer
the vaccine. Some of these groupings mirror existing PCN configurations but others
do not.</p><p>The number of practices that have opted into the ES is not held centrally.
Hundreds of PCN sites have already been mobilised; further PCN sites are due to mobilise
over the coming weeks so coverage will continue to increase. These groupings can vaccinate
both unregistered patients and patients registered with practices that have not signed
up to deliver the vaccine.</p><p>Where there are gaps in provision, NHS England will
commission additional providers, such as community pharmacy, to provide COVID-19 vaccinations,
with 200 community pharmacies due to be online next week. and that process has commenced.
As more vaccines become available, there will be increased flexibility in local delivery.</p>
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