Flu vaccination

Vaccinations,

Record numbers recorded as pharmacies expand vaccination role

Community pharmacies delivered almost half of all Covid jabs during autumn campaign.

04 Mar 2026

Public health,

Pharmacies can deliver more flu jabs if GPs refuse to vaccinate, says CCA chief

However, Company Chemists’ Association chief executive Malcolm Harrison said pharmacy’s funding must be increased.

19 Feb 2026

Contract, Clinical services,

New service specification and fee hikes for Covid and flu jabs

A new service specification covering Covid-19 and adult flu vaccinations for the 2026/27 season published plus increased fees.

16 Dec 2025

Public health,

CPE: There’s no national flu vaccine shortage but there are isolated cases

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison said pharmacies struggling to access vaccines was "dependent on location”.

15 Dec 2025

Pharmacy team,

Pharmacies in NI deliver over 8,500 flu and 7,000 Covid vaccines to care homes

Pharmacies hit those numbers just one month into the Community Pharmacy Care Home Vaccination Service in Northern Ireland.

17 Nov 2025

Flu, Cough & cold,

Going viral

With the 2025/26 winter season set to bring a severe rise in respiratory illnesses, pharmacy teams are likely to be busier than ever supporting customers with coughs, colds and flu.

14 Nov 2025

Vaccinations,

Asda offering private flu jabs for 60p to 6,000 patients

Asda to offer heavily discounted flu vaccinations to mark its 60th anniversary

18 Sep 2025

Vaccinations,

'Very disappointing': Government refuses to raise flu £9.58 jab fee

Service fee stuck at £9.58 for seventh year running as CPE blasts 'unacceptable' decision

29 Aug 2025

Vaccinations,

Children’s flu vaccine advanced service to launch in October

Service launch a 'strategically important step' says CPE

24 Jul 2025

Clinical services,

Funding for flu vaccination still not settled as service spec published

Only a small number of changes have been made to the flu vaccination service specification from last year, says CPE.

22 Jul 2025

Public health,

NHSE confirms autumn flu and Covid vaccination programmes

Flu and Covid programmes to run from 1 October to support co-administration of vaccines wherever possible.

01 Jul 2025

Flu,

Pharmacies administered flu vaccines last winter at highest rate outside of pandemic

Pharmacies in England gave over 4 million flu vaccines in the 2024/25 flu season, the highest number outside of the pandemic, according to CCA analysis.

17 Jun 2025

Vaccinations,

‘Small number’ of pharmacy flu jab fees to be ‘recovered’ by NHS

Fee warning for pharmacies that vaccinated outside the service specification

11 Feb 2025

Public health,

Scotland flu hospital admissions rise as pharmacies struggle to access vaccines

Community Pharmacy Scotland urged the government to involve community pharmacy in national flu vaccine strategy planning much earlier.

07 Jan 2025

Vaccinations,

NHS England seeks views on central procurement of flu jabs

CPE warns that pharmacy owners “very unlikely” to share commercially sensitive data with commissioner.

21 Nov 2024

Cough & cold,

As the winter months begin, the pharmacy will undoubtedly see more customers looking for help with conditions like the flu, a cold or cough. Luckily, the pharmacy is also a place where a plethora of OTC remedies are available, and where customers can gain valuable self care advice from the pharmacy team.

03 Oct 2024

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Record numbers recorded as pharmacies expand vaccination role

Pharmacies can deliver more flu jabs if GPs refuse to vaccinate, says CCA chief

New service specification and fee hikes for Covid and flu jabs

CPE: There’s no national flu vaccine shortage but there are isolated cases

Pharmacies in NI deliver over 8,500 flu and 7,000 Covid vaccines to care homes

Going viral

Asda offering private flu jabs for 60p to 6,000 patients

'Very disappointing': Government refuses to raise flu £9.58 jab fee

Children’s flu vaccine advanced service to launch in October

Funding for flu vaccination still not settled as service spec published

NHSE confirms autumn flu and Covid vaccination programmes

Pharmacies administered flu vaccines last winter at highest rate outside of pandemic

‘Small number’ of pharmacy flu jab fees to be ‘recovered’ by NHS

Scotland flu hospital admissions rise as pharmacies struggle to access vaccines

NHS England seeks views on central procurement of flu jabs

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