Guidance

Inactivated influenza vaccine: PGD template

Patient group direction (PGD) template for administering inactivated influenza vaccine in accordance with national seasonal flu vaccination programme.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 25 August 2015
• Last updated: 1 July 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Inactivated Influenza: PGD template

Ref: UKHSA gateway number GOV-16449

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Details

This patient group direction (PGD) template supports the administration of inactivated influenza vaccine as part of the national seasonal influenza vaccination programme.

Inactivated influenza PGD version 13.00 is valid from 1 September 2024 to 1 April 2025.

Practitioners must not use this PGD template until it has been authorised in Section 2. This is a legal requirement (see Human Medicines Regulations 2012). Practitioners should follow local policy/procedures to access authorised PGD documents.

This PGD template should be used with reference to current national guidance, the Green Book, and Summary of Product Characteristics for the vaccine.

Published 25 August 2015
Last updated 1 July 2024 + show all updates

1. 1 July 2024

   Added version 13, see page 3 for change history.

2. 1 August 2023

   Added version 12 - see page 2 for change history.

3. 12 August 2022

   Added version 11.00a, see change history on page 2.

4. 11 August 2022

   Added version 11, see change history on page 2.

5. 5 November 2021

   Added inactivated influenza PGD v10.00 - see page 2 for change history.

6. 4 August 2021

   Added updated PGD (V09.00).

7. 23 November 2020

   Added updated inactivated Influenza Vaccine PGD V08.00: extension of eligible cohorts.

8. 18 November 2020

   Added Inactivated Influenza Vaccine PGD V08.00: extension of eligible cohorts.

9. 26 August 2020

   Added inactivated influenza PGD V08.00.

10. 8 July 2019

    Added routine review and update of PGD.

11. 15 October 2018

    Added 'IM Influenza PGD v06.00 addendum.'

12. 22 August 2018

    Updated PGD template for the 2018 to 2019 influenza season.

13. 10 November 2017

    Updated to include defined health and social care staff.

14. 1 September 2017

    Child Health Information System (CHIS) recording requirement removed.

15. 24 July 2017

    Updated PGD template for the 2017 to 2018 influenza season.

16. 23 August 2016

    Updated patient group direction template valid up to 31 March 2017.

17. 25 August 2015

    First published.