IMO UPDATE ON COVID VACCINATION PROGRAMME

Web Version: http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/xqud5b1bpid1f7by9jddh6?email=true&lang=en Unsubscribe: http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/unsubscribe/unsubscribe.html?s=1f7by9jddh6&m=001luh7xh43s2xt1a39q6c&email=true&lang=en ---------------------- IMO UPDATE ON COVID VACCINATION PROGRAMME Friday 7th May 2021 Thanks to the work of GPs and their Practice Teams around the country the vaccination programme for Over 70s and now Cohort 4 and 7 has been a huge success with GPs delivering 50% of the vaccines administered up to end of last week. Notwithstanding the early logistical issues and new recommendations from NIAC, General Practice has proven once again the value of the GP/Patient relationship and the ability to deliver a complex vaccination programme efficiently. GPs are now confirming and scheduling clinics for Cohorts 4s and 7s and the programme nationally will now move to an age based only programme. Vaccination of Pregnant Women The vaccination pathway for pregnant women is being finalised and will beavailable early next week. This will be arranged through the maternity hospital setting and GPs are not being asked to undertake vaccination of this group of patients under this programme. Vaccination of Cohort 4 and 7 in General Practice The HSE have confirmed that the current arrangements in respect of Over 70s, Cohort 4 and 7 remain in place and GPs are advised to: GPs continue to identify and vaccinate patients aged under 60 (those patients aged 50-59 are eligible for this programme) In relation to Cohort 7 the objective is to ensure all High Risk patients are vaccinated as a priority and in this regard the clinical guidelines are an aid to identifying patients but at all times your clinical judgement will prevail in terms of identifying those patients most at risk from serious illness or death as a result of COVID. Where you have given indicative numbers for Cohort 7 to GP Vaccines please note it is possible, within the overall supply, to increase your order if required and such requests should be directed through your RM or GPvaccines. GP may vaccinate patients aged 16-18 with Pfizer (Category 4 and 7) where they have not been vaccinated in the acute setting. It should be noted the vast majority of these patients have already been vaccinated within acute or other community setting. Vaccination schedules are to continue i.e., Dose 1 and Dose 2 for the above programmes and there is no requirement to determine the COVID status of patients within this programme. Secure Online Access to Check Vaccination Status of Patients As advised previously, secure online access via Healthmail will be available from Monday 10th May 2021 to allow GPs to check the vaccination status of patients. It is recognized that such access is critical in terms of the organisation of clinics and should have been in place prior to the commencement of this programme. Support information and videos will issue with the rollout. Referral Pathway for Patients to Receive 2nd Dose Where GP Administered Dose 1 from Surplus and is not continuing with programme In circumstances where GPs provided Dose 1 vaccine from excess vaccines at clinic to patients, but the GP is not continuing with the programme a referral pathway will be available via Healthlink from Thursday 13th May to allow patients to receive Dose 2. The referral process will require: Patient name, address, contact details, PPSN, (there is an Eircode facility which is automated once you type in address) type of vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) and date vaccine was administered. Once the referral is made it will be a matter for the HSE to contact the patient to arrange for Dose 2 in line with the interval period. The guidance in respect of the use of excess vaccines remains: GPs continuing with cohort 4 and 7 For GP’s vaccinating cohorts 4 and 7 where spare vaccines arise you may use clinical judgment in vaccinating patients aged 18-59 who are at risk of serious illness and on your contingency list, prioritising in sequence your older patients first. GPs NOT continuing with cohort 4 and 7 GP may use any spare vaccines from final 2nd dose Over 70s clinics to administer 1st doses to patients in cohort 4 and 7 and use referral pathway detailed above to refer for Dose 2. Referral Pathway for GPs who are not participating in Cohort 4 and 7 Vaccination Programme Where GPs are not in a position to continue with the vaccination programme for Cohort 4 and 7 a referral pathway for those patients via Healthlink will be available from Thursday 13th May. Support information and videos will issue with the rollout. Once referred the HSE will register patient and invite to a vaccine appointment in one of the HSE Vaccine Clinics. The referral will require: Patient name, address, contact details, PPSN, (there is an Eircode facility which is automated once you type in address, Cohort (eg 4 or 7) as per clinical guidelines. This pathway is an option for GPs to refer