NHS England South West – Patient Group Direction downloads

The new NHS South West region covers the following: Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Somerset.

Immunisation by vaccination

Primary to pre-school immunisations

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio – DTaP/IPV
(Boostrix®-IPV or Repevax®)
V5.00 From 1 November 2023 Expires 1 November 2025
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B – DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB
(Infanrix®-hexa or Vaxelis®)
V4.00 From 25 July 2022 Expires 24 July 2024
Haemophilus influenzae type b, and Meningitis C
(Menitorix®)
V5.00 From 31 July 2022 Expires 1 August 2024
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella – MMR
(M-M-RVAXPRO® or Priorix®)
V5.00 From 29 February 2024 Expires 31 January 2027
Meningitis B
(Bexsero®)
V6.00 From 28 February 2023 Expires 28 February 2025
Pneumococcal disease (PCV)
(Prevenar 13® or Vaxneuvance)
V5.00 From 28 February 2024 Expires 31 May 2026
Rotavirus
(Rotarix®)
V6.00 From 30 June 2023 Expires 30 June 2025

School age immunisations

Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Polio – Td/IPV
(Revaxis®)
V5.00 From 5 August 2022 Expires 04 August 2024
Human Papilloma Virus – HPV
(Gardasil®9)
V6.00 From 1 September 2023 Expires 1 September 2025
Meningitis A, C, W, and Y
(Menveo®, Nimenrix® or MenQuadfi)
V5.00 From 31 July 2023 Expires 31 July 2025

Adult immunisations

Pertussis (pregnancy) – Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio – DTaP/IPV
(Boostrix-IPV® or Repevax®)
V6.00 From 31 March 2023 Expires 31 March 2025
 Pneumococcal disease
(Pneumovax® 23 (PPV))
V4.00 From 31 August 2022 Expires 1 September 2024
Shingles – Herpes Zoster, live
(Zostavax®)
V11.00 From 1 September 2023 Expires 30 June 2024
Shingles – Herpes Zoster, live EXTENSION OF VALIDITY
(Zostavax®)
V11.00 From 1 September 2023 Expires 31 October 2024
Shingles – Herpes Zoster, recombinant, adjuvanted
(Shingrix®)
V2.00 From 1 September 2023 Expires 30 September 2025

Individuals at increased risk

Hepatitis A
(AVAXIM®, AVAXIM® Junior, Havrix® Monodose®, Havrix® Junior Monodose®, VAQTA® Adult, or VAQTA® Paediatric)
V5.00 From 31 October 2023 Expire 31 October 2026
Hepatitis A and Typhoid
(ViATIM®)
V3.00 From 1 March 2022 Expires 28 February 2024
Hepatitis A and Typhoid EXTENSION OF VALIDITY
(ViATIM®)
V3.00 From 1 March 2022 Expires 31 May 2024
Hepatitis A and B
(Ambirix®, Twinrix® Adult, and Twinrix® Paediatric)
V4.00 From 31 October 2023 Expires 31 October 2026
Hepatitis B
(Engerix B®, HBVAXPRO®, PreHevbri® or HEPLISAV B®)
V5.00 From 31 October 2023 Expires 31 April 2025
Human Papilloma Virus – HPV for gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men (GBMSM) (Gardasil®9) V4.00 From 1 September 2023 Expires 1 September 2025
Meningitis A, C, W, and Y (risk groups)
(MenQaudfi®, Menveo® or Nimenrix®)
V4.00 From 28 February 2023 Expires 28 February 2025
Meningitis B (risk groups)
(Bexsero®)
V4.00 From 28 February 2023 Expires 28 February 2025
Pneumococcus (risk groups) EXTENSION OF VALIDITY
(Prevenar 13® (PCV))
V5.00 From 1 March 2022 Expires 28 February 2025
Typhoid
(TYPHIM Vi®)
V4.00 From 29 February 2024 Expires 28 February 2027

Seasonal influenza

Influenza – intramuscular
(various brands)
V12.00 From 1 September 2023 Expires 1 April 2024
Influenza – intranasal
(Fluenz Tetra®)
V13.00 From 1 September 2023 Expires 1 April 2024

Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine

You can access Patient Group Directions (PGDs) for COVID-19 vaccines here.

National Protocols

New ‘national protocols’ have been introduced in response to the pandemic as legal mechanisms for administration of Covid-19 vaccine, and also influenza vaccine. These offer greater flexibility than a PGD by allowing tasks to be delegated to unregistered staff.

PGD templates available in Microsoft Word format

Please note that the Microsoft Word version of the PGD templates that all of these PGDs were authorised from are available here.

Emergency preparedness

Authorised emergency preparedness PGDs (e.g. for flu outbreaks in care homes) are available on request. Note that these would normally be authorised by the commissioner of the service so contact your CCG if necessary.