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Northumbria to deliver North East immunisation programme
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, is to deliver immunisations to children and young people in schools across the North East.
Specialist nurses from the trusts will deliver the immunisation programme in over 600 schools in Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland from October.
Northumbria Healthcare was awarded the contract to deliver the service across the North East for children aged four to 18.
The programme aims to give children the best protection against a range of infections and diseases, ensuring they are protected from infancy, through their teenage years and on to adulthood.
It includes the annual flu vaccination for children in reception and years one to four, the HPV vaccine for 12-13 year old girls and the ‘three in one’ teenage poster for diphtheria, tetanus and polio.
Every year it will involve over 100,000 children and young people.
The team will work in partnership with Public Health England, schools and pupil referral units as well as home-educated children and traveller fails, GPs, the 0-19 community services and looked-after children’s teams to deliver the service.
Jonny Cardwell, consultant paediatrician and business unit director for child health at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The national immunisation programme is a vital part of safeguarding the long-term health of our population, ensuring children and young people across the North East are vaccinated against a range of infections and diseases.
“For many years we have delivered this service in Northumberland and North Tyneside and we are delighted that we can use that experience to roll this service out across the region, in partnership with South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, to benefit children and young people further afield.
“We fully appreciate that having a vaccination can be a stressful experience for young people, particularly young children, and our teams of specialist nurses are highly-trained in this area to ensure that it is as stress-free as possible.
“Parents and carers of children and young people will be receiving the information about the vaccination from their school over the next few weeks.”
Irene Stables, divisional director, community services at South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We’re delighted that our experienced and committed teams of healthcare professionals will continue to provide this important public health service for children and young people across Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland."
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