Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will direct NHS Highland to return vaccination services solely to GPs, in light of reported calls for this to happen on the basis that it could deliver a safer, more efficient and less expensive health provision delivered locally.
The model of Health Boards being responsible for delivering vaccinations is working well across Scotland, but I recognise the need for flexibility to account for specific circumstances that might negatively affect vaccine uptake.
That is why I have agreed to Highland HSCP putting in place a mixed model for vaccinations.
GP delivery will be key in some aspects of this model, however, the aim here is to take a collaborative approach to delivering vaccines.
The Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland continue to engage with Highland HSCP to support a flexible and responsive immunisation service.