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Further Learning

Department of Health: Immunisation
This web page contains lots of links to useful resources including Latest News and Vaccine Update, the Green Book and links to other NHS vaccine pages.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Immunisation/index.htm

Department of Health: NHS KSF
The original Knowledge and Skills Framework site, and a link to a simplified version  on the NHS Employers website.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4090843

Health Protection Agency: Vaccination/Immunisation
Find out what’s new and all about vaccine-preventable diseases such as pneumococcal infections.
http://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&Page&HPAwebAutoListName/Page/1204012992543?p=1204012992543

Health Protection Agency:
Vaccination of Individuals with Uncertain or Incomplete Immunisation Status
An algorithm to assist the prompt vaccination of individuals.
http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1194947406156

Immunisation Against Infectious Disease (the Green Book)
This is an essential resource for all health care professionals involved in immunisation. The Green Book is produced by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI advise all four UK-country departments of health.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_079917

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and license medicines for use in the UK. This page explains the Black Triangle scheme which is mentioned in our modules on pneumococcal disease, but you can also reach many other articles of interest to vaccinators.
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/Reportingsafetyproblems/Reportingsuspectedadversedrugreactions/Healthcareprofessionalreporting/BlackTriangleScheme/index.htm

NHS Choices: Vaccinations 
Help your patients, clients and carers to access the information they need to make an informed decision on vaccination.
http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/vaccinations/Pages/Landing.aspx

NHS: Immunisation Scotland
Help your patients, clients and carers to access the information they need to make an informed decision on vaccination.
http://www.immunisationscotland.org.uk/index.aspx

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Reducing the Differences in the Uptake of Immunisations.
A guide to assist vaccination-uptake planning.
http://www.nice.org.uk/PH21

Nursing and Midwifery Council
Standards for Medicines Management (2010 version)
Annex 1 addresses legislation; Annex 7 glossary explains key terms such as PSDs and PGDs; and the 26 standards provide an essential framework for the safe administration of medicines by nurses.
http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/Standards/nmcStandardsForMedicinesManagementBooklet.pdf

Pfizer Vaccines: Support material
Order free, useful resources such as the Childhood Immunisation Schedule wheel to help you at work.
home-hcp/protect/clinic-resources-302.aspx

Glossary

A growing list of definitions to the terms referred to within the eLearning area and support resources...

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