GPES: COVID Vaccination Programme 2026-29
The aim of the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme is to protect individuals at the highest risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19 and to protect the NHS by reducing the risks of hospitalisation and critical care admission.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DAPB4132 Amd 41/2026
- Publication date
- 16 June 2026
- Publication version
- 1.0.0
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
Deprecated Deprecated standards are available for use and are maintained, but are being phased out, so new functionality will not be added.
Retired standards Retired standards are not being maintained or supported and should not be used.
- Standard type
- Extractions
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Contact point
england.standards.assurance@nhs.net
Using this standard
- Applies to
- GP services in England
- Effective from
- 16 June 2026
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Vaccination
- Care setting
- GP / Primary care
Review Information
- Approval date
- 16 June 2026
Legal basis
- Legal authority
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
More information
The 3 indicators collected via GPES are required for payment purposes.
Page last updated: 27 July 2026