Purpose and outline
This service supports the delivery of the NHS Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme for Adults. Practices signing up to this service are confirming participation and individual responsibility for delivery of the service requirements for the NHS Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme for Adults 2026/27, as set out in the General Practice Enhanced Service Specification – COVID-19 and Adult Influenza Vaccination Programmes: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
In order to claim payment and receive automated data extractions, practices must also sign up to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme for Adults – Claiming Service once it is made available within CQRS. The service applies to eligible adults aged 18 years and over, with patient eligibility aligned to national policy, the Green Book and the annual Flu Letter for 2026/27
How this service is commissioned and provided
Region’s commission this service from GP practices.
Information about this service:
Quality service start date: 1 September 2026
Quality service end date: 31 March 2027
Payment period: N/A
Collection frequency: N/A
Manual or automatic entry: N/A
Service user guides
The below links to user guides describe how to participate, manually enter and declare achievement for this service:
Viewing, accepting and rejecting a Quality service offered in CQRS National
Manually inputting Achievement data
Declaring an achievement for payment
Purpose and outline
Skin Cancer is a cancer of the skin. Non-melanoma skin cancer can often be easily treated. Read more on the NHS website.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of initial diagnoses and referrals to secondary care.
Number of follow up consultations.
Declaration.
Purpose and outline
The Severe Mental Illness (SMI) health check is an annual check to identify or address potential health problems. Read more on the NHS website.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of SMI health checks.
Declaration.
Purpose and outline
A spirometry test measures how much air you can breathe out in one breath. It is used to check how well lungs are working. Read more on the NHS website.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of spirometry tests.
Number of spirometry reversibility tests.
Declaration.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of new student placements in practice.
Declaration.
Purpose and outline
Suture removal is a routine procedure to remove stitches following a medical procedure or injury and can be peformed by a practice nurse at a GP surgery.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of sutures removed.
Declaration.
Information about this service
Safeguarding is a local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Safeguarding report creation (adults).
Safeguarding review meeting attended (adults).
Domestic Homicide report creation (adults).
Domestic Homicide review meeting attended (adults).
Safeguarding report creation (children).
Safeguarding Protection Case Conference meeting attended (children).
Declaration.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of medicals performed.
Declaration.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of initial monitoring consultations.
Number of follow up monitoring consultations.
Declaration.
Purpose and outline
Secondary care investigations are referred by primary care providers to diagnose, treat and manage more complex or specialised health conditions.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of procedures referred from Secondary Care conducted.
Declaration.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of meetings to discuss Shared Care protocols.
Declaration.
Purpose and outline
Sigmoidoscopy is a medical procedure to examine the lower part of the large intestine using a thin, flexible tube with a camera at the end.
Information about this service
Local incentive scheme.
Example components for this service
Number of sigmoidoscopy procedures.
Number of follow up consultations.
Declaration.