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Immunisation

Information for immunisation practitioners and other health professionals.

Contents

The World Health Organization says:

The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world’s health are clean water and vaccines.

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

Immunisation patient group direction (PGD) templates are available for authorisation and adoption to provide NHS England Commissioned national routine immunisation services.

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:

• Meningococcal B (MenB)
• Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY)
• 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 2015

Childhood immunisation schedules

1. The complete routine immunisation schedule

   • 28 June 2016
   • Guidance

2. Routine childhood immunisation schedule

   • 28 June 2016
   • Guidance

Immunisation leaflets and guidance for parents

1. Pregnancy: how to help protect you and your baby

   • 1 April 2016
   • Promotional material

2. Immunisations for young people

   • 8 July 2016
   • Promotional material

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

   • 6 July 2016
   • Promotional material

4. Vaccines and porcine gelatine

   • 10 September 2015
   • Guidance

5. What to expect after vaccinations

   • 28 July 2015
   • Guidance

6. Childhood immunisation: quick guide for parents of premature babies

   • 11 May 2016
   • Promotional material

7. Immunisations at one year of age

   • 30 August 2016
   • Promotional material

8. Pre-school vaccinations: guide to vaccinations from 2 to 5 years

   • 8 July 2016
   • Promotional material

9. Splenectomy: leaflet and card

   • 28 January 2015
   • Promotional material

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

    • 12 March 2014
    • Promotional material

Vaccine handling and protocols

1. Live attenuated influenza vaccine: responding to cold chain failures

   • 21 October 2015
   • Guidance

2. Vaccination in pregnancy (VIP)

   • 21 January 2015
   • Detailed guide

3. Vaccines stored outside the recommended temperature range: leaflet

   • 9 December 2014
   • Guidance

4. Off-label vaccine: leaflets

   • 9 December 2014
   • Guidance

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

   • 15 October 2014
   • Guidance

6. Vaccine storage management: Care Quality Commission inspection

   • 7 October 2014
   • Guidance

7. Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status

   • 30 June 2016
   • Guidance

8. Protocol for ordering, storing and handling vaccines

   • 2 April 2014
   • Guidance

9. Keep your vaccines healthy poster

   • 20 March 2014
   • Guidance

10. General consent form template for immunisation

    • 28 October 2013
    • Form

11. 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

   • 25 March 2015
   • Guidance

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

   • 22 August 2013
   • Guidance

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

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

1. HPV vaccination pilot for men who have sex with men (MSM)

   • 28 September 2016
   • Guidance

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

   • 20 August 2014
   • Promotional material

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

   • 20 August 2014
   • Promotional material

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

   • 10 June 2014
   • Guidance

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

   • 10 June 2014
   • Promotional material

6. HPV vaccination programme from September 2014: poster

   • 10 June 2014
   • Promotional material

7. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination record card

   • 10 June 2014
   • Promotional material

8. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination consent form

   • 10 June 2014
   • Form

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

   • 14 May 2014
   • Correspondence

10. 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

   • 22 June 2016
   • Guidance

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

   • 27 June 2014
   • Guidance

Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)

1. MMR for all: general leaflet

   • 1 August 2016
   • Guidance

2. Think measles: patient leaflet for young people

   • 31 May 2016
   • Guidance

3. Think measles: poster about measles in young people

   • 31 May 2016
   • Promotional material

4. Think measles: poster for young people

   • 1 June 2016
   • Guidance

5. Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR): use of combined vaccine instead of single vaccines

   • 1 January 2014
   • Guidance

6. Measles: Don't let your child catch it - poster

   • 11 June 2013
   • Promotional material

7. Measles: Don't let your child catch it flyer (for GPs)

   • 8 May 2013
   • Promotional material

8. Measles: Don't let your child catch it flyer (for schools)

   • 8 May 2013
   • Promotional material

9. Rubella resources

   • 2 January 2014
   • Guidance

Tuberculosis

1. BCG vaccine: template letter for parents of babies not offered vaccine

   • 29 July 2016
   • Guidance

2. Intervax BCG vaccine: training material for healthcare professionals

   • 22 September 2016
   • Guidance

3. Unlicensed BCG vaccine: advice for healthcare professionals

   • 22 August 2016
   • Promotional material

4. Unlicensed BCG vaccine: guide for parents and carers

   • 27 June 2016
   • Guidance

5. Intervax BCG vaccine certificates

   • 29 July 2016
   • Guidance

6. BCG vaccine: use of SSI BCG vaccine batch 114022A post expiry

   • 25 January 2016
   • Correspondence

7. Tuberculosis: the disease, its treatment and prevention

   • 31 March 2016
   • Promotional material

8. TB, BCG and your baby leaflet

   • 20 October 2015
   • 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
• immunisation knowledge and skills competence assessment tool
• a quality framework to support the implementation of national standards and guidelines on immunisation training

1. MenB and MenACWY programmes: video training guide

   • 2 September 2015
   • Guidance

2. MenB and MenACWY programmes: advanced training slides

   • 3 August 2015
   • Guidance

3. The Green Book multiple choice questions

   • 8 December 2015
   • Guidance

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

   • 11 October 2012
   • Detailed guide

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

   • 28 September 2015
   • Guidance

6. Immunisation training: core curriculum

   • 25 June 2005
   • Guidance

7. Immunisation training: national minimum standards

   • 25 June 2005
   • Guidance

Infographics

1. Vaccines work: infographic

   • 1 May 2016
   • Promotional material

2. The battle against meningococcal disease: infographic

   • 9 May 2016
   • Promotional material

3. The impact of vaccines: infographic

   • 9 May 2016
   • Promotional material

4. Vaccines throughout life: infographic

   • 9 May 2016
   • Promotional material

• Published: 15 October 2013
• Updated: 29 July 2016

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• 29 July 2016 10:21am: New template letter for parents of babies who missed BCG immunisation
• 30 June 2016 1:00pm: Added guidance for the unlicensed BCG vaccine, in response to a vaccine shortage: training material for healthcare professionals; advice for healthcare professionals; guide for parents and carers.
• 9 May 2016 11:58am: Addied immunisation infographics to the collection.
• 1 April 2016 9:30am: New leaflet: Pregnancy: how to help protect you and your baby which describes the vaccinations that help protect you and your baby during and after pregnancy.
• 25 January 2016 4:57pm: Added letter about expiry extension for SSI BCG vaccine batch 114022A.
• 21 October 2015 5:05pm: Added: Responding to cold chain failures involving the LAIV.
• 15 October 2015 4:33pm: Added 'Immunisations for young people' leaflet, updated to match the current schedule.
• 15 October 2015 3:42pm: Updated with current leaflet about pre-school immunisations.
• 28 September 2015 1:36pm: Added immunisation training resources: competence assessment tool and quality framework.
• 10 September 2015 4:40pm: Added leaflet on vaccines and porcine gelatine.
• 22 June 2015 9:00am: Added details of introduction of MenB and MenACWY vaccines.
• 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