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Giving vaccines legally: mechanisms and application

Our advice summarises the legal mechanisms available, gives a priority order for the options, and advises on application to different professional groups.

Answers to questions common to all COVID-19 vaccines

Answers to Medicines Optimisation questions common to all COVID-19 vaccines

MUS Webinar – Getting to grips with changes to legislation around COVID-19 and flu vaccination

27 January 2021This webinar, delivered by Jo Jenkins and Tracy Rogers; our PGD experts from the Medicines Use & Safety team, will describe key legislative aspects around…

Advising individuals with allergies on their suitability for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Advice on whether people with a previous allergic reaction can have the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Advising individuals with allergies on their suitability for AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

Advice on whether people with a previous allergic reaction can have the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Medical gases

Materials to support safe and appropriate supply, administration, monitoring and equipment issues

Using Medical Gases Appropriately

Must read background material and guidance to support good medical gas use for hospital Chief Pharmacists and their teams

Answers to questions on Medical Gases, Oxygen and the COVID-19 pandemic

Answers to common questions covering: pharmacy responsibilities, medical gas committees, medical gas pipeline systems, gas delivery systems, and governance

SPS support and the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

We're supporting healthcare professionals with the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in England. Read more about how we're helping below.

Information and guidance common across vaccines

Resources covering pharmaceutical aspects of the vaccination programme common to all COVID-19 vaccines

Pfizer-BioNTech

Resources covering pharmaceutical aspects of the vaccination programme specific to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

AstraZeneca

Resources covering pharmaceutical aspects of the vaccination programme specific to AstraZeneca vaccine

An introduction to PGDs: definitions and examples of use

This page explains what a Patient Group Direction (PGD) is and describes how they are used in clinical practice.

When to use a PGD

This page provides a clear process to help colleagues consider when a PGD is required.

Doctors, dentists, and use of PGDs

Doctors and dentists cannot supply or administer medications under a PGD or Written Instruction. This page gives further detail on why this is the case.

Delegation of supply or administration of medicines using a PGD

This page explains why delegation of supply or administration using a PGD is not possible.

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