Podcast - Practice Index - Meeting the flu challenge

Networks and practices are planning in earnest for a more complex flu vaccination season involving all the normal the challenges of ensuring adequate staffing numbers, facilities and PPE are in place – and the right levels of vaccine are in stock. This year’s campaign is additionally complicated by the confusion about how the immunisation programme can be delivered practically in the era of Covid and the near constant changes in national guidance. This week’s podcast features a panel of experts in Practice Managers Robyn Clark and Nicola Davies who, together with Ben, try to unpick some of the issues and give an insight into their own preparations in order to support others in their planning for winter 2020.

 

A panel of experts (9 secs)

 

Introductions (45 secs)

 

Robyn practice and professional background (1 min 11 secs)

 

Nicola’s PCN, practice and career history (1 min 54 secs)

 

Changes to the flu vaccination programme for 2020 (2 mins 52 secs)

 

Issues with supply (3 mins 51 secs)

 

Staff anxieties (4 mins 11 secs)

 

Flu targets and the eligibility criteria (4 mins 32 secs)

 

Current guidance (5 mins 49 secs)

 

Vaccine demand (6 mins 13 secs)

 

Is there anything we can be doing now to boost our supply? (9 mins 12 secs)

 

Vaccination storage (9 mins 31 secs)

 

Mutual aid (10 mins 9 secs)

 

PPE (11 mins 6 secs)

 

Debating the use of PPE and advice on maintaining stock (13 mins 24 secs)

 

How will administration of the vaccines work in practice? (14 mins 53 secs)

 

Are there benefits to non-clinical staff being trained in vaccine administration? (18 mins 1 sec)

 

Medico-legal implications (18 mins 45 secs)

 

Car park clinics and drive throughs (20 mins 20 secs)

 

Practice versus PCN delivery models (21 mins 44 secs)

 

Data collection and recording information (23 mins 12 secs)

 

Final thoughts (25 mins 27 secs)

 

This episode of the podcast is a joint collaboration between Ockham Healthcare and Practice Index and we’d love to get your thoughts and feedback! To get in touch you can email Ben via [e-mail] or James Dillon via [e-mail]