Dataset Description
This dataset is produced at the end of each season and contains a finalised view of the monthly information on the number of flu vaccines administered by pharmacy contractors under the community pharmacy seasonal influenza vaccination advanced service.
Seasonal influenza is a key factor in NHS resilience. It impacts on those who become ill, the NHS services that provide direct care as a result, and on the wider health and social care system. The annual immunisation programme helps to reduce unplanned hospital admissions and pressures on A&E. To improve access to NHS seasonal influenza vaccination for eligible patients,
The advanced service for community pharmacies to provide seasonal influenza vaccinations has been available since 2015.
This report provides the latest available data relating to previous flu seasons and includes:
- data relating to England
- NHS Region
- NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB)
- pharmacy details
- vaccine name
- AMPP SNOMED code (only available since 2023)
- BNF Presentation code
- manufacturer
- quantity
- drug costs
- fee costs
The Community Adult Flu Season runs from September to March.
Current Adult Flu Vaccination Fee Dataset
The English Community Pharmacy Adult Seasonal Influenza vaccination report - this dataset is updated on a monthly basis providing the latest available dispensed claims and on-going seasonal totals.
Note on the Childhood Flu Vaccination Pilot
For broader context on community pharmacy involvement in national flu vaccination, a separate Childhood Influenza Vaccination Pilot also operates alongside the adult service since October 2025. While reported independently, both services contribute to NHS efforts to reduce flu transmission and protect vulnerable groups.
A future publication on the ODP will provide data on the Childhood Influenza Vaccination Pilot and will be announced in due course.
Overview of Service
Information about our NHSBSA Prescriptions Data service can be found here - Prescription Data | NHSBSA
Dataset Details
Data Source
Data Collection
Data about Seasonal Adult Influenza vaccination events originates from ‘point of care’ system terminals in sites operated by Community Pharmacies. This data is sent to NHSBSA’s Manage Your Service (MYS) system where it can form the basis of a monthly claim for payment for the service as set out in the applicable service specification. NHSBSA does not alter the data other than to determine the drug cost and fee cost.
Time Periods
Publication Frequency: The dataset is updated annually.
Data will be published each September, covering the previous September to March period
The delay in publishing the annual file is to allow for the submission of claims within the allotted grace period.
*September is used as a standard reference point; however, please note that in some years, seasonal vaccination activity may begin later.
Historical Data: Data is available from September 2015
Geography
England
Data is broken down to the level of each Community pharmacy. The NHS England Region and NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) are included to enable aggregation to larger areas.
Statistical Classification
Management Information - This is not an official statistic.
Caveats
Information:
Scope of Data
This dataset only relates to product costs and fees for Community Pharmacies – it does not include vaccines supplied by other organisations such as GP practices, mass vaccination centres or by NHS Trusts.
This data is based on the monthly claims submitted by contractors as processed by NHSBSA, it does not include any post-payment adjustments that may have been made after the initial claims were processed.
GP vaccinations are included in English Prescribing Data (EPD) with SNOMED data on the NHSBSA Open Data Portal – https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-prescribing-dataset-epd-with-snomed-code
For a more comprehensive single source of flu vaccination data:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/flu-vaccinations/
Information:
Timings for Claim Submission
Adult Flu vaccination claims are subject to a 3-month grace period during which claims can be made. This means that the data for any dispensing month can change up to 2 months after the first claims for that month have been processed. The historic dataset will give a full monthly breakdown after all claims have been processed and the grace period has expired.
Information:
Pharmacy Locations
Pharmacies may have administered vaccinations at several sites over different periods of time. Some pharmacy sites may be located in different Regions or Integrated Care Boards than the one to which their pharmacy account it linked. This data is presented according to the NHS administrative hierarchy and therefore may not represent the location of the activity.
Enquiries
Who can I contact if I have queries relating to the data?
If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the name of the dataset for reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.
Citing and Reusing This Data
Important information regarding reusing the data and copyright
If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk . This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.
Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.
Citation
NHS Business Services Authority. "Community Pharmacy Adult Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Service Historic Report – Pharmacy Contractors " NHS Business Services Authority Open Data. Accessed **[Date Accessed]**. URL: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/community-pharmacy-adult-seasonal-influenza-vaccination-service-historic-report-pharmacy-contractors
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