Flu vaccination for care homes and social care
Plan staff flu vaccination around resident care, shift coverage and your infection-prevention arrangements.
The constraint
Care home staff work closely with a population for whom influenza carries genuine mortality risk. Staffing is tight, agency use is high, turnover is significant, and the sector carries real residual hesitancy from recent years that has to be engaged with rather than ignored.
How we run it
Clinics across both day and night cover
Night staff are easily missed when clinics are scheduled to suit daytime management.
Time for conversation
We allow longer per person than in a corporate clinic. Staff who are hesitant deserve an actual discussion with a pharmacist, not a leaflet.
Agency and bank staff included
Scope agreed with you in advance, but excluding agency staff in a care setting undermines the point of the exercise.
Repeat visits for new starters
Turnover in the sector means a single clinic date leaves gaps by January.
Beyond influenza
Care sector risk assessments frequently identify more than flu. Hepatitis B where personal care involves foreseeable blood exposure, and varicella status for staff without a definite history of chickenpox, are two that often come up. Both sit within our occupational health vaccination service.
Where a risk assessment indicates vaccination for the role, the employer funds it. That is a legal position, not a policy choice.
The standard service
Quoted as a half-day or full-day clinic fee plus a rate per vaccination. Your written quote confirms both for your team, location and clinic arrangements. See pricing and booking details. Seasonal flu vaccine, individual clinical screening, pharmacist administration, anaphylaxis cover and uptake reporting within 48 hours, all included. The clinic fee covers pharmacist attendance, travel, setup and temperature-controlled vaccine transport, and vaccinations are charged only when given. Beyond 100 miles of central London, we run full-day clinics only, whatever your team size, and travel or overnight costs may be added to your quote.
See how a clinic day runs for the full sequence, or corporate flu vaccination for pricing and programme options.
Common questions
Do you vaccinate night staff?
Yes, and we recommend it specifically. Night staff are easily missed when clinics are scheduled to suit daytime management.
Can you include agency and bank staff?
Yes. We would encourage it. Excluding them leaves an obvious gap in a setting where the point is protecting residents.
How do you handle staff who are hesitant?
We allow more time per person than in a corporate clinic so a pharmacist can have a real conversation. Vaccination remains entirely voluntary.
Do you cover hepatitis B for care staff?
Where the risk assessment identifies foreseeable blood or body fluid exposure, yes, and the employer is obliged to fund it.
Planning a clinic for care homes
We are a care home, is this clinic for staff, residents or both, and how do funding and vaccine choice differ?
This service is for your staff. Resident vaccination has its own clinical, consent and funding arrangements, so we keep it separate from a staff clinic. Tell us what you need and we will advise.
Explore the employer planning guides for costs, employee communication, consent and reporting.
See what your team would pay this season
Get a written quote planned around your shifts within 24 hours. Compare it with anyone.
- Pay only for jabs given. No-shows and anyone deferred on clinical grounds are never charged a vaccination.
- Two clear parts, in writing. A half-day or full-day clinic fee, plus a rate for each vaccination given.
- Rates fall as numbers rise. Larger teams pay less per person.
- Quote within 24 hours. Compare it with any other provider.
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