Immunisation Training for Nurses and AHPs

About

This two day foundation course follows the guidelines of the National Minimum Standards for Registered Healthcare Practitioners (2018) for immunisation training. It includes an overview of childhood and travel immunisations.

Participants should also have yearly one day updates. Please see our Immunisation Update course for further details.

Content

• The aims of immunisation: national policy and schedules

• The immune system and how vaccines work

• Vaccine preventable diseases

• The different types of vaccines used and their composition

• Current issues and controversies regarding immunisation

• Communication with patients and parents

• Legal aspects of vaccination

• Medicines management - Storage and handling of vaccines

• Correct administration of vaccines

• Anaphylaxis and other adverse events

• Documentation, record keeping and reporting

• Strategies for improving immunisation rates

Aims and outcomes 

Be able to provide accurate and up to date information about diseases and vaccines Provide a safe, effective and high standard of care.

Cost

£299

How to apply for funding and apply for this course

Please complete the MS Form available at the following link: HWE Training Hub Funding Request Form (office.com)

The Training Hub will review and approve the course funding - however, it is your responsibility to book your place on the course you wish to attend. We will review and respond to applications in order of the course date (soonest courses first) and date received. If you have any questions, please contact us at hwetraininghub@nhs.net.

Once the Training Hub has approved your funding request, we will contact you with instructions on how to book your place on the course. When you have booked, please send us your booking confirmation to complete the process. Your booking confirmation must be received by the Training Hub within 1 week of your funding approval. If your booking confirmation is not received within a week of your request for funding being approved, your approval will no longer be valid and you will need to complete a new funding request form, via the MS Forms link. We will notify you if we have withdrawn your funding request.

(The short timeline is due to courses frequently becoming unavailable due to popularity.)

Course booking link

Immunisation Training for Nurses and AHPs | M&K Update (mkupdate.co.uk)