💉 August 2026 – EMIS Newsletter
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A message from our team
Hello!
Happy Friday! Welcome to our August newsletter focused on Flu, COVID & RSV! We’ve had a especially busy last month onboarding new customers. We’re pleased to confirm all the searches mentioned today are live for our subscribers.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
Best wishes,
James (Customer Experience Manager)
Happy Friday! Welcome to our August newsletter focused on Flu, COVID & RSV! We’ve had a especially busy last month onboarding new customers. We’re pleased to confirm all the searches mentioned today are live for our subscribers.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
Best wishes,
James (Customer Experience Manager)
Resource Releases & Updates
🔎 Seasonal Vaccination Updates 🔎
Flu and COVID search folder updates for Autumn/Winter 2026/27 have now been deployed to practices.
This includes the updated cohorts for this season, recall and review lists and a new review list for flu to help practices identify patients who may be eligible for the new flu cohort – people experiencing homelessness.
Guidance for practices looking to combine flu and COVID invitations can be found in this support article
Combination Flu and Covid Clinics searches
This includes the updated cohorts for this season, recall and review lists and a new review list for flu to help practices identify patients who may be eligible for the new flu cohort – people experiencing homelessness.
Guidance for practices looking to combine flu and COVID invitations can be found in this support article
Combination Flu and Covid Clinics searches
💉 Seasonal Influenza – Handy Protocols
HP247 is a manual eligibility checker for flu vaccination which will automatically be installed in your system once it is updated. Eligible for Flu vaccination (HP247) It can be added separately to your F12 menu or accessed via the OneLauncher Admin.
HP248 is our flu clinic administration protocol which supports clinicians to quickly enter flu vaccination information in a clinic with a few clicks and helps to avoid errors that may affect claims. This is a protocol which needs to be manually installed by us and then set up by the practice so if you would like this in your system please submit a ticket and you will be contacted once it is available. Flu vaccination clinic (HP248)
HP248 is our flu clinic administration protocol which supports clinicians to quickly enter flu vaccination information in a clinic with a few clicks and helps to avoid errors that may affect claims. This is a protocol which needs to be manually installed by us and then set up by the practice so if you would like this in your system please submit a ticket and you will be contacted once it is available. Flu vaccination clinic (HP248)
🦠 COVID – Handy Protocols
HP424 is the manual eligibility checker for COVID which works much like HP247 and will automatically be installed/updated once it is available.
Eligible for COVID booster (HP424)
HP448 is our COVID clinic administration protocol which works in a similar way to HP248. Please submit a ticket if you would like this to be installed in your site once it is available.
COVID Vaccination Clinic (HP448)
🫁 RSV Vaccination Updates
A new RSV vaccination cohort has been added to the RSV specification from 1st September 2026. The 034D Eligible for RSV Vaccination has been updated and now includes REVIEW lists to support with identifying and inviting these patients. 034D Eligible for RSV vaccination searches
Support protocols for RSV will be updated during September:
HP336 is an alert that will appear in the pink box to advise a patient may be eligible for the RSV vaccination. This is an optional handy protocol which can be activated by the practice used instead of, or alongside, the default Optum alert RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) alert (HP336)
HP337 is a manual eligibility checker which works in a similar way to the other checkers listed above and will be automatically installed/updated once available. Eligible for RSV vaccination (HP337)
HP338 is our RSV clinic administration protocol which works in a similar way to HP248. Please submit a ticket if you would like this to be installed in your site once it is available RSV vaccination clinic (HP338)
Support protocols for RSV will be updated during September:
HP336 is an alert that will appear in the pink box to advise a patient may be eligible for the RSV vaccination. This is an optional handy protocol which can be activated by the practice used instead of, or alongside, the default Optum alert RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) alert (HP336)
HP337 is a manual eligibility checker which works in a similar way to the other checkers listed above and will be automatically installed/updated once available. Eligible for RSV vaccination (HP337)
HP338 is our RSV clinic administration protocol which works in a similar way to HP248. Please submit a ticket if you would like this to be installed in your site once it is available RSV vaccination clinic (HP338)
📊 New OneAnalytics Platform
Towards the end of 2025 we have launched our updated OneAnalytics portal! What’s new: A modern user interface with improved performance and usability, stronger Security though Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Local access management for faster updates and improved control.
This has since been updated to reflect QOF/IIF progress for 2026/27.
For further details and support on using the platform, please see our Knowledge Base.
This has since been updated to reflect QOF/IIF progress for 2026/27.
For further details and support on using the platform, please see our Knowledge Base.
🔍 August Search Rollout
Over August we’ve rolled out changes to some of our folders, those folders are as follows:
🔵 005 COVID vaccination programme
🔵 016 Seasonal Influenza
🔵 025 PCN DES
🔵 032 CQC Navigator
🔵 034 Eligibility
🔵 005 COVID vaccination programme
🔵 016 Seasonal Influenza
🔵 025 PCN DES
🔵 032 CQC Navigator
🔵 034 Eligibility
FAQs, Training & more
Wanting to use our searches?
We have a full suite of searches available for practice use. You can find your current searches readily installed in your system by going to Population Reporting & opening the “! Primary Care IT” folder.
It’s important to note we go into practice systems and update these as frequently as possible. For further information on our searches, click here. See our guide to know the latest changes to our searches here.
Queries about CQC Navigator?
CQC inspection teams use a set of searches which have been designed to help them to understand how a Practice manages their patient population, and to identify clinical situations which should not be happening. To support with this, Primary Care IT has adapted these searches to help practices understand what might need to be addressed before a CQC inspector finds it.
We recommend checking our CQC Navigator FAQ guide here. If you have any questions after reading the article, please raise a ticket with us for support.
How do I raise a support ticket?
If you ever need to contact us for support, the best way to reach us is by creating a support ticket, you can do this here. These tickets are triaged internally and passed to the relevant member of our team to ensure your request or question is answered to the best of our ability. You can always chase the progress of your support tickets by calling our office (0333 344 3678) and providing your ticket reference number.
We have a full suite of searches available for practice use. You can find your current searches readily installed in your system by going to Population Reporting & opening the “! Primary Care IT” folder.
It’s important to note we go into practice systems and update these as frequently as possible. For further information on our searches, click here. See our guide to know the latest changes to our searches here.
Queries about CQC Navigator?
CQC inspection teams use a set of searches which have been designed to help them to understand how a Practice manages their patient population, and to identify clinical situations which should not be happening. To support with this, Primary Care IT has adapted these searches to help practices understand what might need to be addressed before a CQC inspector finds it.
We recommend checking our CQC Navigator FAQ guide here. If you have any questions after reading the article, please raise a ticket with us for support.
How do I raise a support ticket?
If you ever need to contact us for support, the best way to reach us is by creating a support ticket, you can do this here. These tickets are triaged internally and passed to the relevant member of our team to ensure your request or question is answered to the best of our ability. You can always chase the progress of your support tickets by calling our office (0333 344 3678) and providing your ticket reference number.