The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7347 p510
30 April 2005

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Increased fee for flu vaccine

Community pharmacists in Scotland will be paid a two-tier professional fee for supplying influenza vaccines to GPs this year.

The aim of the new fee is to avoid a repeat of the problems that occurred last year following difficulties with the supply chain for flu vaccines. Contractors will be paid a flat rate handling fee of 55p per vaccine plus, subject to certain criteria, a further 55p “risk minimisation fee”.

The risk minimisation fee will be paid on submission of a claim form to show that vaccines were ordered from at least three suppliers.

Pharmacists will also have to demonstrate that they processed orders by 20 May, and that they informed health board vaccine co-ordinators about both orders received from GPs and supply arrangements.