Influenza: Vaccination
Lords · Question HL13104 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Harper
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Merron on 16 December (HL Deb Col 661), what research has been carried out by, or on behalf of, the NHS to identify the reasons for vaccine hesitancy among NHS staff.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 5 Jan 2026
The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). It is funding research into the causes of vaccine hesitancy and ways to improve vaccine uptake in...