This annual update is a review of the theory and practice of immunisation for those healthcare professionals currently immunising or advising on immunisation in their workplace.
Covers routine adult immunisations – pneumococcal, shingles, pertussis for pregnant women and tetanus as well as reviewing the annual flu vaccine programme for both adults and children.
Please note that those immunisers also doing the routine childhood vaccines will also need to book onto the Healthcare Professional Childhood Immunisations Update Webinar.
Meets the UKHSA National Minimum Standards for Immunisation Training and Core Curriculum for Vaccination Training (2025).
Course Content
This 4 hour webinar covers the medicines management type content required in the annual update – consent, PGDs/PSDs, cold chain, safe and appropriate administration of vaccines etc as well as the adult vaccines – flu (*), pneumococcal, shingles, pertussis for pregnant women, RSV, tetanus and COVID-19.
We are aware that some immunisers give nasal flu vaccine but no other childhood vaccines so we will cover BOTH adult and childhood flu vaccines in this webinar.
• Consent
• Appropriate use of PGDs and PSDs
• Maintaining the cold chain
• Safe and appropriate administration of vaccines
• Review of both the routine and “at risk” adult vaccination programmes, recommended cohorts and vaccine uptake, including:
• Annual influenza vaccination 2026/27
• Shingles vaccination
• Pneumococcal vaccination
• Pertussis for pregnant women
• COVID-19 vaccination
• RSV vaccination programme including resource awareness
• Q & A session
Prior to giving any vaccinations, all registered and non-registered clinicians should undertake a comprehensive introductory training course and competency assessment which aligns to national standards. (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6855b286b46781eacfd71dc9/UKHSA_National_Minimum_Standards_for_immunisation_training_2025.pdf)
These courses are available on our website. (e-learning is available but it is recommended face to face or online interactive training is to be completed alongside e-learning.)
Following the introductory course, an annual update should be undertaken. (Please ensure you have completed the introductory course suitable for your role)
Please only book on this update course if you have first completed an appropriate Introduction to Immunisation course.