Notts Immunisation and Vaccination Resources
The place to find everything you need about immunisations and vaccinations.
Your one-stop shop for all imms and vacs information!
Easily find vaccination resources and information to support you and your patients.
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Tailored resource list for healthcare professionals in Notts
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NHS England and regional information
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Our immunisation bible! THE Green Book.
All enquiries and incidents should be sent to england.imms@nhs.net and include your practice ODS code.
RCN guidance for healthcare workers administering vaccinations – currently under review.
RCN immunisation competence assessment tool – currently under review.
For access to PGDs, cold chain information and screening, and immunisation bulletins.
For general practice, NHS England regional teams and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).
See page 16 for info on recommendations for update training.
Guidance for Nursing Associates and vaccine administration from the RCN – currently under review.
Vaccination schedule information
Links to ALL government pages on immunisation, Vaccine specifics, publications, guidance etc.
Complete immunisation schedule. Print version available online
Uncertain or incomplete immunisations? Find out everything here.
Changes to the childhood vaccination schedule from 31st July 2025
It's important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection
Data insights, improving uptake and best practice
Do you have the flu vaccine? How do we increase healthcare workers vaccine uptake?
Interesting read about the benefits of vaccination across the life course
Increasing flu immunisation uptake in preschool children: best practice for GPs
Supporting conversations around vaccinations
This article is part of a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution.
For helpful advice and info to support teenagers decision making around vaccines and myth-busting.
Communications toolkit for UKHSA & NHSE stakeholders.
Great resources for children to understand vaccination benefits.
Healthcare professionals' perceptions of challenges in vaccine communication and training needs.
Engaging and communicating with communities about vaccines.
Publications and Resources
Order patient leaflets and campaign info here.
Posters available for ordering via health publications.
Your child's vaccine schedule.
Digital screens, in three creatives, available as 9x16 and 16x9.
Handy tips for parents brining their children for vaccination.
Start your journey to your healthier YOU!
Getting vaccinated while pregnant helps protect you and your baby.
Vaccine Ingredients
Read more about vaccine ingredients in the Oxford Vaccine Group website. This also includes safety information around individual vaccines and videos and general advice.
Ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine programme
Is your patient asking for information on ingredients and information linked to specific vaccines? If so, this website should help you get all the information you need.
This leaflet describes how and why porcine gelatine is used in vaccines
Seasonal Vaccines
Nottinghamshire County Council seasonal vaccination resource page.
The Role of Vaccine Effectiveness Studies for Evaluation of the Benefits of Influenza Vaccines
Information for people with a learning disability
The annual flu letter describes the national flu immunisation programme and outlines which groups are eligible for flu vaccination.
This protocol is for the administration of inactivated influenza vaccine to individuals in accordance with the national influenza vaccination programme.
The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect against COVID-19, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness for some people.
Easy read poster for flu vaccine
Influenza vaccines marketed in the UK for 2025 to 2026, including ovalbumin content.
Alternative languages and translation
NHS uses multiple language videos to reach ethnic minority community groups for Covid and flu vaccninations
Posters and Leaflets in a range of languages can be ordered
Immunisation schedules and vaccines used for countries individuals most commonly immigrate to the UK from.
Immunisation leaflet for migrants who have moved to the UK.
They aim to provide reliable, evidence-based information on immunity, COVID-19 and vaccines to everyone who needs or wants it.
Cultural or religion specific info
Operation Vaccination is a campaign initiated in late 2020 to increase awareness in Muslim communities about the importance of getting a flu vaccination in winter.
This paper will aim to provide clarity and assurances to Catholics about Church teaching and moral issues regarding vaccination
Barriers and enablers to vaccination in the ultra-orthodox Jewish population: a systematic review
Specific patient group info
These guidelines provide updated, GRADE-based recommendations on the use of vaccines in HIV-positive adults.
This leaflet is for patients who do not have a spleen or who have a spleen that doesn’t work
Baby and infant vaccines
Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent many infectious diseases. This page explains how vaccines work, what they contain and the most common side effects.
The MenB vaccine helps protect against meningococcal group B bacteria that can cause serious illnesses, including meningitis and sepsis.
The MMR vaccine gives long-term protection against measles, mumps and rubella.
The 6-in-1 vaccine helps protect against serious illnesses like polio and whooping cough. It's given to babies when they're 8, 12 and 16 weeks old.
The pneumococcal vaccine helps protect against serious illnesses like pneumonia and meningitis.
Understanding their concerns and being familiar with the current scientific evidence about the safety of MMR
School age vaccines
IntraHealth have delivered immunisation services since 2009 and the immunisation programmes are delivered in schools
Explains the HPV, Td/IPV and MenACWY vaccinations given to young people in school years 7 to 13.
Find out more about what human papillomavirus (HPV) is, what the HPV vaccine does, who is eligible and where to get your HPV vaccine.
A guide to the booster given in school Year 9 or at age 14. It explains the 3 in 1 teenage booster dose of vaccine that prevents tetanus, diphtheria and polio.
The HPV vaccine helps protect against human papillomavirus (HPV). It's recommended for children aged 12 to 13 years old and people at higher risk from HPV.
Documents relating to the universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for girls and boys.
Documents relating to the new meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccination programme.
Adult vaccines
Includes info on vaccines recommended in pregnancy and also travel vaccine advice whilst pregnant.
The shingles vaccine helps protect against shingles. It's available on the NHS for all adults turning 65, those aged 70 to 79 and those aged 18 and over with a severely weakened immune system.
The pneumococcal vaccine helps protect against serious illnesses like pneumonia and meningitis.
The RSV vaccine helps protect against infection with RSV, a common virus that can make babies and older adults seriously ill.
Cold chain support and incident management
Search for advice on whether refrigerated medicines can or can't be used after exposure to out-of-range temperatures.
GP mythbuster 17: Vaccine storage and fridges in GP practices
This helpsheet is designed to help you register for a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) ImmForm online account to enable you to order vaccines and other medical products or view vaccine uptake data.
East Midlands Immunisation Clinical Advice Service (EMICAS)
Responding to errors in vaccine storage, handling and administration
Video and Social Media
NHS England - Flu vaccinations for people with a learning disability
NHS England - Flu vaccinations for carers of people with a learning disability
NHS England - Is the MMR vaccine safe for children? | NHS
North Central London ICS - Haringey students discuss the benefits of the HPV vaccine
HPRU EBS Bristol - HPV Q&A snippet - EDUCATE video clip
WHO European Region - Get the facts, get the HPV vaccine!
Projects and shared learning
Nottingham West PCN case study looking at an intervention for vaccination clinics that felt rushed and stressful.