Our medical staff provide the national child immunisation vaccination program. Chloe Brown is our childhood vaccination lead.
8 weeks
6-in-1 vaccine, given as a single jab containing vaccines to protect against six separate diseases: diphtheria; tetanus; whooping cough (pertussis); polio; Haemophilus influenzae type b, known as Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or meningitis in young children; and hepatitis B
12 weeks
6-in-1 vaccine, second dose
Rotavirus vaccine, second dose
16 weeks
6-in-1 vaccine, third dose
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine, second dose
Men B vaccine second dose
One year
Hib/Men C vaccine, given as a single jab containing vaccines against meningitis C (first dose) and Hib (fourth dose)
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, given as a single jab
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine, third dose
Men B vaccine, third dose
2-8 years (including children in reception class and school years 1 to 4)
Children’s flu vaccine (annual)
3 years and 4 months
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, second dose
4-in-1 pre-school booster, given as a single jab containing vaccines against: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and polio
12-13 years (girls only)
HPV vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer – two injections given 6-12 months apart
14 years
3-in-1 teenage booster, given as a single jab containing vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus and polio
Men ACWY vaccine, given as a single jab containing vaccines against meningitis A, C, W and Y