Childhood immunisations are pre-bookable appointments which are generally held on Tuesday afternoons. Please phone reception to book an appointment.
For the information regarding immunisations up to 13 months please click here.
NHS Choices has a great planner for new parents who can input their baby's details and then download a planner telling them when each immunisation is due. Please click here for a link to the planner.
Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have them.
What immunisations does your child need?
AGE DUE |
DISEASES PROTECTED AGAINST |
VACCINE GIVEN AND TRADE NAME |
8 WEEKS OLD | Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio & Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) | DTaP/IPV/Hib |
Pneumococcal (13 stereotypes) | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) | |
Meningococcal group B (Only for infants born on or after 1 May 2015) | MenB | |
Rotavirus gastroenteritis | Rotavirus | |
12 WEEKS OLD | Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib | DTaP/IPV/Hib |
Meningococcal group C | MenC | |
Rotavirus | Rotavirus | |
16 WEEKS OLD | Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib | DTaP/IPV/Hib |
MenB (Only for infants born after 01.05.2015) | MenB | |
Pneumococcal (13 stereotypes) | PCV | |
1 YEAR OLD | Hib and MenC | Hib/MenC booster |
Pneumococcal (13 stereotypes) | PCV booster | |
Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) | MMR | |
MenB (Only for infants born after 01.05.2015) | MenB booster |
2 TO SIX YEARS OLD (including children in school years 1 & 2) |
Influenza (each year from September) | Live attenuated influenza vaccine LAIV |
3 YEARS 4 MONTHS OLD | Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio | DTaP/IPV |
Measles, mumps an rubella | MMR | |
GIRLS AGED 12 TO 13 YEARS | Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 (and genitla warts caused by type 6 and 11) | HPV (two doses 6-24 months apart) |
FOURTEEN YEARS OLD (school year 9) | Tetanus, diptheria and polio | Td/IPV (check MMR ststus) |
Meningococcal groups A, C, W and Y disease | MenACWY |