Useful contacts

Contact details for the Screening and Immunisation Teams, Health Protection Team, Community and School-Aged Immunisations Service (CSAIS) and Child Health Information Service providers are listed below for health care professionals use.

If you are a member of the public seeking information about NHS screening or immunisation programmes please go to the NHS website or speak to your GP, practice nurse or other health care professional.

East of England screening and immunisation team

For immunisation queries

For screening queries

Health Protection Team (HPT)

For any incident reported outside Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm that requires a response/action, please contact the Health Protection Team at UKSHA.

HPT provide support to health professionals, including:

  • local disease surveillance
  • alert systems
  • investigating and managing health protection incidents
  • national and local action plans for infectious diseases.

Email:  EastofEnglandhpt@ukhsa.gov.uk

Tel: 0300 303 8537

Community and school-aged immunisation service (CSAIS)

In the East of England there are two providers that offer the UK vaccination programme to school aged children.

1. Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT)

The CSAIS teams offer the full UK vaccination programme to all school aged children in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk and Suffolk.

They also provide BCG and At-Risk Hepatitis B vaccinations to babies and young children.  The team follow a yearly programme, and work with Vaccination UK (who deliver the influenza programme each year).

Seasonal Flu programme service information

The mainstream schools flu session (primary and secondary) are delivered by Vaccination UK across Hertfordshire, BLMK, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk, Suffolk.

HCT CSAIS teams across these areas only deliver flu vaccinations to Special schools and Pupil referral Units/ESC’s and home educated children.

If a child misses flu vaccination in school (mainstream) they will need to contact Vaccination UK to arrange an appointment at one of their community clinics.

If a child in SEND/PRU/ESC settings, or home educated, misses flu vaccination then please contact the CSAIS team to book into clinic.

Hertfordshire and East Anglia Community and School Age Immunisation Service

Email Telephone
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (mainstream school flu)

 hct.csaiscambspb@nhs.net

cambsandpeterborough@v-uk.co.uk

 0300 555 5055

01480 275422
Norfolk

Norfolk (mainstream school flu)

 hct.csaisnorfolk@nhs.net

norfolk@v-uk.co.uk

 0300 555 5055

01603 576320
Suffolk

Suffolk (mainstream school flu)

 hct.csaissuffolk@nhs.net

suffolk@v-uk.co.uk

 0300 555 5055

01449 701430
Hertfordshire and BLMK

Hertfordshire (mainstream school flu)

 hct.immsenquiries@nhs.net

hertfordshire@v-uk.co.uk

 0300 555 5055

01462 427008

Bedford (mainstream school flu)

Central Bedfordshire (mainstream school flu)

 Bedford@v-uk.co.uk

centralbedfordshire@v-uk.co.uk

Essex  To be confirmed

 

For specific BCG/Hep B Enquiries [BCG Referral forms are available on the useful forms page}

Child Health Information Service (CHIS)

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT)

Email

Telephone
East Anglia hct.eoechis.cp-nw@nhs.net 0333 188 5398- Option 3
Essex hct.eoechis.mse-snee@nhs.net 0333 188 5398- Option 1
Herts & BLMK hct.eoechis.blmk-hwe@nhs.net 0333 188 5398- Option 2

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