Coronavirus: Vaccination

(asked on 22nd February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who are not formally registered as housebound but have significant (a) mobility impairments and (b) other physical limitations are offered (i) support to travel to and attend their vaccination appointment safely and (ii) a home vaccination if they are unable to travel to and attend their appointment safely.


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Nadhim Zahawi
This question was answered on 25th February 2021

For these individual patients, general practitioners will determine the best approach to vaccination, alongside the community teams, based on their knowledge of the patient and circumstances. Some of these patients may be able to attend Primary Care Network (PCN) designated sites with assistance and discussion should be held with the family and /or carer to facilitate this process.

We recognise that there will be a cohort of patient who are completely housebound and unable to travel to a PCN designated site for immunisation even with assistance. PCNs have established roving vaccination teams, which are aimed at those who cannot leave their homes. These teams have already been used for care homes and will also focus on people who are housebound, with additional funding of £10 per patient being provided to help them do this.

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