AQW 54873/11-16

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 26/02/2016
Answered On Date: 14/03/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he will provide an option for parents to purchase the Meningitis B vaccine on private prescription, but have it administered by their Health Service GP or practice nurse.

Answer:

It is up to individual Practices to decide if they will write a private prescription and administer the Men B vaccine privately. Contractually it is not possible for Practices to charge for the prescription or the administration of the vaccine to a patient who is registered with the practice.

I do not propose to make any changes to the current arrangements operating in individual Practices in relation to the private administration of the Men B vaccine.