Immunisations & Vaccinations Update

including seasonal flu campaign 2023/24

‘To ensure ongoing public confidence in vaccines and a high vaccine uptake, it is vital that all those who advise on and/or administer immunisations are confident, knowledgeable and up to date.’     NHS England 

This webinar is suitable for all clinicians involved in immunisation programmes, requiring an annual update, to review the theory and practice for clinicians currently immunising or advising on immunisation in their workplace.

It is unsuitable for those new to immunisations however, the Imms & Vaccs Foundation course is coming soon.

Course Content: 

  1. Current issues in immunisation
  2. Recent epidemiology of vaccine preventable disease
  3. Any changes to vaccine recommendations or national policy
  4. Update on vaccine ordering, storage and administration
  5. Any changes to legislation relevant to vaccination
  6. Review of current practice, recent vaccine incidents and identification of areas for improvement
  7. Q&A session for problems encountered in practice

The course has been designed in line with the recommendations of Public Health England National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Registered Healthcare Practitioners (2018)

30th November 2023

2.30pm-4.30pm

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£66

The cost of this course is inclusive of 20% VAT

Individuals can pay by card.

Organisations can choose to pay by card or invoice.

Bespoke training available.

ONLINE

Delivered by ZOOM

CPD: 2 hours

Certificates of participation are available to all attendees on submission of evaluation and handouts for each course are available for future reference via the MedAll platform.

Using your NHS email to register with MedAll will expedite verification which will allow you unlimited access to your certificate and reflective notes for CPD and revalidation. If you have a different email provider or are new to MedAll, click here for a helpful guide on registration and verification.

What attendees have said:

It was an excellent refresher, it has made me think about my practice/ current knowledge! 

GPN

Meet the trainer

Sarah O’Donnell

RN BSc (Hons) PG Cert Adv. Nurse

Independent Prescriber 

Clinical Lead

Sarah O’Donnell is a registered Adult Nurse. During her time at university she was a student & school representative and University Senator. Sarah went on to study a post graduate certificate in Advanced Nursing Practice and became a General Practice Nurse (GPN).  In Later years she also completed her independent and Supplementary Prescribing Qualification. Sarah has worked in Primary care since qualifying, attaining all the GPN qualifications and becoming a Lead GPN/ Nurse Manager 2 years after completing her training.

Previously Sarah has chaired the CNO shared decision-making council for primary care, created the GPN SNN and worked with Smart Health Solutions on many projects, ranging from Learn with Nurses, Covid support and helped create further networks for nurses.

Sarah currently works as the Professional Lead for General Practice Nursing in Leeds, also undertaking Locum GPN clinics to support local surgeries and is a freelance trainer covering many areas of general practice training.