NHS chiefs call for higher staff vaccination rates

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 18:32 · Archive

NHS bosses say healthcare workers need higher vaccination rates against Covid and flu.

NHS chiefs are calling for higher vaccination rates among healthcare workers against diseases including Covid and the flu. Bosses say health trusts are falling short despite successful public vaccination programmes.

Mari Gay, managing director of the NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire integrated care board, told a health committee meeting on 12 October that staff vaccination uptake lags behind public rates. 'For the public, we do very well across vaccinations. For staff - less so,' she said. The trust is looking at ways to promote vaccinations more widely and make them more convenient for staff.

Ms Gay acknowledged that no part of the country has achieved 100 per cent staff uptake, citing it as 'a choice issue for staff'. She added that vaccination cannot be enforced through HR routes. Figures for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust show 43.2 per cent of staff were vaccinated against flu as of March 2026.

How it is being reported

• NHS bosses say more healthcare workers need to get vaccinatedNHS chiefs want more staff to get vaccinated against diseases like Covid and the flu.Worcester News · 12 Oct, 17:51
• NHS bosses say more healthcare workers need to get vaccinatedNHS chiefs want more staff to get vaccinated against diseases like Covid and the flu.Malvern Gazette · 12 Oct, 17:51

In this story: NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire · Mari Gay · Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · Worcestershire

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