Coming soon: Adult Influenza Advanced Service Report

The Adult Influenza Advanced Service Report is being migrated from the NHSBSA Catalyst Public Insight Portal to the NHSBSA Open Data Portal (ODP). This move supports improved transparency, accessibility and consistency of NHSBSA data publications.

What will be published?

This publication contains monthly information on the number of flu vaccinations administered by community pharmacy contractors under the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service.

The community pharmacy flu vaccination advanced service has been available since 2015, providing improved access to seasonal influenza vaccinations for eligible patients.

Why is it being published?

Seasonal influenza is a key factor affecting NHS resilience. It impacts individuals who become unwell, puts pressure on NHS services and affects the wider health and social care system.

Publishing this data on the ODP helps to:

•           Improve transparency of NHSBSA reporting

•           Support NHS planning and public health monitoring

•           Enable researchers, policy makers and the public to access and analyse vaccination activity

What data will be included?

The report provides the latest available data for the current flu season and includes:

•           England-level data

•           NHS Region (new as part of the migration to ODP)

•           NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB)

•           Pharmacy details

•           Vaccine name

•           AMPP SNOMED code (new as part of the migration to ODP)

•           BNF Presentation code (new as part of the migration to ODP)

•           Manufacturer

•           Quantity

•           Drug costs

•           Fee costs

The community adult flu season runs annually from September to March. The Dataset is updated monthly.

Historic datasets

At the end of each reporting period, a full-year file is added to the Historic Adult Flu Vaccination Fee Dataset (link will be provided once migration is complete).

Note on the Childhood Flu Vaccination Service

For broader context on community pharmacy involvement in national flu vaccination, a separate Childhood Influenza Vaccination Service also operates alongside the adult service. While reported independently, both services contribute to NHS efforts to reduce flu transmission and protect vulnerable groups.

Data on the Childhood Influenza Vaccination Service will be available on the ODP soon.

Further Information

If you have any queries about our Dispensing datasets, please contact the Open Data team: Data Services Support