Immunisation and vaccination
Immunisation remains one of the most effective public health interventions for protecting individuals and the community from serious diseases. The national routine childhood immunisation programme currently offers protection against 13 different vaccine-preventable infections.
In addition to the routine childhood programme, selective vaccination is offered to individuals reaching a certain age or with underlying medical conditions or lifestyle risk factors.
NHS England is responsible for commissioning local immunisation programmes and accountable for ensuring local providers of services will deliver against the national service specification and meet agreed population uptake and coverage levels as specified in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.