Practices to get £5 extra per child vaccinated under new MMR catch-up scheme

GP practices will receive an extra£5 for every child aged 10-11 they vaccinate with the MMR vaccine from April, under the new GP contract.  The five-year deal, agreed by NHS England and the BMA, includes the extra payment as part of an MMR catch-up campaign, which aims to reduce the current number of measles outbreaks.  This comes as a recent surge in measles cases led PHE to urge patients ensure if they have had two doses of the MMR vaccine, to check with their GP before going on holiday. Hide related content:  Show related contentread more
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