School Vaccination Hub

Successful school vaccination clinics don't begin on clinic day—they begin with good preparation.

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Author name: Desmond Byrne

School Vaccination Hub: From Consent to Completion, Without the Paperwork

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Community pharmacies are one of the three arms of the HSE’s mixed-provider model for the LAIV Schools Programme this season, alongside GPs and HSE vaccination teams. Most pharmacies delivering the programme run somewhere between one and five school clinics, and the HSE has been explicit about what it expects from every one of them: documented […]

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Three Years, Nearly 1,000 Schools: How Real-World Experience Shaped the School Vaccination Hub

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We didn’t build the School Vaccination Hub on our own. We built it alongside hundreds of pharmacies vaccinating in nearly 1000 schools. Three years ago, school vaccination clinics were still heavily dependent on paper forms, spreadsheets, emails and manual administration. Since then, we’ve worked alongside hundreds of pharmacies and nearly 1,000 schools, seeing first-hand what

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80,000 Vaccines a Week: Is Your Pharmacy Ready for the Autumn Rush?

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The Autumn Winter Vaccination Programme 2025/2026 numbers are in, and the June IPU Review backs up what we’ve all seen first-hand: community pharmacy is now central to Ireland’s immunisation efforts. For pharmacy owners and managers, the numbers speak for themselves. At the October peak, pharmacies were giving over 80,000 vaccines each week. That’s a big

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HSE School Vaccination Requirements 2026/27: What Irish Pharmacies Need to Know

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Is your pharmacy ready for the new school vaccination season? School vaccination clinics are changing for 2026/27. The latest Service Provider / School Agreement sets out a number of requirements around consent, pre-vaccination review, identity checks, vaccination-team preparedness and accurate record keeping. For pharmacies, the important question isn’t simply “What are the new requirements?” It’s:

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Spring 2026 COVID-19 Booster: Eligibility Overview for Pharmacists

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Moving towards a Seasonal COVID-19 Vaccination Model As Ireland continues to move toward a seasonal COVID-19 vaccination model, the Spring booster programme remains targeted at patients most at risk of severe disease. For pharmacists, understanding these cohorts is essential for patient triage, opportunistic vaccination, and clear communication at the counter. This article summarises who should

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Future-Proofing Your Pharmacy: How Digital Efficiency Powers Clinical Success

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Irish community pharmacy is changing. With new policies in 2026, pharmacists are expected to take on a bigger clinical role. The Common Conditions Service (CCS) is central to this shift. It allows pharmacists to assess, advise, and treat patients for eight conditions, such as shingles, impetigo, oral thrush, and uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections. However,

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Less Calls, More Care: How Pharmacies Are Streamlining Workflows with Digital Tools

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Pharmacies are under increasing pressure to deliver more services without increasing staff. From prescription management to vaccination programmes and the Common Conditions Service (CCS), workloads continue to grow—while phone lines remain one of the biggest operational bottlenecks. Refill Assistant’s latest training session highlighted how pharmacies can shift patient interactions online, reduce phone calls, and streamline

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Product Training: Prescription ordering, Booking engine and Common Conditions

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Webinar Recording How Refill Assistant Streamlines Pharmacy Workflows: Training Session Summary Refill Assistant recently hosted a monthly customer training webinar designed to guide pharmacies through the core features of its platform. The session focused on how the system helps reduce phone calls, improve efficiency, and manage key workflows such as prescription ordering, appointment bookings, and

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