The state-funded indemnity scheme for England and Wales does not cover GP practices providing flu vaccinations to their own staff. The Seasonal influenza DES Specification makes clear that staff of GP practices/contractors and other primary care staff are the responsibility of their employer as part of occupational health arrangements. However as GPC previously reported, it has been assured that the schemes provided by all three main Medical Defence Organisations do cover this activity.
In 2018, the BMA’s Occupational Health Committee worked with the Specialist Pharmacy Service and other key stakeholders to identify a way that organisations can offer employee seasonal ‘flu vaccinations within the legislation. The outcome of this work has been to produce a written instruction for seasonal influenza vaccination. The template and advice on how to use it is available here. This advice has also been published on the BMA website