Guidance

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine: PGD template

Patient Group Direction (PGD) template to support the national vaccination programme for pregnant women to protect infants and older adults aged 75 to 79 years old.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 29 July 2024

Applies to England

Documents

RSV vaccine Patient Group Direction (PGD)

Ref: UKHSA gateway number GOV-17038

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Details

This PGD template supports the administration of the RSV vaccine to:

• women from 28 weeks of pregnancy
• older adults aged 75 to 79 years of age

in accordance with the national programme as outlined in the RSV letter and the RSV Green Book chapter 27a.

The RSV vaccine PGD version 1.00 is valid from 1 September 2024 to 1 April 2027.

Practitioners must not use this template until it has been authorised in Section 2. This is a legal requirement (see Human Medicines Regulations 2012). Practitioners should follow local policy and 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 29 July 2024