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Immunisation

Immunisation information for health professionals and immunisation practitioners.

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Immunisation is the most important way of protecting people from vaccine preventable diseases.

‘Immunisation against infectious disease’, also known as the Green Book, has the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures in the UK.

Vaccine update newsletters cover developments in the field and updates to the Green Book.

See the latest vaccine uptake guidance and statistics.

Minutes of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) meetings are available.

Vaccine programmes

Joint letters from the Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England announce changes to vaccine programmes. Training slide sets and other resources to accompany these new programmes are also available:

• Rotavirus
• Meningococcal C (MenC)
• Measles catch-up
• Annual flu programme
• Shingles vaccination

ImmForm

The ImmForm website is the government’s vaccine ordering facility. You need to use Internet Explorer to use the website. There are ImmForm helpsheets to help you use the site.

Immunisation publications

Use Department of Health Orderline to order paper copies of leaflets.

Browse an archive of older publications.

History of measles and rubella vaccination

• Excerpt about the rarity of serious adverse reactions to the MMR vaccine: Current problems in pharmacovigilance, Vol 21, November 1995, published by the Medicines Control Agency and Committee on Safety of Medicines

• Department of Health report on the 1994 measles rubella immunisation campaign One Year On

• Report and evaluation on measles-rubella immunisation campaign in the mid-1990s

• A timeline showing the development and introduction of vaccines in the UK from 1796 to 2013.

Childhood immunisation schedules

1. The complete routine immunisation schedule

   • 25 June 2014
   • Guidance

2. Routine childhood immunisations from July 2014

   • 29 May 2014
   • Guidance

3. The complete routine immunisation schedule 2013 to 2014

   • 23 May 2014
   • Guidance

4. Routine childhood immunisations from June 2013

   • 23 May 2014
   • Guidance

5. Childhood vaccinations for summer 2014

   • 7 May 2014
   • Guidance

6. National immunisation programme: planned changes for 2013 to 2014

   • 30 April 2013
   • Guidance

7. Routine childhood immunisations from September 2012

   • 10 April 2013
   • Guidance

Immunisation leaflets and guidance for parents

1. A quick guide to childhood immunisation for the parents of premature babies

   • 28 January 2015
   • Promotional material

2. Immunisations between 12 and 13 months of age

   • 3 November 2014
   • Promotional material

3. Pre-school immunisations: a guide to vaccinations at 3 years and 4 months of age

   • 3 November 2014
   • Promotional material

4. Immunisations at secondary school

   • 3 November 2014
   • Promotional material

5. A guide to immunisations for babies up to 13 months of age

   • 19 September 2014
   • Promotional material

6. Immunisation: why our children must be protected (DVD)

   • 12 March 2014
   • Promotional material

7. What to expect after vaccinations

   • 10 March 2014
   • Guidance

Vaccine handling and protocols

1. Vaccination in pregnancy (VIP)

   • 21 January 2015
   • Detailed guide

2. Vaccines stored outside the recommended temperature range: leaflet

   • 9 December 2014
   • Guidance

3. Off-label vaccine: leaflets

   • 9 December 2014
   • Guidance

4. Influenza vaccine and porcine gelatine: guidance for health professionals

   • 15 October 2014
   • Guidance

5. Vaccine storage management: Care Quality Commission inspection

   • 7 October 2014
   • Guidance

6. Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status

   • 26 August 2014
   • Guidance

7. Protocol for ordering, storing and handling vaccines

   • 2 April 2014
   • Guidance

8. Keep your vaccines healthy poster

   • 20 March 2014
   • Guidance

9. General consent form template for immunisation

   • 28 October 2013
   • Form

10. Vaccine incident guidance: responding to vaccine errors

    • 1 March 2012
    • Guidance

Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)

1. Use of Infanrix-IPV+Hib in the infant immunisation schedule

   • 19 August 2014
   • Guidance

2. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): revised recommendations for the prevention of secondary cases

   • 21 August 2013
   • Guidance

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

See the advice about HPV vaccine administered unintentionally during pregnancy from the HPA’s archived website.

