Annual GP immunisation campaign information
FAO: practice colleagues who work on immunisation programmes – including Borough primary care leads, practice managers, GP clinical imms leads, practice nursesThe details of the 23/24 GP annual immunisation campaign have been published. The information about the annual campaign, how to organise it and the requirements for practices can be
found here.
You may have already received the link and have started working on plans to deliver this.
The 23/24 campaign activities fit into two pieces of work, both of which support the national drive for MMR catchup and specifically the London Phase 2 MMR/polio catchup campaign.
This is at a time when we know that MMR vaccination uptake is low in certain populations and there is a risk of sustained measles outbreaks.
The campaign is two-fold and is in addition to any call/recall previously undertaken. Practices can use the current MMR toolkit which practices may find helpful when planning their campaign (an updated version will follow shortly).
From November 2023 to March 2024 – practices will be required to undertake local call and recall for eligible individuals aged 12 months up to and including 5 years.
The webpage gives information on the detail of the call/recall process for the campaign
Attached is a document developed from the Jitsuvax training, that healthcare professionals may choose to use to guide them when having conversations with parents about missed vaccinations.
Primary care leads will work with practices to gather information on completion of the campaign
· From January 2024 to March 2024 – practices are asked to support requests for vaccination from individuals aged 6 years up to and including 25 years. This cohort will be identified through phased national call and recall, and where individuals or parents/carers contact their practice following receipt of the invitation, practices are required to check the individual’s vaccination status for valid vaccinations (e.g., given at the correct age and at the correct intervals) and book an appointment for vaccination if clinically appropriate. Further information will follow, via the Primary Care Bulletin and Regional cascade, to provide advanced notice of the phased national call and recall, including the schedule of call and recall communications. This catch-up will be supported by the School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) for the relevant age cohorts, alongside general practice activity.
The final details of the national MMR call/recall for 6 years to 25 years will be shared with regions in the next couple of weeks and then we can cascade it out to providers and stakeholders
ICB primary care leads will work with practices to gather information on completion of the campaign
If you have any questions about the annual vaccination campaign activities, please do contact either your local imms co-ordinator, your ICB primary care lead or the imms regional inbox
