This is a two day immunisation foundation training course which follows the National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Vaccination Training. Regardless of where they are in the UK, every patient deserves immunisation care founded on consistent standards. The training ensures research based policy, national guidance and patient centred care is at the heart of the learning.

All delegates are required to work alongside an experienced mentor  (who must be a registered professional e.g. Nurse, GP, Paramedic) to ensure you have supervision and support in clinical practice. To complete the training course, each student must complete a competency assessment.

Delegates should have attended basic life support and anaphylaxis training within 13 months prior to the training.

The training will follow the  Core Areas of Immunisation Knowledge:

• The aims of immunisation, national vaccine policy and schedules
• The immune response to vaccines and how vaccines work
• Vaccine preventable diseases
• The different types of vaccines, their composition and the indications and
  contraindications
• Current issues in immunisation
• Communicating with patients, parents and carers about vaccines
• Legal issues in immunisation
• Storage and handling of vaccines
• Correct administration of vaccines
• Anaphylaxis and adverse reactions
•  Documentation, record keeping and reporting
• Strategies for optimising immunisation uptake