During these unprecedented times
it is more imperative than ever to ensure that the public within Wales are
fully vaccinated.
‘NHS Wales each year vaccinate
approximately 1 million adults and children from across Wales, including
childhood immunisations and Influenza.’
The flu season alone (Sept/April)
puts increasing pressure on NHS resources and with the potential of a second
wave of COVID-19 during the winter months it is essential that we ensure the
health of the Welsh population is in the best position possible to cope with
any further outbreaks.
This year due to the COVID-19
pandemic delivery of these vaccinations will become more of a challenge, due to
a wider range of more vulnerable groups (shielded), new social distancing
measures, infection control and the inclusion of the COVID-19 vaccination. A
COVID-19 vaccine in the best case scenario will be delivered rapidly to large
numbers of people in alternative venues in the community from this autumn.
Key areas that this challenge are
particularly interested to address are:
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Having a flexible
range of venues for NHS and social care staff to be vaccinated outside the workplace.
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Delivering vaccines
(COVID-19 and/or flu) safely and effectively especially for care home residents
and staff.
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Improving
accessibility for recommended groups unable to access traditional vaccination venues.
A successful outcome for this
challenge would enable us to meet the current vaccination targets (Influenza)
and deliver a COVID-19 vaccination safely and effectively to all eligible
groups during these difficult times.
We are looking to identify,
develop and demonstrate rapid technologies. At the end of the project, systems
will be tested and demonstrated in a live trial with NHS Wales.
Innovations must be suitable for
rapid deployment within the NHS and ideally solutions will have wider
applicability. Due to the restricted
timescale of this challenge informatics solutions will not be considered.
We need ideas that can rapidly be
developed and tested with potential to be scaled and used across the UK starting
in July and to complete no later than September 2020.
Key Dates:
Challenge Launch: 15th
July 2020
Challenge Close: 12 Noon 29th July
2020
Feedback Provided: 5th
August 2020
Contracts Issued: 6th
August 2020
Demonstration and Testing of
Solutions: Week Commencing 17th August 2020
Project Completion including
Evaluation: 18th September 2020
Project Closure: 25th
September 2020
For further information, and to submit
an application please click the following link: www.sdi.click/vaccine
First published
15 July 2020
Last updated
07 March 2024