Vaccine resources for health and social care professionals - Other guidance and information
All Wales Medicine Strategy Group
The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) advises Welsh Government about the use, management and prescribing of medicines in Wales. All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC) supports AWMSG and its subgroups. The role of AWMSG is to:
- Develop timely, independent and authoritative advice on new medicines.
- Advise Welsh Government about future developments in healthcare.
- Help Welsh Government to develop a medicines prescribing strategy for Wales.
Partnership working
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry Code
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) aims to ensure that the promotion of prescription medicines is carried out in a responsible, ethical and professional manner. The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) was established to operate the Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry independently of the Association itself.
Child health system
In Wales, Health Boards use the Children and Young Persons Integrated System (CYPrIS) application (developed by NHS Wales Informatics Service) to maintain up-to-date records for the children they provide care for.
The CYPrIS application supports the overall management of child health by providing data and statutory reporting requirements to NHS Wales and Public Health Wales.
CYPrIS provides functionality for the National Childhood Immunisation programme. It has a vital role in the call, recall and recording of childhood immunisations. Whenever an immunisation is given in a general practice, at school, at home or in a hospital, to any child up to age 18 years; a scheduled or unscheduled immunisation form must be returned to the Local Child Health Office. This is important, as it ensures the Child Health System records are up to date.
- Unscheduled immunisation record form 01/07/25 to 31/12/25
- Unscheduled immunisation record form template 2023
Each health board has a child health department. Contact your local health board and ask to speak to someone in the child health department.
Pre-school vaccination programme
- Managing Childhood Immunisation Clinics on the Royal College of Nursing website.
- Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) is for use in England only. A version for Wales is being developed by Welsh Government.
- Health visitor good practice guidelines for the follow up of pre-school children who are outstanding routine immunisation (Currently being reviewed)
Pre-school Immunisation Resource Pack
- ‘Is your child up to date with their vaccinations?’ poster
- Pre-school resource pack contacts list
- Information sheet for pre-school managers
- Pre-school parent template letter
- Pre-school staff template letter
School vaccination programme
This section includes links to information and resources for all teenage immunisations and/or school-based immunisation programmes.
Information for the public on all school aged immunisations is available at vaccines for children ages 5-16 page.
Policy letters
Each of the vaccine page for healthcare professionals at the links above or on the VPDP SharePoint policy page.
Vaccination in school guidance
- Healthy Child Wales Programme: for school aged children on the Welsh government website.
- Immunisation Standards for School Age Children, see appendix 3 on the Welsh government website – Currently under review, February 2025
- Vaccination in school settings (VISS) guidelines on the VPDP SharePoint – Currently under review, February 2025
Post-exposure prophylaxis vaccination
Other immunisation resources
- UKHSA: A visual guide to vaccines used in the routine immunisation schedule
- Changes to Shingles vaccination in Wales – Briefing Pack
- Vaccination timeline – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Vaccinations – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- Homepage – BNF Publications
- Home – electronic medicines compendium (emc)
- NHS 111 Wales
- Immunoglobulin: when to use – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Immunisation – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health – UCL – University College London
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- NICE | The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- NaTHNaC | Launchpad to services
- Immunisation/vaccine preventable diseases | HSC Public Health Agency (hscni.net)
- Homepage – Oxford Vaccine Group
- Immunisation | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot)
- Vaccines and Immunizations | CDC
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) | CDC
- Vaccine Damage Payment: Overview – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Home | GOV.WALES
- Vaccines and immunization (who.int)
- Home – All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (nhs.wales)
- Home – Digital Health and Care Wales – Digital Health and Care Wales (nhs.wales)
- Top Tips for Vaccination Champions
- Standard operating procedures: Flu vaccination of healthcare staff via the peer vaccinator model
- The peer vaccinator model in Wales 2023
- Vaccination toolkit for Sexual Health Services Healthcare Practitioners
Vaccination resources in minority languages
To request translation of existing VPDP vaccination resources to minority languages please complete and submit the minority language translation request form.
We will normally get back to you within 2 weeks with a decision. For all other enquires, including requests for support with engagement work please email [email protected].
Page last reviewed: 17th June 2025