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This learning resource has been designed to help equip registered healthcare practitioners with the essential knowledge and skills needed to effectively deliver the Pneumococcal Infant immunisation programme.
Whether you are new to Pneumococcal vaccination in infants or seeking to enhance your expertise, these materials provide up-to-date guidance, best practices, and key insights to support safe and effective immunisation.
For detailed guidance on the use of the Pneumococcal vaccine, healthcare practitioners should refer to the Green Book – chapter 25.
In order to support The National Infant Pneumococcal Vaccine Programme, NHS Education for Scotland in partnership with Public Health Scotland has developed resources for registered healthcare practitioners. These can be found below and include training slides (and accompanying notes)
The routine infant programme, as revised in 2020, consists of two doses of a suitable pneumococcal conjugate vaccine at the following schedule:
· 12 weeks Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13 or PCV15)
· One year Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13 or PCV15)
Infant pneumococcal programme (Slides with notes) 14012025
Infant pneumococcal programme 161224 Read Only
Version Control Log Infant Pneumococcal 14012025, PDF
This resource may be available, in full or summary form, in alternative formats and community languages. Please contact NHS Education for Scotland on 0131 656 3200 or email altforms@nes.scot.nhs.uk to discuss how we can best meet your requirements.
Transcripts of any videos within this resource are available on request.