Immunisation & Vaccination Query Line: phe.sssit@nhs email [email protected] the following: 1. Your name and a contact email & telephone number 2. GP practice name and CCG area 3.

Step 1) Have you looked at –

• The online Green Book - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation-against-infectious-disease-the-green-book#the-green-book

• Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccination-of-individuals-with-uncertain-or-incomplete-immunisation-status

• Vaccine Update - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england/series/vaccine-update

• Vaccine Supply - https://vaccinesupply.immform.dh.gov.uk/

• WHO Immunisation Monitoring Global Summary Schedule- http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/globalsummary/schedules

Step 2) Still need additional support to answer your query? Use the below flowchart:

Immunisation & Vaccination Query Line: [email protected] Shropshire and Staffordshire Screening and Immunisation Team- SSSIT (Support for Immunisers in Primary Care and other community settings)

Shropshire & Staffordshire Screening & Immunisation Team (SSSIT)

NHS NATIONAL IMMUNISATION PROGRAMMES/SCHEDULE https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-complete-routine-immunisation-schedule-201314

FOR ROUTINE NON-URGENT QUERIES

Clarifications on FAQs / Support materials / Programme related issues / Incomplete Immunisations / Vaccination incidents / errors (i.e. cold chain):

Please email [email protected] the following: 1. Your name and a contact email & telephone number 2. GP practice name and CCG area 3. Query description 4. Mark incidents/errors as IMPORTANT, they will be dealt with as high priority

Emails are checked daily and responded to within 2 working days

Contracts and Payments

Contact: Sue Wynn (Contracts Manager) [email protected]

Medicines Management

Disposal of vaccines / Prescribing / Patient Group Directions

South Staffs: [email protected]

North Staffs and Stoke on Trent: [email protected]

Telford: [email protected]

Shropshire: [email protected]

West Midlands North Health Protection Team

Clinically complex queries beyond

the scope of the Green Book

Post exposure vaccination advice (Note: Complex queries often require

advice from PHE national expertise and

will need additional time to respond).

Contact:

0344 225 3560 (option 2, then 2)

Travel Health

National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) http://www.nathnac.org/pro/index.htm

Travel Health Advice Line for health professionals – 0845 602 6712 (local call rate) Monday – Friday 08:30-11:45 and 13:00-15:15

Health Information for Overseas Travel 'Yellow Book'

http://www.nathnac.org/yellow_book/YBmainpage.htm

NOTE: All general public immunisation

queries should be addressed by the

immunisation service provider.

DISCLAIMER: The advice given based upon

the information provided does not entail a

clinical assessment of the full patient notes

– that is still the clinician’s responsibility.

Appointments / Scheduling / Checking Immunisation Status

Contact: Relevant Child Health Information System for your area:

Shropshire - 01743 450800

South Staffordshire – Stafford 01283

504419 or Lichfield 01283 504485

North Staffs & Stoke – 01782 275027 (up to 4 ½ yr olds) or

0300 123 1894 ext 1857 (over 4½ yrs).

Shropshire & Staffordshire NHS England PGDs available online at:

http://www.telfordccg.nhs.uk/immunisations-and-vaccinations

NHS England Public Health Commissioning 2015-16- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-commissioning-in-the-nhs-2015-to-2016