2147901 Money paid per covid-19 vaccine

Summary

The requester asked if the Isle of Man provides extra payments per COVID-19 vaccine to medical staff or GPs, similar to the UK system. Manx Care confirmed that participating GP practices receive enhanced service payments per vaccine, detailing the specific amounts and dates of rate changes.

Key Facts

• Payments are made to participating GP Practices under an enhanced service specification for the Covid Booster programme.
• The payment rate was £12.58 per vaccine from the commencement of the service until 1st December 2021.
• The rate increased to £15.00 per vaccine from 1st December 2021 to 31st January 2022.
• After 31st January 2022, the payment rate reverted to £12.58 per vaccine.
• There are no differences in payment amounts based on the age group of the recipient.

Data Disclosed

• £12.58
• £15.00
• 1st December 2021
• 31st January 2022
• 15 December 2021
• 28 January 2022
• 2147901

Original Request

In the UK, anyone/GP's/medical staff who vaccinate are offered an extra amount per vaccine. Does the IOM receive extra money per covid-19 vaccine given? If so, please specify: 1. who received this money? 2. How much is given, and are amounts different at all depending on age group of recipient or service provider? 3. If money given per covid-19 vaccination used, has the amounts changed at all?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2147901 28 January 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 15 December 2021 and which states:

"In the UK, anyone/GP's/medical staff who vaccinate are offered an extra amount per vaccine. Does the IOM receive extra money per covid-19 vaccine given? If so, please specify: 1. who received this money? 2. How much is given, and are amounts different at all depending on age group of recipient or service provider? 3. If money given per covid-19 vaccination used, has the amounts changed at all?"

Our response: Question 1: In the UK, anyone/GP's/medical staff who vaccinate are offered an extra amount per vaccine. Does the IOM receive extra money per covid- 19 vaccine given? If so, please specify who received this money? Within Primary Care Services there is a payment made per vaccine under an enhanced service specification. This payment is only provided to participating GP Practices who have signed up to deliver the enhanced service specification as part of the Covid Booster programme. Question 2: How much is given, and are amounts different at all depending on age group of recipient or service provider? Payment was £12.58 per vaccine from the commencement of the service specification to the 1st December 2021. From the 1st December 2021 the payment was increased to £15.00, this is only being paid to the 31st January 2022 whereby it reverts to £12.58 thereafter. There is no difference for age groups. Question 3: If money given per covid-19 vaccination used, has the amounts changed at all?" The amount has changed. As detailed in question 2, it was £12.58 from commencement of the service specification to 1st December 2021 and then from 1st December 2021 this increased to £15.00, this is only paid to 31st January 2022, whereby it reverts to £12.58 thereafter. Please quote the reference number 2147901 in any future communications.

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