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Paediatric Immunisation

Checked: 12-06-2023 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 12-06-2025

Overview

Vaccination Schedule

A complete routine immunisation schedule for the UK can be found in the links below:

Complete routine immunisation schedule from 1 September 2024 - GOV.UK
Green Book -full information on vaccines and vaccination procedures for vaccien preventable infectious diseases in the UK
UK immunisation schedule - patient.info website - includes selective immunisation schedule.

Visual Guide to Vaccines

The UK Health Security Agency provides a A visual guide to vaccines - GOV.UK. This guide shows the packaging and details of each product available.

Patient Group Direction Downloads

NHS England — South West » NHS England South West – Patient Group Direction downloads

Patient / Parent Information

NHS Vaccinations page has patient guides and up to date vaccination schedule for the UK.
Vaccination tips for parents - NHS - useful advice for parents on how to prepare for, and what to expect after, their child's immunisation.
Immunisations | Allergy UK - advice for parents on vaccine and allergy (particularly egg allergy)

Vaccine contraindications and reactions

There is useful information on contraindications and cautions to vaccination on the patient.info website including advice on when to refer to secondary care.

Where there is any doubt, rather than withholding vaccine, advice should be sought.

Referral

Referral to Immunology / Infectious diseases clinic

For children that cannot have vaccinations in a primary care setting or who have had non-allergic immunisation reactions there is a secondary care clinic available via e-RS (under Child and Adolescent Services - immunology - Paediatric Infectious Diseases) - waits for this service are 4-6 months (as of November 2024).

There is no advice and guidance available for this service. For urgent queries please contact the paediatric infectious diseases team via switchboard. Advice about suspected reactions to an immunisation should be sought from the immunology team using the clinic above rather than the allergy team.

Referrals to Allergy clinic

Please do not refer children to the allergy service unless there is a clear immediate (IgE mediated) allergic reaction to an immunisation.

Resources

Immunisations | Allergy UK | National Charity

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