Children's immunisation clinics provide vaccinations against key diseases as part of the national childhood immunisation schedule. Please contact the surgery to book your child’s vaccinations.
Childrens Immunisations
The Surgery actively encourages the full immunisation of children for all of the major diseases, reminder letters are sent to parents when injections are due. Boosters for tetanus & polio are available for teenagers if these are not available through their school.
The following outlines the schedule for child immunisation:
At 8 weeks: 1st immunisation for Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Polio, Hib, and Pneumococcal Vaccine.
At 3 months: 2nd immunisation - as above except Meningitis C replaces Pneumococcal.
4 months: 3rd immunisation - as above with Meningitis C and Pneumococcal added.
At 12 months: 4th immunisation - Hib and Meningitis C Vaccine.
At 13 months: 5th immunisation - MMR & Pneumococcal Vaccine.
At 4 years: Pre-school booster - Diptheria, Tetanus, Polio, Whooping Cough, & MMR Booster.
Please contact the surgery for more information.