In September 2020, NHSE&I estimated that it could need up to 46,000 additional staff to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including 26,000 vaccinators and 20,000 administrative staff. It planned to fill these posts through a combination of existing primary care staff and targeted local recruitment campaigns.57 At the time of our evidence session, the Department had recruited 80,000 people to deploy the vaccines.58 NHSE&I told us that while the workforce needed for the programme had ...

In September 2020, NHSE&I estimated that it could need up to 46,000 additional staff to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including 26,000 vaccinators and 20,000 administrative staff. It planned to fill these posts through a combination of existing primary care staff and targeted local recruitment campaigns.57 At the time of our evidence session, the Department had recruited 80,000 people to deploy the vaccines.58 NHSE&I told us that while the workforce needed for the programme had been “of real concern”, the response to its call for volunteers and clinical staff had been “incredibly successful – more so than we could ever have imag Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: In September 2020, NHSE&I estimated that it could need up to 46,000 additional staff to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including 26,000 vaccinators and 20,000 administrative staff. It planned to fill these posts through a combination of existing prim