The NHS England vaccination strategy, launched in December 2023, contained a proposal for NHSE to explore the impact of a move to the centralised provision of flu vaccines. 

As part of that exercise, NHSE has launched a survey of general practice and pharmacy providers to gather their views on both the current model of procurement, and the potential benefits and challenges of a centralised procurement model. Any such change will not be implemented for the 2025/26 season flu programme.

The outcome of the survey will inform any future discussion on potential changes of the procurement model that NHSE will have with GPC England.

As such, the BMA encourages as many practices as possible to make their views known. Take the survey here.