Uni students in different UK countries getting vaccinated

[CherryJane]

Just wondering how this will work when the time comes and they'll be called. I'm guessing June/July, when they'll be back home.

We live in Wales and use NHS Wales. My 3 students all at 3 different English universities using NHS England where they are registered with local GPS (all staying registered as using the same GPS next year). All 3 coming home for summer.
How will they get their vaccines?
Letterswill go to their uni accommodation. Text invites will be for in their uni towns.

I asked about booking them in as temp residents when at my surgery last week and was told that temp resident status won't generate a vaccine invite ( the same as it wouldn't generate other routine call ups, such as smears etc) only mean they can access routine/emergency health care for health conditions.

Can the routine booking online thing be done for cross nation patients??

We've experienced first hand funding issues between NHS England and NHS Wales in the past when we moved from England to Wales and treatments were put before a board for funding approval before being allowed to access services (I know, bizarre because you xan attend A^E without issues in emergencies), so just wondering how this will smooth out in reality. It must be affecting many students who will be temporarily home for 6 to
12 weeks over the summer but attend uni in a different UK country with differing vaccine roll outs.

Has this been covered anywhere?

We have the same problem. I read the other day that they should register with the home GP when they come home in the summer. Properly register rather than temporary, for this very reason. The problem between England & Wales & presumably other countries is that you can't book on line or through 119 (is there an equivalent elsewhere?) as they don't appear on the system of their home country (I've already tried it for DS as he should have one because of DH being vulnerable). Computer says no. Now whether the ultra helpful (!) GPs will actually allow them to register for the summer is another matter!

Thanks for replying.
What a faff. The med records won't even arrive before they re register back in uni town.

They can book anywhere in England via the NHS booking facility - not sure where you are in Wales but if anywhere near the border they could potentially travel, eg to Bristol or into Cheshire to a vaccine hub.

No I thought that too. It's not even so bad if they live in the same country as their uni as they will at least be on the system & can choose a vaccination site near home, but if they are in different countries they simply don't exist!