Immunisation
We believe immunisation is the best way to protect you and your children against infectious diseases where vaccines are available.
Vaccines protect against many different diseases, including:
- Cervical cancer
- Cholera
- COVID-19
- Diphtheria
- Haemophilus Influenza Type B
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis A
- Influenza
- Japanese encephalitis
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Mpox
- Mumps
- Pertussis
- Pneumonia
- Polio
- Rabies
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Rotavirus
- Rubella
- Tetanus
- Typhoid
- Varicella
- Yellow fever
As a practice, we have a duty of care to you and your children. To fulfil our commitment to disease prevention we proactively invite our patients to attend immunisation appointments when vaccination is due. The invitations are sent via text, email or letter. Where needed, we offer telephone/ face to face appointments to discuss immunisation with a doctor or nurse who can answer any questions you might have.
We ensure you are given relevant information regarding the vaccine you are eligible for so that you can make an informed choice whether to accept the offer of vaccination. Vaccine Knowledge is a source of independent, evidence-based information about vaccines and infectious diseases. They provide clear information on complex topics and back it up with references to high-quality, reliable research. See https://vaccineknowledge.ox.ac.uk/
We are aware that our patients may come across negative information regarding immunisation on social media or via other sources of information. When it comes to childhood vaccinations, we kindly ask you to consider the risks to your child that come from contracting an infectious disease before deciding to decline vaccinations. Many infectious diseases, such as measles, carry a burden of serious complications which can be lifelong https://vaccineknowledge.ox.ac.uk/measles#Key-disease-facts
Please see current UK immunisation schedule via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-complete-routine-immunisation-schedule
More information on how vaccination protects us can be found on https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/vaccines-and-immunization-what-is-vaccination