Immunisation and Vaccination

PROGRAMMES

Immunisation and Vaccination Training

Welcome to the Immunisation and Vaccination training page.

From here you can access a variety of training courses accessible through MS Teams delivered by an expert healthcare professional in immunisations and vaccinations.

The content of our training is guided by the UKHSA and NHSE guidelines.

Please follow this link https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-update to access the vaccine update from UKHSA which is a vaccination newsletter for health professionals describing the latest developments in vaccines, vaccinations policies and procedures.

Training

Foundation Immunisation and Vaccination Training

PLEASE NOTE- E-learning must be completed prior to attending the live one day session via Teams.

Our Foundation Training provides comprehensive preparation for healthcare professionals new to vaccination or undertaking an expanded role. Delivered through a blended learning approach, the programme covers all core curriculum areas defined in national standards, including vaccine principles, safe administration, legal frameworks, communication, and management of adverse events.

Learners are supported through theoretical learning to support the supervised practice, and competency assessment done in practice to ensure they are confident, safe, and effective in delivering vaccination programmes in line with national guidance.

Immunology

This session will provide information about the immune response to vaccines and how vaccines work. It will also describe the different types of vaccines available.

Vaccine Preventable Disease: Pertusis, Influenza, Tetanus, Polio, Shingles, Covid and Childhood

This session introduces the vaccine preventable diseases sessions and the diseases that are covered.

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Communicating with Patients, Parents and Carers

This session considers the issue of talking with patients/parents/carers about immunisation. Information to include in a routine consultation with any patient will be considered. Examples of common questions and concerns of relevance for different patient groups are provided with particular attention paid to parents’ questions and the information that can be given in response. The importance of the style of communication used in conversations to address immunisation concerns will be considered. The features of credible sources of information are described, and immunisation information sources and resources are presented.

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Legal Aspects

This module consists of a session and assessment. The session will provide information to immunisers on the legal aspects of giving vaccines. It will present the information immunisers need to understand about the process of consent and the legal requirements for giving a prescription medicine such as a vaccine. It will also consider the requirements around record keeping and data sharing.

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Vaccine Storage

This module consists of a session and assessment. The session will provide information to immunisers on the correct procedures to follow for the storage of vaccines.

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Vaccine Administration

This module consists of a session and assessment. The session will provide information to immunisers on the correct procedures to follow for the administration of vaccines.

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Immunisation and Vaccination Annual Update

Our Annual Update Training ensures vaccinators remain up to date with the latest national policy, programme changes, and best practice. In line with UKHSA standards, updates are recommended at least annually and include key developments in vaccine schedules, safety, clinical practice, and emerging issues.

The training provides an opportunity to refresh knowledge, address learning needs, and maintain competence, supporting the safe and effective ongoing delivery of immunisation programmes.

Influenza, Shingles, Pneumococcal, RSV Vaccination and B12 Administration Update Training (this does not include a Covid update)

Update training for immunisation and vaccinations covering Influenza, Shingles and Pneumococcal Vaccination and B12 Administration designed to provide health care professionals with an annual update in line with the national minimum standards and core curriculum for immunisations.

NHS Travel Vaccinations Update

The Travel Health Update provides an annual update of current practice in relation to the travel immunisation schedules in primary care using PHE information.

This course is not suitable as foundation training and is only an update, attendees must have completed a 2 day Foundation Travel health course previously.

The training does not cover anaphylaxis or basic life support. This must be completed separately

The content only covers the vaccines that are available on the NHS and does not provide detail of a full travel Health consultation.

National Influenza Update Training

In line with the Public Health England, L&SC PCTH have developed an update training session for the National Influenza Flu Programme.

Sign up to this virtual update available for all staff who are intending delivery of flu vaccinations this year. This will include details of flu strains this year, the eligibility cohorts, administration and delivery of the vaccination.

Increasing Uptake and Vaccine Hesitancy

This 1 hour virtual training session is for all Healthcare Practitioners registered and non registered involved in the delivery of the national routine immunisation programme to support practice and help promote vaccine uptake amongst eligible individuals. This is non -mandatory and is additional to the mandatory annual update.

Content –

Vaccine Hesitance

Common Concerns
Brief overview of Vaccine preventable diseases
Improving Uptake
Signposting/ Resources
Question Time

Time – 1 hour

This is an interactive session and you will be expected to interact. Please ensure you have a camera and microphone available to attend the meeting.

You will receive a certificate post training for your attendance. Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.
If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and HEE, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

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How to find ELFH modules

Log into ELFH using the link: HEE elfh Hub (e-lfh.org.uk)
Click ‘My elearning’ on the toolbar at the top of the page
Click ‘Full catalogue’ at the top right of the page
Scroll down on the left hand side and find ‘Immunisation (IMM)’
Complete all of the Modules below as well as the individual modules relevant to you under ‘Vaccine preventable Diseases’
Once completed, there will be a certificate icon on the right hand side which will appear gold when you have completed that module. Click the icon, this will download your certificate
When you have all of your certificates please email them all to [email protected] prior to the online teams training

Useful Information and Documentation

Guidance

All Things Immunisations

Information for immunisation practitioners and other health professionals

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Basic Life Support & Anaphylaxis

Campaign Resource Centre

The Public Health England Campaign Resource Centre has everything you need to deliver our award-winning marketing campaigns on a local level.

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Green Book

Follow this link for the Green Book

Health Publications

Here you can order a number of publications quickly and easily. Copies of most printed publications can be ordered online via this portal

Immunisation Knowledge and Skills Competence Assessment Tool

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Immunisation Query Algorithm

Immunisation information for Health Care Services within Lancashire and South Cumbria.

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National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Registered Healthcare Practitioners

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Patient Group Directions (PGD's)

Up to date PGD’s Follow this link

Primary care immunisation webinar series

The primary care immunisation update webinar series is a training resource developed and provided by (UKHSA) London and funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) London. Click here to learn more!

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