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Guidance to support vaccine uptake in frontline staff

New guidance for HR directors to support the COVID-19 vaccine uptake has been issued by NHS England and NHS Improvement.

9 March 2021

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It outlines approaches to support the universal first dose coverage by 12 March for all frontline staff, and includes information on:

  • the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine and its immediate implications for staff and patient safety
  • how to identify unvaccinated staff in line with GDPR
  • guidance for managers to support one-to-one conversations with staff.

For more information, read: Guidance to support COVID-19 vaccine uptake in frontline staff

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