Influenza
Resources
Health Care Professional Resources
All eligible cohorts
- National Flu Immunisation Programme Plan 23/24
- National Flu Programme Resources 23/24
- NHSE / UKHSA Flu Campaign publications
- Tips to boost flu uptake in eligible groups
- Flu vaccines: 2023 to 2024 flu season – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Flu vaccination: letter template for at risk patients and carers – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- NICE guidance
Toolkits
- GP toolkit for Flu 2023_24
- VIP Influenza checklist 2023 final
- Carers Flu Vaccination Toolkit 2019_20 updated for 23_24
- Long Term Chronic Conditions Flu Vaccination Toolkit 2019_20 updated for 23_24
- 20230704 care sector winter vaccinations with notes
- Care Home toolkit V1.9
Children
- Child eligibility flu document 2023_24
- Flu vaccination in schools – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Stickers available for order (for children agreed 2 – 11 years old)
- Flu vaccination: letter template for children aged 2 and 3 years – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- GP Best Practice Pack for 2-3 year old flu vaccinations 2023 24
Patient Facing Resources
All eligible cohorts
People with at-risk / long term conditions
- Chronic-Kidney-Disease-and-Flu-Vaccine-Importance-23-24
- Respiratory-Conditions-and-Flu-Vaccine-Importance-23-24-v1
- Neurological-Disease-and-Flu-Vaccine-Importance-23-24-v1
- Liver-Disease-and-Flu-Vaccine-Importance-23-24-v1
- Heart-Disease-and-Flu-Vaccine-Importance-23-24-v1
- Diabetes-and-Flu-Vaccine-Importance-23-24-v1
- Immunosuppression-and-Flu-Vaccine-Importance-23-24-v1
Adults with a learning disability
- Flu vaccination: easy-read flu vaccination resources – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (not yet updated for 23/24)
- Flu vaccination: simple text information for adults and children – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Flu vaccinations for people with a learning disability (Carers) – YouTube
Children
- Flu vaccination for children: leaflets and posters – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Leaflets and posters (translated, large print, braille, BSL and audio versions also available).
- Protecting your child against flu leaflet – BSL – Health Publications
- PHE Protect yourself against flu school years 7 to 11 BSL subtitles – YouTube
Training
- Flu immunisation training recommendations – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Flu Immunisation – elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)
- Immunisation training standards for healthcare practitioners – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Last updated 2018
- Immunisation training of healthcare support workers: national minimum standards and core curriculum – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Last updated 2015
- Fluenz Tetra on Vimeo
- Vaccination: rare side effects – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- ImmForm Manual Input Guidance 2324
Written Instruction