patients in Cohort 4 and 7 bearing in mind: Patients aged under 50 do not require a referral as this age cohort are being asked to register on the national portal for vaccination. Patients are not referred for any specific vaccine and will receive the vaccine available at the setting they attend, or the vaccine advised for their age cohort All citizens will be invited to register via the national portal in the coming months in line with their age cohort. GPs who wish to continue with Age Based Vaccine Clinics In terms of the wider vaccine roll out over the coming months we are in discussions with the HSE to facilitate those GPs who wish to continue with an age-based vaccination programme using Pfizer. It is recognized that this will not be feasible for all practices bearing in mind the need to facilitate the normal important work within General Practice. More points of vaccination will be available to patients over the coming months so at all times there will be alternative pathways for your patients. When details are available, we will communicate further and holding a webinar following which practices will determine whether or not they will to continue. Reminder: GP Teams 2nd Dose Vaccination For GPs and GP Team Members who were vaccinated at the GP Clinic on 14th February please note you will be contacted by the HSE in relation to date/location for dose 2 vaccines in line with the new recommended interval periods for AZ – those being 12 weeks for persons over 60 and 16 weeks for patients aged under 60. You will receive a communication offering a vaccine appointment at a HSE Vaccination Centre next week for those over 60. Reminder: Vaccines for New GP Team Members Where practices have recruited additional staff (Cohort 2) since the Vaccination Clinics please see below a list of contact details per county to arrange for such staff to be vaccinated. Please see your contact here: Dedicated Mailbox Counties (Place of Residence) flhcwvax.saolta@hse.ie [ flhcwvax.saolta@hse.ie ] [ flhcwvax.saolta@hse.ie ] Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon Sligo Cho1staffhealth@hse.ie [ Cho1staffhealth@hse.ie ] [ Cho1staffhealth@hse.ie ] Cavan, Monaghan Covid19vaccinehcw.midwest@hse.ie [ Covid19vaccinehcw.midwest@hse.ie ] [ Covid19vaccinehcw.midwest@hse.ie ] Limerick, Clare, North Tipperary, Hcw.vaccines@hse.ie [ Hcw.vaccines@hse.ie ] [ Hcw.vaccines@hse.ie ] Cork, Kerry hcwvc@sivuh.ie [ hcwvc@sivuh.ie ] [ hcwvc@sivuh.ie ] Waterford, South Tipperary Southeastflhcwvac@hse.ie [ Southeastflhcwvac@hse.ie ] [ Southeastflhcwvac@hse.ie ] Carlow, Wexford, Kilkenny Cho6.vaccinations@hse.ie [ Cho6.vaccinations@hse.ie ] [ Cho6.vaccinations@hse.ie ] Dublin South (Dublin 2, 4, 14, 16, 18) Dun Laoghaire- Rathdown, Wicklow Hcwvac.cho7@hse.ie [ Hcwvac.cho7@hse.ie ] [ Hcwvac.cho7@hse.ie ] Dublin South West (Dublin 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24) plus Lucan, Saggart, Rathcoole and Kildare Staffvacc.cho8@hse.ie [ Staffvacc.cho8@hse.ie ] [ Staffvacc.cho8@hse.ie ] Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Staffvacc.cho9@hse.ie [ Staffvacc.cho9@hse.ie ] [ Staffvacc.cho9@hse.ie ] Dublin North City and County To register you will need to provide the following details: Forename Surname DOB PPSN Primary Healthcare Facility (when employed) Priority Subgroup (seeGuidelines for Sequencing and [ http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/1iiw0pvck0i1f7by9jddh6/external?email=true&a=6&p=59324865&t=32160596 ] [ http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/1iiw0pvck0i1f7by9jddh6/external?email=true&a=6&p=59324865&t=32160596 ] Registration Process for HCWs Covid- [ http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/1iiw0pvck0i1f7by9jddh6/external?email=true&i=2&a=6&p=59324865&t=32160596 ] [ http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/1iiw0pvck0i1f7by9jddh6/external?email=true&i=2&a=6&p=59324865&t=32160596 ] 19 Vaccination [ http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/1iiw0pvck0i1f7by9jddh6/external?email=true&i=3&a=6&p=59324865&t=32160596 ] [ http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/1iiw0pvck0i1f7by9jddh6/external?email=true&i=3&a=6&p=59324865&t=32160596 ] Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 County Eircode Mobile Phone Number ---------------------- This email was sent to gallagherjean@hotmail.com from imo@imo.ie Unsubscribe: http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/unsubscribe/unsubscribe.html?s=1f7by9jddh6&m=001luh7xh43s2xt1a39q6c&email=true&lang=en Change Email Format (Text/HTML): http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/subscriber/switchFormat.html?subscriberId=1f7by9jddh6&mailingRecordId=001luh7xh43s2xt1a39q6c&to=HTML&email=true&lang=en Report Misuse: http://imo.newsweaver.com/memberadvisory/xqud5b1bpid1f7by9jddh6/abuse.html Created by Newsweaver This e-mail and any attachments including voice attachments may contain confidential, personal, sensitive, proprietary or legally privileged information. 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