Course Information
This session is designed to update health care practitioners involved in delivery or promotion of the national routine childhood immunisation programme with the core knowledge base they need to promote high uptake of vaccination The overall aim of immunisation foundation training is to ensure all practitioners engaging in any aspect of immunisation so that they are able to confidently, competently, safely and effectively promote and administer vaccinations.
It is vital that healthcare professionals involved in immunisation receive solid foundation training in immunisation. They need to understand what the vaccine policies and programmes are, how they are designed and why changes are made. It is also important that they are offered regular updates in order to be informed of any amendments or of new policies and programmes.
Learning Outcomes
- Ensure
that their practice is safe and effective
- Provide
accurate and up to date information about the relevant diseases and vaccines to their
patients/parents/carers
- Support
individuals to make informed decisions about vaccination
- Promote
public confidence in vaccination
- Improve
the uptake of immunisation
- Know
where to request expert specialist advice if required
- Deliver
a high standard of care
- Demonstrate competence in vaccine storage and administration
- To
support staffs compliance and validate the requirement to continue to work
under a PGD
- Access
and follow the recommendations detailed in the online version of Immunisation
against Infectious Disease (the ‘Green Book’) and joint DH/PHE/NHS England
Letters, Welsh Health Circular letters from Welsh Government or Department of
Health for Northern Ireland HSS (MD) letters
Refresher
Target Audience
Registered Health Professionals new to immunisations who have not undertaken immunisation foundation training in a previous role will need to complete this foundation training
Band (Suitability)
LD Prospectus Event Category
Role Specific Mandated Training (eLearning)
Trainer or Facilitator