New Immunisers – (2 day) Foundation Course: *For Registered Healthcare Workers

All training is delivered by an Immunisation Specialist Nurse and in line with PHE (2018) National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Registered Healthcare Practitioners.

Course content covers the following core areas of knowledge:

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  1. The aims of immunisation: national policy and schedules
  2. The immune system and how vaccines work
  3. Vaccine preventable diseases
  4. The different types of vaccines used and their composition
  5. Current issues and controversies regarding immunisation
  6. Communicating with patients and parents
  7. Legal aspects of vaccination
  8. Storage and handling of vaccines
  9. Correct administration of vaccines
  10. Anaphylaxis and other adverse events
  11. Documentation, record keeping and reporting
  12. Strategies for improving immunisation rates

Based in Northamptonshire, Immunisations UK Ltd offer Immunisation Training and Specialist Immunisation Nurse Services 

In line with government recommendations, all vaccinators should receive Annual (1 day) update Immunisation Training, and all new immunisers require a 2-day Introduction to Immunisations course, based on Public Health England (2018) National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Registered Healthcare Practitioners and PHE (2015) The National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Healthcare Support Workers.

With strong links to UK Health & Security Agency – UKHSA (formerly Public Health England – PHE), Immunisations UK Ltd will provide Immunisation Training and Specialist Immunisation Nursing skills/advise based on the most up to date research and Department of Health recommendations.