Supporting resources
These resources support vaccination and immunisation practice, including resources on vaccination during pregnancy and for children and young people. They also cover person-centred care, correct administration techniques, managing procedural anxiety and distress, and ensuring vaccination safety and security.
Practitioners can select the learning most appropriate to their needs.
Note: You will need to be signed in to your Turas account to view and access the some of these resources.
Resources to support, not replace, clinical judgement
These educational resources are regularly updated to support this programme but do not replace clinical judgment. Practitioners should refer to the UK Health Security Agency Green Book for guidance when administering vaccines.
Vaccination in Pregnancy
This new learning resource is for healthcare practitioners who either administer vaccines to pregnant women or discuss vaccination as part of their role. It complements detailed training on Turas Learn covering pertussis, RSV, and influenza, and helps build confidence in communicating benefits and addressing common concerns.
Vaccinating Children and Young People
Note: You will need to be signed in to your Turas account to view and access the elearning module.
These resources aim to help support healthcare practitioners involved with the administration of vaccines to children and young people
NES Person-centred care zone
Person-centred resources here you will find resources to support the improvement of care experience and staff experience. This includes sensory impairment and involving people.
Procedural anxiety
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This resource aims to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge to recognise, manage and support individuals who are experiencing Procedural Anxiety during vaccination procedures. This resource may also be helpful for staff who are...
Procedural distress
Vaccination, safety and security
This learning resource is aimed at staff working in vaccination settings e.g. vaccinators and volunteers and looks at your role in to promoting safety and security. It will provide you with a practical example to work through and enable you to explore how you could de- escalate a conflict situation within a vaccination setting.
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It will provide you with a practical example to work through and enable you to explore how you could de- escalate a conflict situation within a vaccination setting.
Intramuscular Injection Technique for Adults
This short learning resource and video on intramuscular injections are intended to support practitioners administering vaccines, it was originally developed to support the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme however the content is transferrable to other IM injectable vaccines to adults:
Intramuscular injection technique resources
Children aged 5 to 11 years old Intramuscular injection
Administration of Comirnaty® 10 micrograms/dose (Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine, Pfizer/BioNTech) to Children aged 5-11 years old Intramuscular (IM) injection technique
To support practitioners a short video demonstrating correct intramuscular injection technique has been produced.
Please note: Informed consent and preparation of vaccine will not be covered in this video and practitioners should refer to other specific resources on these.
Links to additional information referenced in the video:
Vaccinating children and young people | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot)
Subcutaneous Administration of Vaccines
This short learning resource subcutaneous injection of vaccines is intended to help support practitioners administering vaccines using the subcutaneous route.
The resource was developed by NHS Education for Scotland and Public Health Scotland in collaboration with a range of colleagues with relevant expertise including from the Chief Nursing Officer Directorate in Scotland, Royal College of Nursing and colleagues from across the UK countries.
NOTE: The information contained within this slide set in relation to injection technique has been sourced from the Green Book and other sources. Practitioners should ensure that they at all times adhere to local policies and procedures in relation to clinical skills practice under their employers’ clinical governance
Subcutaneous administration of vaccines resources
Intra-Nasal Flu Vaccine Video 2022/23
This short video demonstrates the correct technique for intra-nasal administration of the Fluenz® Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine
https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/63183/immunisation/seasonal-flu/administration-of-fluenz-tetra-video
