We are committed to delivering the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation\u2019s (JCVI) recommendation on shingles immunisation. The vaccine is being offered routinely to those aged 70 years and to all those aged 71 to 79 years through a progressive catch-up.<\/p>
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In the first year of the programme, 2013/14, the vaccine was offered to all those aged 70 and 79 years old. In 2014/15 the vaccine was offered to all those aged 70, 78 and 79 years old and in 2015/16, the vaccine will be offered to those aged 70 and 78 years old.<\/p>
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General practitioners may also continue to offer immunisation to all those who have become eligible as 70 year olds from 1 September 2013 but have not yet been immunised.<\/p>
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This progressive programme will ensure that all those JCVI has recommended be vaccinated will be offered the vaccine.<\/p>
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The business case referred to in the answer given on 2 August 2014 is the General Dental Council\u2019s (GDC) consultation document setting out the GDC\u2019s rationale for the proposed fee rise. The consultation closed on 4 September 2014 and the document is available at:<\/p>
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www.gdc-uk.org/GDCcalendar/Consultations/Pages/Consultation-on-the-Annual-Retention-Fee-(ARF)-Level-for-2015.aspx<\/p>
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The GDC is an independent body and therefore neither the Department nor The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care as a formal role in reviewing the GDC\u2019s case. However, in my role as Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health, on 3 September 2014 I met with the GDC where this issue was discussed.<\/p>
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<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Each year the Care Quality Commission (CQC) consults on its proposed fee structure for the following year. The CQC intends to publish a consultation on its proposed fee structure for 2015-16 and draft impact assessment in the next month. The final impact assessment will be published in 2015. These documents will be available on the CQC\u2019s website. Following consultation, the CQC will present its proposals to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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