Letter 1 for Specialist:
[Your Practice Letterhead]
[Date]
To: [Specialist]
Re: [Patient Name/Identifier]
Dear Dr [Name],
Thank you for your request for [vaccine] for the above patient.
Having reviewed the request, we are unable to provide this vaccination through our practice. The vaccination falls outside the services commissioned and funded for routine delivery by general practice for this patient group.
We appreciate that the patient may require vaccination because of their underlying condition or treatment. However, where vaccination is required as part of the management of a specialist condition, responsibility for arranging and funding that care rests with the service making the recommendation unless an appropriate commissioned pathway is in place.
We have therefore advised the patient to contact your team regarding arrangements for vaccination and any further queries about the recommendation.
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Position]
[Your Practice]
Template Letter: for Specialist (14kB)
Letter 2 for patient:
[Your Practice Letterhead]
[Date]
To: [Patient]
Dear [Patient],
Your hospital specialist has recommended that you receive a [X] vaccination because of your medical condition or treatment.
We understand it can be frustrating to be referred between services. However, this vaccination has been recommended as part of your specialist care and is not a vaccination that general practice is commissioned to provide in these circumstances.
The hospital team that recommended the vaccination is responsible for advising how it will be provided and making the necessary arrangements. If you have any questions about accessing the vaccination, please contact the hospital department that made the recommendation.
We are sorry that we are unable to help further on this occasion.
Kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Position]
[Your Practice]