Education and training to support delivery of large scale vaccination

This RCN learning resource will support those leading and supervising teams in the 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

Join Helen Donavan, Professional Lead for Public Health and Heather Randle, Professional Lead - General Practice Nursing for this first online webinar, on 28 January 2021, which aims to present the RCN Leadership and Supervision of Large Scale vaccination resource.

Visit the website or call 02920 546460 to book a place.

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

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
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
Vaccine Knowledge Project, University of Oxford. Coronavirus COVID-19. General information about COVID-19 disease

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

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Information about COVID-19 vaccines

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

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