TY - JOUR T1 - Inpatient COVID-19 vaccination rollout: Improving access to vaccination JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 461 LP - 467 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0132 VL - 22 IS - 5 AU - Tanveer Bawa AU - Dylan Smith AU - Daria Andreeva AU - Smitkumar Vaidya AU - Besmira Kruja AU - Tegan Farrell AU - Agata Ziemba AU - Clare Jones AU - Alexandra Travers AU - Andrew Guilder AU - Tiago Rua AU - Nigel Beckett AU - Ali Hashtroudi AU - Claire Mallinson AU - Anna Goodman Y1 - 2022/09/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/5/461.abstract N2 - Background We were aware of high numbers of inpatients unvaccinated against COVID-19 at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). Due to this, an inpatient vaccination protocol was set up in July 2021, with initially limited uptake.Methods From October 2021, a multidisciplinary team worked to improve the protocol for inpatient vaccination, with the development of a system that gave ownership to clinical teams.Results In 4 months (July 2021 to November 2021), 20 inpatients had been vaccinated at GSTT. Following our intervention, rates of uptake increased, and 34 patients were vaccinated in less than 2 months (November 2021 to January 2022). Forty-five patients who had been referred were discharged without vaccination; attempts were made to invite them to receive a vaccine.Conclusion An improved pathway and referral process increased the number of inpatient vaccinations delivered. Further work is required in order to ensure that more patients who have been referred are vaccinated. ER -