Bawa, T;
Smith, D;
Andreeva, D;
Vaidya, S;
Kruja, B;
Farrell, T;
Ziemba, A;
... Goodman, A; + view all
(2022)
Inpatient COVID-19 vaccination rollout: Improving access to vaccination.
Clinical Medicine Journal
, 22
(5)
pp. 461-467.
10.7861/clinmed.2022-0132.
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Abstract
Background: We were aware of high numbers of inpatients unvaccinated against COVID-19 at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). Due to this, an inpatient vaccination protocol was set up in July 2021, with initially limited uptake. Methods: From October 2021, a multidisciplinary team worked to improve the protocol for inpatient vaccination, with the development of a system that gave ownership to clinical teams. Results: In 4 months (July 2021 to November 2021), 20 inpatients had been vaccinated at GSTT. Following our intervention, rates of uptake increased, and 34 patients were vaccinated in less than 2 months (November 2021 to January 2022). Forty-five patients who had been referred were discharged without vaccination; attempts were made to invite them to receive a vaccine. Conclusion: An improved pathway and referral process increased the number of inpatient vaccinations delivered. Further work is required in order to ensure that more patients who have been referred are vaccinated.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Inpatient COVID-19 vaccination rollout: Improving access to vaccination |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0132 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2022-0132 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | COVID-19, quality improvement, vaccination, Humans, COVID-19 Vaccines, COVID-19, Vaccination, Inpatients |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology > MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184132 |
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