NHS England South West – Patient Group Direction downloads
The 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, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B – DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (Infanrix®-hexa or Vaxelis®) |
v6:00 | From 1 July 2025 | Expires 1 July 2028 |
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio – DTaP/IPV (Boostrix®-IPV or Repevax®) |
v6:00 | Starts 1 November 2025 | Expires 1 November 2028 |
| Measles, Mumps, and Rubella – MMR (M-M-RVAXPRO® or Priorix®) |
V7:00 | Starts 1 January 2026 | Expires 30 November 2028 |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella – MMRV (ProQuad® or Priorix Tetra®) |
V2:00 | Starts 20 January 2026 | Expires 30 November 2028 |
| Meningitis B (Bexsero®) |
V8:00 | From 1 July 2025 | Expires 28 February 2028 |
| Pneumococcal disease – PCV (Prevenar 13® or Vaxneuvance®) |
V7:00 | From 5 January 2026 | Expires 5 January 2029 |
| Rotavirus (Rotarix®) |
V7.00 | From 30 June 2025 | Expires 30 June 2030 |
School age immunisations
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Polio – Td/IPV (Revaxis®) |
V6.00 | From 4 August 2024 | Expires 6 December 2026 |
| Human Papilloma Virus – HPV (Gardasil®9) |
V7.00 | From 1 September 2025 | Expired 1 September 2028 |
| Meningitis A, C, W, and Y (Menveo®, Nimenrix® or MenQuadfi®) |
V6:00 | From 31 July 2025 | Expires 31 December 2027 |
Adult immunisations
| Pertussis (pregnancy) – Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis with/without Polio – Tdap or dTaP/IPV (ADACEL®, Boostrix-IPV® or Repevax®) |
V7.00 | From 1 July 2024 | Expires 1 July 2027 |
| Pneumococcal disease – PPV (Pneumovax® 23) |
V5.00 | From 1 September 2024 | Expires 1 March 2027 |
| Pneumococcal disease (PCV) (Prevenar 20®) |
V1:00 | From 17 December 2025 | Expires 17 December 2028 |
| Shingles (Shingrix®) |
V3.00 | From 1 September 2025 | Expires 31 August 2028 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (Abrysvo®) |
V2.00 | From 1 April 2026 | Expires 28 February 2029 |
Individuals at increased risk
Seasonal influenza
| Influenza – intranasal (Fluenz®) |
V15.00 | From 1 September 2025 | Expires 1 April 2026 |
| Influenza – intramuscular (various brands) | V14.00 | From 1 September 2025 | Expires 1 April 2026 |
Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine
You can access Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and Vaccine Group Directions (VGDs) for COVID-19 vaccines here.
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
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 please contact your ICB Medicines Optimisation Team if necessary.