Vaccine programme resources
These webpages are primarily directed at health care professionals delivering the vaccination services that we commission.
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.
The purpose of this webpage is to make information more easily accessible to primary care professionals who provide immunisation services. Comprehensive information for all national screening and immunisation programmes is available on Population screening programmes: detailed information – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and Health Security Agency website.
To access the latest guidance click on the relevant link below. Please note that any items printed off may quickly become out of date.
Commonly used sites for vaccination information
- The Green Book Chapters 11 (routine schedule), 15 (Diphtheria), 16 (Hib), 18 (Hep B), 22 (meningococcal), 24 (Pertussis), 26 (Polio), 30 (Tetanus) all updated for July 2025
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: The complete routine schedule
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Routine childhood immunisation schedule
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status
- International versus UK vaccination schedule
- WHO immunisation data portal
- WHO TB Country Rates – there is also a downloadable APP for this information which can be found at the bottom of this page Global Tuberculosis Programme (who.int)
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: visual guide to vaccines poster
Childhood Schedule Changes 2025/2026 – resources published on gov.uk
- Bipartite letter: Changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule from 1 July 2025 and 1 January 2026 letter – GOV.UK
- Information for Healthcare professionals: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-schedule-changes-from-1-july-2025-information-for-healthcare-practitioners
- Training Side set: Changes to routine childhood immunisation programme: 2025 and 2026-A collection of core slides for use by trainers for the delivery of training about the changes to the childhood vaccination programmes in 2025 and 2026
- NEW CALCULATOR TOOLKIT: Childhood immunisation eligibility calculator – Health Publications
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Immunisation at one year of age
- NEW FOR JULY 2025: A guide to vaccinations for children aged 18months
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mmr-for-all-general-leaflet
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-quick-guide-to-childhood-immunisation-for-the-parents-of-premature-babies/a-quick-guide-to-childhood-vaccinations-for-the-parents-of-premature-babies
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Imms e-learning sessions
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Hep B dried blood spot testing for children resources
Vaccine programme specific health care practitioner guidance
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- Covid-19
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Hepatitis B aide memoir
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Hexavalent and selective neonatal hepatitis B programme
- Human PapillomaVirus infection (HPV)
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: MenACWY
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Meningococcal B
- Pertussis (for pregnant women)
- UPDATED FOR JULY 2025: Pneumococcal (Infant)
- Rotavirus
- RSV vaccination of pregnant women
- RSV vaccination of older adults
- Shingles
- Shingles Eligibility Calculator – From September 2023
Shingles Programme Changes 2023
JCVI statement on a childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccination programme
National Vaccination Strategy Published 13.12.23
Measles information
- National vaccination and immunisation catch-up campaign for 2023/24
- UKHSA MMR and Measles Programme Publications
- UKHSA Think Measles! poster
- Evaluation of national/regional catch-up activity 23_24
British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) resources
- UPDATED MAY 2025: Flu resources 2025-2026
- Measles Guidance 2024
- Vaccination During Ramadan
Seasonal flu programme
RSV vaccination programmes for those aged 75-79 and pregnant women
Guidance documents and training slide set for health care professionals:
Maternal vaccination leaflet and poster for sharing and the links to the .GOV.UK page and the health publications page where pre-order is open:
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): maternal vaccination – GOV.UK
- RSV for Pregnant Women Leaflet – Order via HealthPublications product code: C24RSV03EN
- RSV Poster for Pregnant Women – Order via HealthPublications product code: RSVPGEN
Older adult leaflet and poster for sharing and the links to the .GOV.UK page and the health publications page where pre-order is open:
- RSV vaccination for older adults on .GOV.UK
- Older Adults Leaflet – Order via HealthPublications product code: C24RSV01EN
- Older Adults Poster – Order via HealthPublications product code: RSVOAEN
EoE Screening and Immunisation training sessions have taken place and a recording is now accessible through NHS Futures. There are two recordings – One for the older adult programme and one for Pertussis and the maternal RSV programme. You will need an nhs.net account and to register for an NHS Futures account. Once approved as a user you can then access the recordings and training material. Please note this is for healthcare professionals only.
Training resources
Training standards information for vaccination programmes are as below:
- Immunisation training standards for health care practitioners
- Immunisation training of healthcare support workers: national minimum standards and core curriculum – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)