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If you submit claims for the pharmacy flu vaccination service, you'll receive: 

  • a fee of £9.58 for each adult flu vaccination administered
  • reimbursement of the cost of the vaccination based on the current basic price

An allowance at the applicable VAT rate will also be paid.

The fees will be payable to contractors meeting the requirements of the service. These are set out in directions 7A and 7B of the principal Directions and the service specification.

The fees are set out in Part VIC of the Drug Tariff

Payment will be shown on your Schedule of Payments:

  • ‘Influenza Vaccination Consultation fees’ under ‘Pharmacy fees’ - detailing the total of fees
  • ‘Influenza Vaccination VAT allowance’ under ‘Drug and Appliance costs’ - payment for the VAT element
  • ‘Influenza Vaccination Consultations/Items’ under the ‘Pharmacy data’ section - the total number of vaccines paid for

Reimbursement of the cost of the vaccines is included in the ‘Total of Drug and Appliance Costs’.