Consultation on removing vaccination as a condition of deployment for health and social care staff

News - 4 February 2022

Consultation to remove vaccination as a condition of deployment as Omicron replaces Delta as dominant COVID-19 variant.
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  • Vaccination as a condition of deployment revisited as Omicron replaces Delta as dominant variant
  • Legal requirement for health and social care staff to be double jabbed to be removed, subject to consultation and parliamentary approval
  • While the legal requirement on deployment is set to be revoked, those working in health and social care still have a professional duty to get vaccinated and Get Boosted Now. The government will work closely with Royal Colleges and professional regulators to strengthen guidance and consult on updates to the Department of Health and Social Care’s Code of Practice for regulated providers to strengthen the requirements in relation to COVID-19, which applies to all CQC registered providers of all health and social care in England.

Regulations making vaccines a condition of deployment for health and social care staff are set to be revoked, subject to public consultation and Parliamentary approval, the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced.

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