1. The human papillomavirus vaccine: beating cervical cancer – the facts

   • 20 August 2014
   • Promotional material

2. The HPV vaccine: beating cervical cancer – questions and answers

   • 20 August 2014
   • Promotional material

3. Changes to the HPV vaccine schedule 2014 to 2015: advice for healthcare professionals

   • 10 June 2014
   • Guidance

4. Your guide to the HPV vaccination from September 2014: leaflet

   • 10 June 2014
   • Promotional material

5. HPV vaccination programme from September 2014: poster

   • 10 June 2014
   • Promotional material

6. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination record card

   • 10 June 2014
   • Promotional material

7. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination consent form

   • 10 June 2014
   • Form

8. HPV vaccination programme: change from 3 to 2 doses

   • 14 May 2014
   • Correspondence

9. Your guide to the HPV vaccination from September 2012: leaflet

   • 30 September 2012
   • Promotional material

Pertussis (whooping cough)

1. Vaccination against pertussis (whooping cough) for pregnant women

   • 30 July 2014
   • Guidance

2. Whooping cough vaccination programme for pregnant women: extension to 2014

   • 27 June 2014
   • Guidance

Rubella (German measles)

1. Rubella resources

   • 2 January 2014
   • Guidance

Tuberculosis

1. Tuberculosis: the disease, its treatment and prevention

   • 14 October 2014
   • Promotional material

2. TB, BCG and your baby leaflet

   • 8 August 2014
   • Promotional material

Immunisation training resources for healthcare professionals

Assess your knowledge of UK immunisation policy and practice at http://immunologyquiz.phe.org.uk/

• immunology for immunisers animation
• e-Learning immunisation resources
• slide sets for core curriculum teaching

1. Immunisation training: core curriculum

   • 25 June 2005
   • Guidance

2. Immunisation training: national minimum standards

   • 25 June 2005
   • Guidance

3. Immunisation training of healthcare support workers: national minimum standards and core curriculum

   • 30 May 2012
   • Guidance

4. The Green Book multiple choice questions

   • 17 June 2014
   • Guidance

5. Pertussis (whooping cough) immunisation for pregnant women: resources and training

   • 11 October 2012
   • Detailed guide

• Published: 15 October 2013
• Updated: 9 December 2014

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• 9 December 2014 4:46pm: The following have been added to the collection under 'vaccine handling and protocols': off-label vaccine: leaflets; cold chain leaflet: vaccines stored outside the recommended temperature range
• 31 July 2014 11:56am: Added links to vaccine in pregnancy surveillance advice.
• 3 July 2014 12:10pm: Added vaccine incident guidance, one page guide for patients with incomplete or uncertain histories, and guidance about porcine gelatine content in Fluenz(R). Restructured with better headings.
• 24 June 2014 11:41am: Vaccination against pertussis (whooping cough) for pregnant women guidance added under documents and pertussis (whooping cough) headings.
• 16 June 2014 2:42pm: Updated to add 'Use of Infanrix-IPV+Hib in the infant schedule: information for healthcare professionals' guidance.
• 23 May 2014 5:38pm: Updated to include routine childhood immunisations from July 2014
• 9 May 2014 1:43pm: Added letter about schedule change to HPV vaccination programme.
• 7 May 2014 11:57am: Updated to include links to the complete routine immunisation schedule from summer 2014 and new vaccines for 2014 poster.
• 4 April 2014 3:17pm: Meningitis C leaflet for university students added. Grouped documents by topic. Removed documents that are available from their own topic collections.
• 2 April 2014 5:25pm: The guidance 'Protocol for ordering, storing and handling vaccines' was added to the collection.
• 26 March 2014 2:21pm: Removed vaccine uptake documents from this collection; collected separately in 'vaccine uptake' collection.
• 12 March 2014 4:54pm: Updated the immunisation section to add a link for ordering publications online; revised description of some document links.
• 23 January 2014 2:01pm: Added 'Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in GP patients 1 September 2013 to 31 December 2013' and 'Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in healthcare workers 1 September 2013 to 31 December 2013'
• 19 December 2013 1:52pm: Added 'Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in healthcare workers 1 September 2013 to 30 November 2013' and 'Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in GP patients 1 September 2013 to 30 November 2013'.
• 10 December 2013 3:14pm: Added 'Annual HPV vaccine coverage 2012 to 2013: by PCT and SHA' and 'Annual HPV vaccine coverage 2012 to 2013: by PCT and area team'.
• 29 November 2013 10:13am: Added 'Pertussis vaccination programme for pregnant women 2012 to 2013: monthly data by area team (England)'.
• 21 November 2013 2:58pm: Added 'Seasonal flu vaccine uptake data for GP Patients: provisional monthly data for 1 September 2013 to 31 October 2013' and 'Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in healthcare workers 2013-2014: provisional monthly data for 1 September 2013 to 31 October 2013'.
• 6 November 2013 5:24pm: Added poster promoting flu jabs to those at risk.
• 6 November 2013 3:43pm: Added 'Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake monthly survey 2013 to 2014 user guide', 'Prenatal pertussis vaccine uptake surveys 2013 to 2014 quick reference guide' and a revised version of the 'Prenatal pertussis vaccine uptake surveys 2013 to 2014 user guide'.
• 15 October 2013 10:21am: First published.

• From: Public Health England