Appendix 1. Section 7A vaccination
Updated 19 October 2026
Applies to England
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The following immunisation programmes are covered under Section 7A of the NHS Act 2006 :
- NHS targeted mpox (previously known as ‘monkeypox’) immunisation programme
- NHS COVID-19 immunisation programme
- NHS neonatal hepatitis B immunisation programme
- NHS pertussis pregnant women immunisation programme
- NHS neonatal BCG immunisation programme
- NHS immunisation against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, pertussis, Hib and hepatitis B
- NHS rotavirus immunisation programme
- NHS meningitis B (MenB) immunisation programme
- NHS meningitis ACWY (MenACWY) immunisation programme
- NHS Hib/MenC immunisation programme
- NHS pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPV) immunisation programme
- NHS pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) immunisation programme
- NHS dTaP/IPV and dTaP/IPV (pre-school booster) immunisation programme
- NHS measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) immunisation programme
- NHS human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme
- NHS HPV immunisation programme for men who have sex with men
- NHS Td/IPV (teenage booster) immunisation programme
- NHS seasonal influenza immunisation programme for adults and certain occupational health groups
- NHS seasonal influenza immunisation programme for children
- NHS shingles immunisation programme
- NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programme
More details of NHS public health functions are published on GOV.UK.