In record speedy time, the government has responded to the
consultation on 'Making vaccination a condition of deployment
in the health and wider social care sector'.
As anticipated, the mandatory vaccination requirement is being
extended to all providers of CQC-related activities, so that only
individuals who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able
to be deployed to roles where they interact with patients and
people supported by care providers. Controversially this includes
the NHS.
It's anticipated that the draft regulations will come into
force from 1 April. They provide that workers providing services
regulated by CQC who have face-to-face contact with vulnerable
people will be required to provide evidence that they have been
vaccinated.
