The consultation on revoking the vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) policy is now live.

This consultation covers both the CQC-regulated care homes policy, which came into effect on 11 November, and the policy for wider health and social care settings, which is due to come into effect on 1 April.

The consultation is open for one week, closing at 11:45pm on Wednesday 16 February 2022.

The Department of Health and Social Care has published a set of Q&As on VCOD, and you may also find the following supporting documentation helpful:

• Protecting the Adult Social Care sector – Good Practice for Local Booster Vaccination – new paper from the Vaccine Boosters Taskforce for Social Care.
• ASC Winter Vaccines Communications Toolkit
• A letter on the importance of booster vaccinations for agency staff in social care.