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London Hep B domiciliary service for neonates

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Babies born to mothers who are positive for Hepatitis B should receive doses of monovalent Hepatitis B vaccine at birth, 4 weeks and 12 months to reduce the chance of...

Seasonal flu campaign 2024/25

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The general practice Seasonal Flu Enhanced Service for 24/25 runs from 1 September 2024 until 31 March 2025. There is no change in eligibility arrangements or vaccine recommendations from 23/24,...

Covid vaccination campaign 2024/25

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The Government has accepted JCVI advice for the COVID-19 autumn/winter vaccine offer. Eligible groups are: adults aged 65 years and over, residents of older adult care homes, those at increased...

Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination

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A letter explaining the change was issued in late May and further guidance for healthcare professionals at the end of June. Boostrix-IPV (dTaP/IPV) currently being used for the pertussis vaccination...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination

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This letter to practices covers the changes resulting from this move to an essential service. UKHSA and NHS England have created a shared toolkit which helps stakeholders communicate the benefits...

Student vaccinations

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In August 2024 the UKHSA issued an updated vaccination communications toolkit for students, covering measles, mumps, meningitis, Covid and other relevant vaccinations....

NHS cervical screening programme in London

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As part of the implementation of Section 6.12 of the national guidance for the acceptance of cervical screening samples in laboratories Cervical Screening London laboratory, ICB Directors of Nursing/Leads and...

PCN schedules

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The document is available as a PDF and Word for practices to download and fill out. The model schedules document has been updated over time, with the most recent being...

Routine patient communications via email

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Summary In light of recent ICB decisions to cap text messaging, general practices have been encouraged to adopt emails as a routine method for patient communication. As this is a...