The vaccination as a condition of deployment operational guidance has been published – LINK

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Please find attached a letter to local authority chief executives, directors of adult social services, care home providers and care home managers from our Director, Claire Armstrong, to accompany the guidance. If you are able to cascade this letter through your channels, that would be hugely appreciated.

DHSC are also hosting a webinar on Tuesday 17 August, 12:30 – 13:30, for care home managers and providers: DHSC webinar - Eventbrite. The purpose of the event is to outline key points of the guidance and the details of implementation, and to give care home managers and providers the opportunity to have their questions answered.

You can find additional resources, including social media assets and a Q&A, in our stakeholder google drive, as well as on the Skills for Care vaccination as a condition of deployment resource centre once it has been updated. We would also like to draw your attention to a blog written by Dr Pete Calveley, CEO of Barchester, on their experiences of implementing a similar policy this year. We are very grateful for Barchester for sharing their experiences with the sector – if you would like to share your experiences of driving vaccine uptake amongst staff, or know of any other providers who would, please get in touch. We are keen to share as many examples of best practice as possible.