Dental nurses not priority for Hep B vaccine

GPonline reports that GPs have been 'removed from supply chain' of hepatitis B vaccine. The GPC has advised GPs to refer patients to other providers to receive the vaccine until further notice, after agreeing that practices should be 'removed from the supply chain'. A letter sent by Public Health England informed practices that general practice will not be able to order any vaccine stock ‘until further notice’.
Many dental practices are finding that team members, particularly new entrants, cannot obtain the vaccine, which leads them to be unavailable for most assisting work in dental practices.
