{"value":{"id":1361973,"askingMemberId":4471,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-10-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-10-22T00:00:00","uin":"59858","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase uptake of the flu vaccine.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4447,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-11-09T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>We are continuing with an extended flu vaccination programme for the 2021/22 flu season and over 35 million people will now be eligible for a free flu vaccine. NHS England and NHS Improvement have recommissioned the national call and recall service to complement local mechanisms to targeting groups of eligible individuals, informing them of their eligibility and inviting them to make an appointment for their flu vaccination.</p><p>In addition, this year’s marketing campaign includes terrestrial television, video on demand and radio advertising will run across a nine-week schedule, digital and social media channels, activities aimed at multicultural groups, stakeholder partnerships and public relations.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Influenza: Vaccination","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1361973","method":"GET"}]}