This two-day Immunisation Training Course for Healthcare Support Workers, Healthcare Assistants (HCSWs/HCAs) and Allied Healthcare Professionals.  

Our foundation course adheres to the National Minimum Standards for Immunisation Training and includes flu, pneumococcal, shingles vaccination and intranasal (spray) influenza for children (2-17 years). 

Course Content

• Infectious diseases and the immune system
• Seasonal influenza, pneumococcal disease and shingles
• Pandemic influenza, swine flu and avian flu
• Viruses and bacteria
• How antivirals, antibiotics and vaccines work
• How vaccines provide individual and herd immunity
• Pernicious anaemia and how vitamin B12 injections work
• At risk groups and their eligibility for vaccines
• Communication: what advice to give to patients and families
• Administration of vaccines and injections
• Side effects, contraindications and precautions
• The anatomy of injection site
• Correct administration techniques for intramuscular, subcutaneous and intranasal vaccination
• Storage and handling of vaccine and correct waste disposal
• Allergy, anaphylaxis and adverse events
• Anaphylaxis management and the requirement for BLS training
• Legal, professional and indemnity requirements regarding administration of prescription only medications by HCSWs
• Legal requirements regarding consent, documentation and confidentiality
• Workbook requirement

Note: A period of mentoring/supervised practice will be required in practice, along with the completion of the workbook post course.

  Date:    7 and 8 January 2025

  Time:   09:15 - 16:30 (both days)

  Virtual via ZOOM

  Cost:    £270.00 plus VAT

 If booking and paying by invoice to practice please see instructions below:

The following information will need to be provided for each attendee:

• Full name of attendees
• Attendees NHS email address
• Attendees job title
• Full Practice address
• Details of where to send invoice to (inc PO number if relevant)

Please ask your Practice/Business Manager to email yvonne@dovetailhealthevents.com with the above information.

Once this information has been received from your Practice/Business Manager, your booking will be made and the invoice will then be sent to your practice/PCN for payment.

Note;  NHS Email address will be required to register