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Editor, Senior Moderator
THE GOVERNMENT expects to save money on the winter flu vaccination programme by transferring the administration of the jab from GPs to pharmacists.
Minister of State for Health R?is?n Shortall wants pharmacists to deliver the vaccine to patients and expects the new system to be in place in the autumn. She is confident ?we can get better value for money? with the transfer to pharmacists of this function.
Ms Shortall, who has special responsibility for primary care, said: ?I?ve made it clear that I want to see pharmacists getting engaged more. I think pharmacists are very keen to do additional work. Pharmacists geared up very quickly last winter for the swine flu vaccine.?
Referring to plans for pharmacies to administer the winter flu vaccine, she said ?that kind of switch makes a lot of sense?.
?It is a lot more convenient for the public and there would be much wider coverage of the flu vaccine.?
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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0718/1224300883636.html
Minister of State for Health R?is?n Shortall wants pharmacists to deliver the vaccine to patients and expects the new system to be in place in the autumn. She is confident ?we can get better value for money? with the transfer to pharmacists of this function.
Ms Shortall, who has special responsibility for primary care, said: ?I?ve made it clear that I want to see pharmacists getting engaged more. I think pharmacists are very keen to do additional work. Pharmacists geared up very quickly last winter for the swine flu vaccine.?
Referring to plans for pharmacies to administer the winter flu vaccine, she said ?that kind of switch makes a lot of sense?.
?It is a lot more convenient for the public and there would be much wider coverage of the flu vaccine.?
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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0718/1224300883636.html