Vaccine resources for health and social care professionals - Other guidance and information
All Wales Medicine Strategy Group
The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) advises Welsh Government about the use, management and prescribing of medicines in Wales. All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC) (external site) supports AWMSG and its subgroups. The role of AWMSG is to:
- Develop timely, independent and authoritative advice on new medicines.
- Advise Welsh Government about future developments in healthcare.
- Help Welsh Government to develop a medicines prescribing strategy for Wales.
Partnership working
Medicines optimisation and safety (external site) support the best use of medicines to help patients in Wales be healthier and better-informed by providing understanding of prescribing, medicines safety and toxicology data to decision-makers. They use the latest evidence and data to guide best practice, improve patient outcomes and reduce harm.
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry Code
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) (external site) aims to ensure that the promotion of prescription medicines is carried out in a responsible, ethical and professional manner. The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) (external site) was established to operate the Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry independently of the Association itself.
Child health system
Unscheduled immunisation record form
Preschool vaccination programme
- Preschool vaccinations resources
- Managing Childhood Immunisation Clinics (external site)
- Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) (external site) is for use in England only. A version for Wales is being developed by Welsh Government.
- Health visitor good practice guidelines for the follow up of pre-school children who are outstanding routine immunisation – Currently being reviewed.
Preschool Immunisation Resource Pack
- Preschool manager letter
- Preschool resource pack contacts list
- Preschool parent template letter
- Preschool staff template letter
School vaccination programme
This section includes links to information and resources for all teenage immunisations and/or school-based immunisation programmes.
Information for the public on all school aged immunisations is available at vaccines for children ages 5-16 page.
Teenage Vaccinations
The teenage vaccination slide set is a template to support delivery of local vaccine information sessions for children and young people.
Policy letters
Each of the vaccine page for healthcare professionals at the links above or on the VPDP SharePoint policy page (external site).
Vaccination in school guidance
- Healthy Child Wales Programme: for school aged children (external site)
- Immunisation Standards for School Age Children, see appendix 3 (external site) – Currently under review
- Vaccination in school settings (VISS) guidelines – Currently under review
Post-exposure prophylaxis vaccination
Other immunisation resources
- UKHSA: A visual guide to vaccines used in the routine immunisation schedule (external site)
- Vaccination timeline (external site)
- Vaccinations – NHS (external site)
- BNF Publications (external site)
- Electronic Medicines Compendium (external site)
- NHS 111 Wales (external site)
- Immunoglobulin: when to use (external site)
- Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (external site)
- Immunisation – GOV.UK (external site)
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (external site)
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (external site)
- The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (external site)
- NaTHNaC Launchpad to services (external site)
- Immunisation/vaccine preventable diseases (external site)
- Oxford Vaccine Group (external site)
- Immunisation | Turas (external site)
- Vaccines and Immunizations – CDC (external site)
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (external site)
- Vaccine Damage Payment: Overview (external site)
- Welsh Government (external site)
- Vaccines and immunization (external site)
- All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (external site)
- Digital Health and Care Wales (external site)
- Standard operating procedures: Flu vaccination of healthcare staff via the peer vaccinator model
- The peer vaccinator model in Wales 2023
- Vaccination toolkit for Sexual Health Services Healthcare Practitioners
Vaccination resources in minority languages
To request translation of existing VPDP vaccination resources to minority languages please complete and submit the minority language translation request form.
We will normally get back to you within 2 weeks with a decision.
For all other enquires, including requests for support with engagement work please email [email protected].
Page last reviewed: 21st August 2026