Guidance and regulation

One-page summary for health professionals and immunisation practitioners giving vaccinations.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 6 September 2023

• Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status: from 1 September 2023

  General principles Unless there is a documented or reliable verbal vaccine…

A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in children and young people settings, including education.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 21 February 2024

• What infections are, how they are transmitted and those at higher risk of infection

  Infections in children and young people settings Infections are common and…

• Preventing and controlling infections

  This section provides general guidance for staff in settings on the…

• Supporting immunisation programmes

  Immunisation means both receiving a vaccine and then becoming immune to a…

• Managing outbreaks and incidents

  Advice for all outbreaks Many infectious diseases can be managed by…

• Managing specific infectious diseases: A to Z

  Read the general advice for all outbreaks first Find your local health…

• Specific settings and populations: additional health protection considerations

  Early years or pre-school children (ages 0 to 5) This section provides…

• Children and young people settings: tools and resources

  Exclusion table This guidance refers to public health exclusions to…

This service specification is for local authorities commissioning health visitors and school nurses, for public health services for children aged 0 to 19.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 27 June 2023

• Commissioning health visitors and school nurses for public health services for children aged 0 to 19

  Universal and targeted public health services provided by health visiting…

A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 9 January 2020

Process for assessing, deciding and agreeing continuing care for children with complex health needs.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 22 January 2016

Meningococcal immunisation information for public health professionals.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 17 May 2022

Details of immunisations for children between 2 and 5 years, before they start school.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 6 April 2023

Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 29 March 2019

Documents to help local authorities and providers commission and deliver maternal and child public health services from preconception up to 24 years.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 19 May 2021

Guidance and sign up form for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 8 August 2022

Rotavirus immunisation information for public health professionals.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 28 August 2015

Information about the BCG vaccination being offered to protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 18 April 2023

Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 19 September 2019

Guidelines for the public health management of pertussis incidents in healthcare settings

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 2 November 2016

Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children under 5 years of age.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 7 September 2019

Information and advice on measles and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 24 August 2023

Guidance for schools on creating a policy around the use of emergency auto-injectors (AAI)

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 20 September 2017

This booklet covers all immunisations for babies during their first year of life.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 17 April 2023

Guidance for schools in England on using emergency inhalers.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 4 September 2014

Guidance on infant and follow-on formula, the application form for infant and follow-on formula made from protein hydrolysates, and forms to notify the authority.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 3 April 2024