Vaccination Schedule

Routine childhood immunisations

When to immunise	Diseases protected against	Vaccine given	Site**
Two months old	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)	DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)	Thigh
	Pneumococcal disease	PCV (Prevenar 13)	Thigh
	Rotavirus	Rotavirus (Rotarix)	By mouth
Three months old	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib	DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)	Thigh
	Meningococcal group C disease (MenC)	Men C (NeisVac-C or Menjugate)	Thigh
	Rotavirus	Rotavirus (Rotarix)	By mouth
Four months old	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib	DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)	Thigh
Four months old	Pneumococcal disease	PCV (Prevenar 13)	Thigh
Between 12 and 13 months old – within a month of the first birthday	Hib/MenC	Hib/MenC (Menitorix)	Upper arm/thigh
	Pneumococcal disease	PCV (Prevenar 13)	Upper arm/thigh
	Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles)	MMR (Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)	Upper arm/thigh
Three years four months old or soon after	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio	dTaP/IPV (Repevax) or DTaP/IPV(Infanrix-IPV)	Upper arm
Three years four months old or soon after	Measles, mumps and rubella	MMR (Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)(check first dose has been given)	Upper arm
Girls aged 12 to 13 years old	Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (and genital warts caused by types 6 and 11)	HPV (Gardasil)	Upper arm
Around 14 years old	Tetanus, diphtheria and polio	Td/IPV (Revaxis), and check MMR status	Upper arm
Around 14 years old	Meningitis C	(Meningitec, Menjugate or NeisVac-C)	Upper arm

Please note

** Where two or more injections are required at once, these should ideally be given in different limbs. Where this is not possible, injections in the same limb should be given 2.5cm apart.

The Meningitis C vaccination will be introduced during the 2013/14 academic year and the vaccine supplied will depend on the brands available at the time of ordering

Immunisations for at-risk children

When to immunise	Diseases protected against	Vaccine given	Site
At birth, 1 month old, 2 months old and 12 months old	Hepatitis B	Hep B	Thigh
At birth	Tuberculosis	BCG	Upper arm (intradermal)

Noticeboard

EXTRA NEWS

A small number of online appointments are now available to book once more these are currently limited in number. In the next few months this will be expanded once more and will include introduction of new online services.

IMPORTANT NEWS

We are currently under the process of redesigning our rota due to changes in medical staffing at the practice. To facilitate the change online booking has been temporarily suspended. Advanced booking is available by contacting the surgery however for the next few weeks we will only be booking appointments 1-2 weeks in advance. We are currently advertising for new medical staff & will have a number of locum doctors working at the surgery; which will include some familiar faces; over the next few months.

Dr French

Dr French will be retiring from the practice on 31st March.

Dr Uddin

Dr Uddin has recently moved back to London. We wish him & his family good luck for the future.

Dr Gateshill

Dr Gateshill will be working part time at the practice from February.

FLU CLINICS 2013

It is still not too late to have your flu jab.

Additional clinics are available to book at the surgery. Please call ASAP to guarantee your vaccination.

Flu vacs for children

Please make an appointment for the new nasal vaccine if your child is 2/3 years old.

Appointments are available in our normal nurse led clinics at all surgeries