Immunisation Update course (Registered Healthcare Practitioners)

Who should attend

Registered Healthcare Practitioners who advise and /or administer immunisations to adults and children. All registered Practitioners who attend must have attended a Foundation Immunisation course
 

What will I learn

This is a half day immunisation update course in line with recommendations from the National Immunisation Guidance from the PHE [2018] and Immunisation Knowledge and Skills Competence Assessment Tool (PHE/RCN). 
 

Course Content:

• Current issues in immunisation
• Recent epidemiology of vaccine preventable diseases
• Any changes to the recommendations or national policy for vaccines
• Update on vaccine administration
• Any changes to legislation relevant to vaccination
• Review of current practice and identification of areas for improvement
• Review of support strategies
• Opportunity to revisit and practice injection technique
• Q&A session for commonly encountered problems in practice

How long will the course take to complete
3.5 hours

How often should I attend
Annually

How much will the course cost
 £85

Training dates and venues

This session is delivered MS Teams

Please contact the Professional Practice Team at ecn-tr.professionalpracticeteam@nhs.net