Purpose
The attachment below outlines the medicines management responsibilities of Chief Pharmacists for Mass Vaccination in Trust sites, and provides supporting guidance and resources in relation to:
- Safe storage and distribution, including temperature controlled storage.
- Oversight of vaccine handling and preparation, including management of shelf life reduction processes following defrosting
The document aims to promote consistency of practice by providing flow diagrams outlining a stepwise approach to implementing Pharmacy processes to receive, store and issue vaccines, and to oversee vaccine handling processes by clinical staff.