Childhood Immunisations
Our practice nurses are trained and skilled in providing childhood immunisations. Please book the appointments through the reception team. Below is the list of recommended vaccines that we provide for children and adults. If you are planning on travelling , please look at the “travel” section of the website.
Measles Resurgence – For more information about Measles and the vaccination click HERE and for a list of complete routine immunisation please click HERE
At birth
- Tuberculosis (BCG) for those with infected or previously infected family members; all babies living in UK areas where the incidence of TB is 40/100,000 or greater, babies whose parents or grandparents were born in a country with a TB prevalence of 40/100,000 or higher. Immigrants from countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis and their children and infants.
- Hepatitis B for babies born to mothers who are chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus or to mothers who have had acute hepatitis B during pregnancy plus their close family members.
At 2 months
- Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b and Hep B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/Hep B).
- Meningitis B
- Rotarix
At 3 months
- Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b and Hep B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/Hep B).
- Pneumococcal
At 4 months
- Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b and Hep B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/Hep B).
- Meningitis B
At 12 months/ 13 months
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) / Meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) combined.
- Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
- Pneumococcal (PCV)
- Meningitis B
From 3 years 4 months
- Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliomyelitis (DTaP/IPV)
- Measles, mumps, rubella booster (MMR)
- Hepatitis B booster, for children immunised in infancy who were born to hepatitis B infected-mothers .
For all other school aged immunisations see below information:
How to access: Contact the Immunisation Team on one of the numbers below for any queries
Contact Details (Brighton)
01273 696011 ext. 3789
Dyke Building, Brighton General Hospital
Children and Families Clinic
Brighton BN2 3EW
School Age Immunisation Service catch up clinics
Special considerations for adults
- Influenza and/or pneumococcal vaccine is advised for those more likely to have complications such as those with chronic respiratory, heart, or renal disease; asthma; diabetes mellitus; after splenectomy (pneumococcal) or immunocompromise. Also for those over 65 years of age
- Tetanus booster doses are not required for life in the UK following a full immunisation course i.e. a primary 3 dose course followed by 2 boosters, 5 in total. In the event of a high risk tetanus prone wound, human tetanus specific immunoglobulin should be given. Booster doses of tetanus may also be given at this time if the individual has an incomplete or unknown tetanus immunisation history.
Travellers to areas where medical attention may not be accessible and whose last dose of tetanus was more than 10 years previously, a booster dose should be given prior to travelling, even if the individual has received 5 doses of vaccine previously. This is a precaution in case immunoglobulin is not available in the event of a tetanus prone wound. - Poliomyelitis after the 5 childhood doses boosters are advised 10 yearly for health care workers who may be exposed to infected patients and for those going to countries where poliomyelitis is still endemic.
- Meningococcal type C vaccination is now recommended under the British Schedule up until the age of 24 years and a travel consultation may be an opportunity to consider this in relation to life in Britain. However it will NOT give any cover against the A and W135 strains prevalent in Africa when the quadrivalent polysaccharide vaccine is the type that is recommended.
