Corporate Hepatitis B Vaccination Service
Help protect yourself and your employees against hepatitis B
- Protect your employees with a standard course of 3 doses
- Access to over 300 Boots pharmacies**
- Available from £38.50 per dose
What is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that causes serious liver disease. Spread through blood and other bodily fluids, symptoms include a high temperature, yellowing of the skin (jaundice), stomach pains, diarrhoea and a loss of appetite. The best way to help protect against hepatitis B is to complete a vaccination course and stay up-to-date with any boosters and additional doses.
You can read more on the Boots.com website.
Who is this service for?
People aged 16 years and over who may be exposed to blood or bodily fluids as part of their job.
Please note our corporate service is not suitable for some individuals, including those conducting exposure prone procedures such as surgeons and dentists (list not exhaustive) read more.
Eligibility criteria:
- People aged 16 years and over who at the time of their first appointment require a full course of hepatitis B vaccinations or have had a full course of hepatitis B vaccinations plus an antibody level check and an additional dose or full course is now required
- People aged 16 years and over who are healthcare or laboratory workers who have had a full course and antibody level check and their employer requires that they have a single booster dose, once only, at five years
Exclusions:
- Healthcare and laboratory workers presenting for a five year booster that have not had an antibody check following their primary course
- Persons performing exposure prone procedures (EPP's)
- Hypersensitivity to the active substance, any of the excipients or trace elements, which may include formaldehyde, potassium thiocyanate or borax
- Concomitant administration of interferon gamma-1b
- History of generalised allergic reactions to any previous injections or vaccines
- Confirmed anaphylactic reaction to any previous injections or vaccines
- Have renal failure and are on dialysis
- HIV positive
How can we help protect your employees against hepatitis B?
Anyone working in healthcare, laboratories, care homes, waste disposal, police, fire or rescue services as well as prison and immigration centres, are at an increased risk of contracting hepatitis B. The hepatitis B vaccination is a course of three injections over six months which helps protect against the virus.
The benefits of using our service
- No need to disrupt the working day with a vaccination clinic at work
- Flexible payment either by company card or invoice
- Buy e-vouchers via our simple online ordering system
- An online appointment booking system for employees
- Over 300 Boots pharmacies offering vaccination appointments**
- Ideal for mobile and field-based employees or those working at multiple sites
Is a blood test needed after the vaccination?
When the vaccination course is complete, an immunity blood test is needed to check whether you or your employees are now protected against the virus. This blood test should be taken one to four months after the last vaccination. Depending on the result, another dose of the vaccine may be required. Medichecks have a number of immunity testing options from at-home testing kits to on-site phlebotomy clinics. You can order a home blood testing kit or arrange for an onsite visit by emailing [email protected].
If you order a finger prick test kit, your employees can provide a blood sample in the comfort of their own home and send this off in the post. A doctor's report is included with the test which you can opt out of, if it isn't needed. The results are available to the employee via an online portal within two to three days of the sample arriving at the laboratory. Employees can download a PDF of their results to share with their employer if required.
Visit www.medichecks.com/BootsHepB or more information on immunity testing.
How does our service work?
Use our online platform to easily purchase e-vouchers for your employees:
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Sign up or log into our online system
Choose the number of e-vouchers you'd like and pay online, or choose to pay by convenient bank transfer ◊ -
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Distribute vouchers to employees
Our corporate health hub puts you in control:- send vouchers to employees individually, or
- upload a spreadsheet to send vouchers in bulk
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Employees book their appointments
Your employees receive their voucher code and instructions on how to book a vaccination at a store and time that is convenient for them
How do I buy vouchers?
Starting from only £38.50 each, our e-vouchers are an easy way for your employees to get their vaccination
There are three ways to pay:
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1Pay by card for instant access
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2Pay by convenient bank transfer ◊
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3For larger orders, open a credit account †
As soon as payment is received, you are then ready to distribute your vouchers ‡
Number of e-vouchers | Price per dose | Full course price |
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200 + | £ 38.50 | £115.50 |
150 – 199 | £ 39.60 | £118.80 |
100 – 149 | £ 40.70 | £122.10 |
50 – 99 | £ 41.80 | £125.40 |
20 – 49 | £ 42.90 | £128.70 |
1 – 19 | £ 44.00 | £132.00 |
◊ Min £100 spend. A pro forma invoice is provided so that a bank transfer can be made. A VAT invoice will be available once payment has been received.
† For orders of £10,000 or more. Subject to credit check. It can take up to two weeks to open a credit account. Payment terms are 30 days.
‡ Credit account must be approved before vouchers can be distributed
** Participating stores only
Ready to order?
Use our online system to place your order. If you need any assistance, our friendly customer service team are here to help.
Contact us on 0330 912 8573 or email us at [email protected]