Winter 2026 COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign: Training and Resources

The winter 2026 campaign continues under the provider-led vaccine supply model introduced in Spring 2026, giving providers greater flexibility to order vaccine and select delivery dates according to their own clinic schedules.

Training approach for winter 2026

Following positive feedback on the drop-in format used previously, there will be no formal training webinars for winter 2026. Instead, NHS England will run various weekly drop-in sessions starting 25 August and throughout September, potentially continuing into October and November depending on demand.

These sessions will consist of specific Federated Data Platform (FDP) Access drop-ins, along with general AW26 Programme drop-ins which will run throughout September for anyone experiencing technical issues within the vaccine space of FDP (including onboarding, implementation, or vaccine supply queries).

Please review the provider guide and previous training materials in advance of attending one of the drop-ins, as they may support your understanding and help save you time.

• Seasonal Vaccination Provider Programme Guide (AW26/27) – save this link (rather than download a PDF version), as this live document will always contain the latest information.
• FDP Supply Dashboard Training page

Drop-in sessions are provider-led

These sessions are shaped by you. Rather than following a fixed agenda, each drop-in is an open forum for you to bring whatever you’d like help with, whether that’s a specific issue you’re experiencing, something you’d like explained in more detail, or simply a question you want to talk through. Whatever’s on your mind about vaccine supply or FDP, come along and raise it.

Session dates and registration

Full details of drop-in session dates and times are published on the V&S Futures workspace calendar. Please register for a drop-in session here: FDP AW26 Drop-In Sessions – Vaccinations and Screening – Futures

If additional sessions are added for October or November, or if any scheduled session needs to be cancelled or rescheduled, we update the calendar as soon as possible.

Please ensure you have logged into FDP ahead of any session you attend, to help you follow along with any demonstrations that may be provided in answering your questions.

If you can’t attend a drop-in session

If you’re unable to attend a scheduled drop-in, guidance and any available recordings will be published on the FDP Supply Dashboard Training page of the V&S Futures workspace. If you have an urgent query outside of drop-in sessions, please contact your ICB as soon as possible using the escalation template

Supplementary information regarding FDP Access

New providers: Providers joining the programme will be granted FDP access in due course and can complete the acknowledgement page once access is received. Where a new FDP account has been requested through the system access request form, this has been pre-populated within FDP except for storage capacity. New providers must check this storage capacity detail and update on the acknowledgement page. If an FDP account is required, this can be requested here.

Important: If you have previously used FDP to order COVID-19, LAIV (Children’s Flu) and/or 4CMenB vaccines, you do not need to apply for FDP access again. Your existing FDP account should already provide access to the Vaccines Homepage — Supply Dashboard

If you are unable to access the Supply Dashboard, please raise a ticket with the National Service Desk at ssd.nationalservicedesk@nhs.net. To help us investigate your query as quickly as possible, please include:

• Your FDP username
• Site name
• ODS code

This information will help verify your access and resolve any issues promptly.