Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who are not registered to a GP surgery and receive private medical treatment are able to receive a covid-19 vaccine.

Private patients are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Any patient with a National Health Service number can book a vaccination appointment through the National Booking Service, when they become eligible. Any patient without an NHS number, including private patients, can register with a NHS general practitioner (GP) if they choose. However, not having an NHS number and not being registered with a GP should not be a barrier to vaccination. The terms under which NHS GPs are commissioned to deliver COVID-19 vaccination services enable practices to vaccinate unregistered patients. Private practices can also contact their local clinical commissioning group, who should identify local providers able to vaccinate their patients.