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<p>As outlined in both the NHS Long Term Plan and <em>Investment and Evolution: a
five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long Term Plan</em>,
NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently undertaking a review of vaccinations
and immunisations. The Department would not wish to pre-empt the outcome of this review.
Investment and Evolution states that the purpose of the review as being to:</p><p>-
Ensure the system incentivises achievement of appropriate uptake rates for immunisations
in line with national public health uptake rates;</p><p>- Reduce the administrative
burden on general practices by simplifying the system if possible;</p><p>- Clarify
what is expected on call/recall for immunisations delivered through the GP contract;</p><p>-
Address anomalies in the system that directly incentivise some vaccines but not others;</p><p>-
Look at how we deal with outbreaks and catch-up programmes; and</p><p>- Consider whether
we extend the list of chargeable travel vaccines.</p><p>A copy of <em>Investment and
Evolution: a five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long
Term Plan</em> is attached.</p><p> </p>
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