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<p>The NHS Long Term Plan set out a clear commitment to improve uptake of vaccinations
and a range of action has been taken. This has included expanding key childhood vaccination
programmes. All primary school children are now eligible for their seasonal flu vaccination
through the National Health Service school vaccination programme after it was extended
to include year 6 this season. NHS Digital is due to publish the annual vaccine uptake
data, collected by Public Health England, for 2019/20 in September 2020, which will
give some indication of whether these interventions have started to be effective.</p><p>General
practice plays an invaluable role in the delivery of vaccination services, especially
for children. During 2019, NHS England and NHS Improvement undertook the most significant
review of vaccination and immunisation payment mechanisms since 1990. The findings
of this extensive review identified a range of effective interventions. The recent
update to the general practitioner (GP) contract confirmed the interventions will
see the biggest reforms to the payment and incentive system in 30 years to support
GP practices improve vaccination coverage.</p>
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