This course covers all the requirements for an immunisation update as set out in the National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training.
 

Areas covered will therefore include:

• Current issues in immunisation relating to vaccines that HCA’s administer (including flu, COVID,  Shingles, and Pneumococcal) and also other injectable medicine such as B12 injections.
• Recent epidemiology of the diseases HCA’s commonly vaccinate for changes to recommendations or national policy 
• Changes to storage, ordering and administration 
• Legislative changes 
• Areas for improvement and adverse incidents as well as current ‘hot topics’ in the industry
• Review recognition and management of anaphylaxis, appropriate management of adverse reactions and the requirement to undertake mandatory training in basic life support
• Consider the HCSW role in immunisation and injections, and its limitations