Immunisation and Vaccination Update for Registered Health Care Professionals

Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria:

This update session is targeted at GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other clinicians whose role involves administering immunisations or advising on vaccinations as part of their clinical practice and can be used to meet their yearly training update requirement

Course Content:

The aim is to update the knowledge and skills of registered health care professionals including GPs, Nurse Practitioners and Practice Nurses who administer flu and pneumococcal vaccinations, this course will also include fluenz, shingles, tetanus & COVID vaccinations and review of Child and Adult programmes & vaccines, management of adverse events, legal aspects and data management.

Learning Objectives: This course will cover:

• Updated information to implement this year’s flu immunisation programme
• National and local guidelines related to the flu immunisation programme
• Review of child and adult programmes and vaccines
• Chickenpox
• Changes to the immunisation schedule
• Management of adverse events
• Legal aspects
• Data management

Trainer: Dr David Baxter, Director of Infection Control and Prevention

Refreshments Provided: N/A - Remote

Cost: This course is free of charge for all those who work in Stockport General Practice. For all other delegates the cost is £40 per person.

Pre-Requisites: All delegates need to be up to date with their annual Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis training.

Date/Time/Venue:  The sessions are running on the following dates

Monday 1st June 2026, 9am – 1pm via Zoom

Wednesday 8th July 2026, 9am - 1pm via Zoom

Monday 7th September 2026, 9am - 1pm via Zoom

Thursday 8th October 2026, 9am - 1pm via Zoom

Dr Baxter would appreciate any input regarding topics you would like him to cover in these update sessions.

These sessions will be carried out via a video conferencing platform, delegates will need a computer or smart phone to join, where possible they are encouraged to use a web camera to fully participate. All joining details and coaching will be available before the session.