Learning the lessons from the H1N1 vaccination campaign for Health Care Workers

This report provides the NHS and social care sector with information on lessons learnt from the H1N1 health and social care worker vaccination programme. This report is based on a survey of 54 NHS organisations, conducted through a combination of face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews and staff focus groups. Ten key learning points have been identified from the surveys and are contained in this report. These learning points can be used by organisations as a cross reference to build on and improve their own vaccination plans. These suggestions for good practice are also to be incorporated into national policy and guidance to inform future staff vaccination campaigns H1N1 is expected to be the predominant seasonal flu strain in the 2010/11 season. It is still important that NHS staff continue to protect their patients, themselves and their families from the risk presented by H1N1 and work continues through the spring and summer of 2010 to offer vaccination to health and social care staff.