{"id":1747,"date":"2024-11-22T09:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T09:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/vaccinations-new\/?page_id=1747"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:43:36","slug":"vaccination-in-alternative-environments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/vaccinations\/vaccination-in-alternative-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccination in Alternative Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section headingblockmargin gowide alignfull getwid-section-content-full-width\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-padding-left-medium getwid-padding-right-medium getwid-margin-left-none getwid-margin-right-none getwid-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"min-height:220px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider is-bottom-divider\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg 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gb-headline-1ed7ade0 gb-headline-text\">Vaccination in Alternative Environments<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section headingblockmargin gowide alignfull getwid-section-content-full-width\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-padding-left-medium getwid-padding-right-medium getwid-margin-left-none getwid-margin-right-none\" style=\"min-height:250px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider is-top-divider\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg-negative\"><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background\" 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kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\" href=\"#prison-population-anchor\"><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h4 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Prison Population<\/strong><br><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br> <br><\/h4><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-97da52ce\">\n\n<div id=\"care-homes-anchor\" class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-standard-black-border-color has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Care Homes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Care Home Vaccination<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vaccination Delivery:<\/strong> Health and Social Care Vaccination Teams proactively schedule visits to Care Homes to administer vaccinations to eligible residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Planning for the Visit:<\/strong> Care Home managers are contacted in advance to coordinate visit schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consent Management:<\/strong> Patient consent forms are shared with Care Home Managers in advance of vaccination visits to facilitate the process.  Additional copies are available below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can&#8217;t give consent for vaccination yourself, your nurse will ask to see a completed&nbsp;<strong>Section 47 certificate of incapacity.<\/strong>&nbsp;This is a legal document that provides health professionals the authority to provide care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Section 47 certificate:&nbsp;<\/strong>This is only needed if you lack the capacity to consent to vaccination yourself. &nbsp;Please note: Even if you have a welfare power of attorney, your vaccinator will still need to see this certificate before administering the vaccine. &nbsp;If you think you need a Section 47 certificate and don&#8217;t have one, speak to your GP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Welfare power of attorney:&nbsp;<\/strong>Your vaccinator will also try to get consent from your welfare power of attorney, if you have one. This is someone you appointed to make healthcare decisions on your behalf.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More information:<\/strong>&nbsp;You can learn more about Section 47 certificates on the <a href=\"http:\/\/gov.scot\/publications\/section-47-certificate\">Scottish Government website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consent Forms:<\/strong>&nbsp;Copies of routine vaccination consent forms can be found below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/vaccinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/PNEUMOCOCCAL-CONSENT.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3928\">Pneumococcal Vaccination Consent Form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/vaccinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/RSV-CONSENT.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3929\">RSV Vaccination Consent Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/vaccinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Shingles-Consent-Form.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3930\">Shingles Vaccination Consent Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/vaccinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/COVID-19-CONSENT.pdf\">COVID-19 Vaccination Consent Form<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0f900921\">\n\n<div id=\"Vaccination-at-Home-anchor\" class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Vaccination at Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Care for people who are unable to leave their home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vaccination Delivery:<\/strong> Individuals unable to leave their homes are proactively contacted by letter at the commencement of each vaccination programme, informing them of upcoming home visits by the vaccination team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Circumstance Changes:<\/strong> Patients who initially received invitations to community clinics but have subsequently become unable to leave their home can contact the <a href=\"#vaccination-enquiries-helpline-anchor\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#vaccination-enquiries-helpline-anchor\">Lothian Vaccination Enquiries Helpline<\/a> to request a Home Visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>Teams in Lothian deliver vaccinations to thousands of people in their home and to make sure everyone gets protected quickly, home visits are reserved only for those who cannot leave their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This service is not available for convenience or preference, but only for those who meet the eligibility criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases, attending a vaccination clinic will be faster and we can offer flexible options to make it easier for you, including rescheduling appointments, changing locations, or finding a more accessible time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consent: <\/strong>If you can\u2019t give consent for vaccination yourself, your nurse will ask to see a completed&nbsp;<strong>Section 47 certificate of incapacity.<\/strong>&nbsp;This is a legal document that provides health professionals the authority to provide care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Section 47 certificate:&nbsp;<\/strong>This is only needed if you lack the capacity to consent to vaccination yourself. &nbsp;Please note: Even if you have a welfare power of attorney, your vaccinator will still need to see this certificate before administering the vaccine. &nbsp;If you think you need a Section 47 certificate and don\u2019t have one, speak to your GP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Welfare power of attorney:&nbsp;<\/strong>Your vaccinator will also try to get consent from your welfare power of attorney, if you have one. 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