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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.
<em>Investment and evolution</em> sets out 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 general practitioner
(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>Recommendations
from the Review will be implemented through the 2020 and 2021 GP contracts.</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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