Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital

74 4. Annex D
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Quality Report 2012/13
Local Clinical Audit Title
& Aim
Vaccination of
rheumatology patients on
biological therapy
Aim: To ensure that
patients with autoimmune
inflammatory rheumatic
disease on biological therapy
are appropriately vaccinated.
Actions
Actions from this audit included:
• Production of a vaccination card to be given to patients when they are initially
counselled by the doctor about starting biological therapy
• Production of a letter to be sent to the GPs when their patient is counselled about
biological therapy. This outlines which vaccines are needed and prompts GPs to amend
their records to invite the patient for annual flu vaccinations
• Development of a database of all rheumatology patients at the RD&E to help to identify
patients who require annual vaccines. These patients can then be prompted via a
nurse-led phone call to attend their GP surgery for vaccination.