This RCN learning resource will support those leading and supervising teams in the delivery of large scale vaccination.
Education and training to support delivery of large scale vaccination
RCN learning resource to support leadership of large scale vaccination’
See: Leadership and Supervision for Delivery of Large Scale Vaccination
Watch: Webinar on RCN advice and resources for Leadership and Supervision of Large Scale vaccination (video) from 28th January 2021 with Helen Donavan, Professional Lead for Public Health and Heather Randle, Professional Lead for Primary Care and Education.
Education learning resources
General
- e-Learning for Healthcare. Immunisation. An interactive course written in line with the national minimum training standards
- Public Health Education (PHE). e-Learning immunisation resources
Influenza
- e-Learning for Healthcare. Flu immunisation
- PHE. Flu immunisation training recommendations. Guidance on flu immunisation training to support healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19
- British Society for Immunology. BSI guide to vaccinations for COVID-19
- NHS England. Legal mechanisms
- PHE vaccine programme hub. This includes details of the vaccine programme, training requirements, and resources and a specific COVID-19 vaccine competency assessment tool
- PHE. COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a. Provisional guidance subject to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approval of vaccine supply
- SciBeh. The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook: A practical guide for improving vaccine communication and fighting misinformation
- See: information from Pfizer, including product information and the handling and preparation video
- Specialist Pharmacy services (SPS) COVID vaccine related resources, this includes the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and those specific to primary care. There are some additional training slides for vaccine storage and preparation
- Vaccine Knowledge Project, University of Oxford. COVID-19 vaccines. General information about COVID-19 vaccines including a good animation explaining how vaccines are developed and different vaccine types
- Vaccine Knowledge Project, University of Oxford. FAQs. FAQs about COVID-19 vaccines
Other
- Resuscitation Council UK. Emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions: Guidelines for health care providers
- Royal College of General Practitioners Learning. Basic Life Support training and Community CPR in the COVID-19 world
Useful resources
RCN resources
- Immunisation
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Beat The Flu
- Accountability and delegation
- Learning resources for HCAs
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Public Health England
- Immunisation. Information for immunisation practitioners and other health professionals
- Annual Flu Programme
- COVID-19: infection prevention and control (IPC)
Public Health Wales
- Public Health Wales: COVID-19 vaccination. Information will be added here as it comes through. The resource includes a useful Q&A, ‘about vaccines’, vaccine development and safety, the vaccine delivery and programme logistics
Care Quality Commission
- Nigel's surgery 57. HCAs in general practice
- Nigel's surgery 19. PGDs and PSDs in general practice
- Nigel's surgery 70. Mandatory training considerations in general practice
Other resources
- Human Medicines legislation. Civil liability and immunity
- Medical Defence Union (MDU). Flu vaccinations - assessing capacity to consent
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Confirmation of guidance to vaccination centres on managing allergic reactions following COVID-19 vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
- NHS England. National COVID-19 vaccine patient Group Direction (PGD)
- NHS Resolution. FAQ on indemnity for COVID-19 vaccine
- WHO. Framework for decision-making: implementation of mass vaccination campaigns in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 22 May 2020
