Immunisation Course for Registered Healthcare Professionals
(Foundation level 2-day course)

Our two-day immunisation course is in line with the ‘National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Registered Healthcare Practitioners‘ and includes UK Schedule childhood and adult vaccinations.
We provide registered healthcare professionals with the most up-to-date information and evidence to inform their clinical practice and introduces practitioners to additional information and research .
Course content
- The aims of immunisation, national vaccine policy and schedules
- The immune response to vaccines and how vaccines work
- The different types of vaccines, their composition and the indications and contraindications
- Current issues in immunisation
- Any changes to vaccine recommendations or national policy
- Communicating with patients, parents and carers about vaccines
- Legal issues in immunisation
- Storage and handling of vaccines
- Correct administration of vaccines
- Anaphylaxis and adverse reactions
- Documentation, record keeping and reporting
- Strategies for optimising immunisation uptake
- Vaccine Preventable Diseases
This course includes update information on the the full set of vaccine products available for the National Childhood and Adult Schedule in the UK.