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Immunisation information for health professionals and immunisation practitioners.
Routine immunisation programmes Age due Diseases that vaccines protect…
Routine immunisation programmes Age due Vaccines that protect against…
One-page summary for health professionals and immunisation practitioners giving vaccinations.
General principles Unless there is a documented or reliable verbal vaccine…
Information for health professionals on childhood immunisations.
Routine childhood immunisations Age due Diseases that vaccines protect…
The epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis and management of Nipah virus infections.
Notifiable diseases in humans that medical practitioners must report and how to report them.
Registered medical practitioners: report cases of suspected notifiable infectious diseases or manage an existing notification.
Use this service to find resources that can help you learn more about immunisation and public health programmes.
Shingles immunisation information for public health professionals.
Pneumococcal immunisation information for public health professionals.
This guidance is for health practitioners implementing the MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) vaccination programme from 1 January 2026.
A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in children and young people settings, including education.
PGD template to support the national MMRV vaccination programme.
This guidance is for staff and managers working in adult social care settings (ASC). It gives information on multidrug-resistant organisms and principles on how to prevent the spread of these pathogens.
Information about the common side effects of vaccinations that might occur in babies and young children up to 5 years of age.
Estimated rate of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, compiled from World Health Organization data for each country, for determining BCG and new-entrant eligibility.
Health protection teams (HPT) provide specialist public health advice and operational support to NHS, local authorities and other agencies.
Hepatitis B immunisation information for public health professionals.
Varicella immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
Measles immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
A guide for parents and carers of children offered the MMRV vaccination which protects against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella.
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