Vaccination Services
Written by AlisonFreemantle on Friday 25th September 2026
Weekly round up
Pharmacies Must Use RAVS
From this Autumn, all NHS flu and COVID-19 vaccinations delivered by community pharmacies must be recorded using the NHS Record a Vaccination Service (RAVS). RAVS is the only approved system for recording these vaccinations.
Already registered with RAVS? - Before you start recording vaccinations, make sure you have added your flu and COVID-19 vaccine batches in the vaccines section.
Not yet registered? - You will need to set up a RAVS account. Register here.
COVID-19 vaccine deliveries have commenced this week ahead of the 1st October campaign start - Pharmacies that are providing COVID vaccinations should ensure that someone is available between 8am and 5pm on their scheduled delivery day, including during lunch closures, to avoid missed deliveries. Deliveries should now be reviewed on the supply dashboard to check that someone will be available to accept the delivery. Orders can be modified until 8am, two days before delivery; after this, they are locked.
COVID-19 PGD & VGD now published – Both the Patient Group Direction and Vaccine Group Direction have been published for the forthcoming autumn/winter 2026/26 programme. These can be downloaded here.