Children’s Immunisation and Vaccination Services

Summary

The Essex School Age and Community Immunisation Services provides the Childhood Vaccination Programme to all children and Young people who are:

• Attending school within Essex , Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
• And/or are registered with a General Practice Essex , Southend and Thurrock
• And/or are resident in Essex, Southend and Thurrock

Service Information

The school based programmes currently being delivered in the School Year.

• Childhood Nasal Flu Programme – offered to all Reception to Year 6 pupils and to pupils in Special Educational Needs Senior Schools (Autumn term only). For more information visit our children’s immunisations and vaccinations webpage.
• HPV Programme protection against cervical cancer – offered to all Year 8 girls first dose and Year 9 girls second dose
• School leaver Booster – is that last of dose of Polio, Diphtheria and Tetanus offered to all Year 9 pupils and completes this programme which started when babies are 2 months of age
• Meningitis ACWY – is offered to all year 9 pupils. In addition, there is an extended programme offering vaccination of all Year 12 and 13 pupils with catch up being offered to young people who births fall between 1^st September 2000 to 31^st August 2002

There are monthly community clinics available for children or young people who have missed any of the school based sessions. Children who would prefer to receive their immunisation in this setting are also very welcome. Details of the community clinic dates, times and venues can be obtained by calling your local Immunisation Team office.

Location contact details

BCG Immunisations

BCG immunisation clinics are delivered in community settings following referral from health professional only such as Practice Nurse, Health Visitor or school nurse. The majority of BCGs offered are to babies under one who have transferred into the area and after they have been assessed for eligibility.

Specialist Immunisations

A telephone service is available for all health professionals wishing to make further queries regarding Childhood Immunisations with specialist requirements who undertake Childhood vaccinations. This does not include travel vaccinations.

Referral Information

The service will contact parents of children and young people who are in the eligible ages for each of the vaccinations. Information such as vaccination letters, dates of immunisation sessions and consent forms is communicated to parents via schools and colleges. Parents are asked to return signed consent forms to their school were they will be collected by the Immunisation teams. Parents are welcome to call the Immunisation team office for any additional queries about the vaccinations. If there is a change to your child’s health after you have submitted a signed consent form please contact the Immunisation Team office directly for advice.

Referrals can be made for children from reception age to 19 years from:

• GPs and Practice Nurses
• Other Health Professionals such as Health Visiting and School Nursing teams
• Parents and Young people (dependent on the vaccination programme)
• Education Staff and schools
• Acute Hospitals and adolescent In-patient units
• Local Authority services such as Social Care teams, Educational Welfare, Behavioural support services
• Midwifery Services