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The School Age Immunisation Service provides vaccinations to children and young people aged 5-16 (Aged 19 if attending a special school) across Wiltshire, Swindon, Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES).
For those who are home educated, not currently attending school, or requiring catch up vaccinations, appointments can be made at local community clinics. Vaccinations are provided by HCRG Care Group on behalf of the NHS, in line with the National Childhood Immunisation Programme.
Successful delivery of the programme is due to the close relationship between the School Aged Immunisation team and the schools we work with. We highly value the support that schools provide in ensuring our teams are able to provide safe and effective delivery of the sessions.
To consent to any vaccination you will need a School or Electively Home Education Code; these can be found here:
Electively Home Education Code
The Human Papillomavirus – HPV – consent form can be accessed here: HPV Vaccination Consent Form
The Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tetanus (TdIPV) and Meningitis ACWY (MenACWY) consent form can be accessed here: TDIPV MenACWY Vaccination Consent Form
We have a range of information for schools.
We administer the following vaccinations:
Parents / carers will be notified that a child is due vaccination either via email, text message or letter from the school. If a child is home educated or not in education, they will get a letter via the Local Authority or directly from ourselves.
The national immunisation schedule provides more information when vaccinations are due, and can be found below:
If you need any help or advice regarding a child’s vaccinations, do not hesitate to contact the Immunsation Service on 0300 247 0082 (Monday – Friday 9am – 4:30pm).
In some cases, your child may have already received some of the vaccines we deliver as part of the programme. For example, the Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio vaccine can be given by a GP or in Accident and Emergency following an injury like an animal bite and the Meningitis vaccine may have been given as a travel vaccine.
If your child has had these vaccines since they were aged 10, please let us know.
We regularly hold catch up clinics in community venues for the following:
To book a appointment, please contact the Immunisation Service on 0300 247 0082. Please make sure you book in advance.
You will receive an email via your child’s school with details of which vaccination your child is due, providing information about the vaccination and a link for you to complete a consent form, or decline the vaccination. If your child is home educated you will receive information via the Local Authority and can book your child into a clinic.
