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This page contains learning on forthcoming changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule and the selective neonatal hepatitis B programme occurring in July 2025 and January 2026. This includes the introduction of a new routine vaccination appointment at 18 months of age

Routine childhood immunisation schedule & the selective neonatal hepatitis B programme changes 2025

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) have recommended important updates to both the routine childhood immunisation schedule and the selective hepatitis B (HepB) programme. These changes will be implemented from 1 July 2025 and 1 January 2026.

In response, on 7 May 2025, a letter from the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) detailed the changes which will come into effect in Scotland. 

Routine childhood vaccination schedule & the selective neonatal Hepatitis B vaccination programme

NES/PHS have developed a slide set to help support healthcare practitioners to recognise changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule and the selective neonatal Hepatitis B vaccination programme from 1st July 2025.

NOTE: The vaccine specific learning resources affected by these changes have been updated to reflect the changes, which come into effect on 1 July 2025.

Image of Table showing Childhood vaccination schedule

Table showning childhood vaccination schedule
Webinar: National Childhood Immunisation Schedule Changes - 17th June 2025

NES/PHS facilitated a webinar on the changes to the national childhood immunisation schedule on Tuesday 17 June 2025. This included a presentation and a question-and-answer session, to help support healthcare practitioners to understand and confidently discuss upcoming changes to the national childhood immunisation schedule.

 

The webinar was recorded and can be accessed below

 

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