VUK Schools

16/05/2022

👉 Has your child missed their school vaccination? 👈

We are running catch up clinics in various locations - click below to view the full list of locations & dates on our website:

https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/catch-up-clinics

26/04/2022

Vaccination UK - School Immunisation Programme: Parent and Carer Survey 2021/22

This is your opportunity to provide feedback to Vaccination UK on your experience of your child's recent immunisation session.

Click on the link below to complete the survey:

https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/parent-survey

21/04/2022

🖥E-Consent Forms Now Available

We are pleased to announce that our consent forms are now available online via our e-consent forms system.

Paperless for the planet: We believe in protecting the environment and this a clear way to reduce the use of paper.

Handling less paper will also reduce risk of infection and makes the process of consent easier for you, your child, schools and our team.

Consent made simple: You will receive a confirmation email when you complete your consent and you will also get a notification of your child’s vaccination status once they have been vaccinated by our team.

To find and access our e-consent forms, click on the link below:

https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/e-consent-forms

03/03/2022

We have published a statement on our website about the letter circulating on social media, to explain what the letter is about and why it was sent to headteachers in the schools we provide a service to -

https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/post/statement-regarding-the-letter-circulating-on-social-media

Any questions can be directed via our website or local centre which can also be found on our website.

Thank you and we hope this helps clarify everything.

The letter that has been circulating on social media in recent days regarding the use of Gillick competency assessment refers to our process whereby we ask schools to refer pupils to us who do not have any consent in place for the school aged vaccinations that we deliver on a vaccination session in....

24/02/2022

Next week (28th Feb-6th March) is Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Did you know that, on average, 149 weeks pass before those experiencing eating disorder symptoms seek help

That’s almost three years, 37 months or 1,043 days. On top of this, in a YouGov survey conducted for , more than one in three adults (34%) in the UK, who gave an answer, could not name any signs or symptoms of eating disorders

For advice, information & support, visit the Beating Eating Disorders website: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

Eating Disorders Awareness Week is an international awareness event, fighting the myths and misunderstandings that surround , , binge eating disorder and

21/02/2022

A recent report has found that the pandemic has disproportionately harmed children’s mental .

The data (analysed by QualityWatch) indicates that the pandemic has led to an unprecedented increase in demand for services for and young people in , most notably for eating disorders.

Between April and September 2021, there was an 81% increase in referrals for children and young people’s mental health services compared with the same period in 2019.

Read more on the British Medical Journal (BMJ) website here: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o430

15/02/2022

🥴 How's your half-term?!

Remember...the most memorable moments of half-term may not be the big ticket arrangements and outings but the small moments of joy....so enjoy! 😀

09/02/2022

Place2Be, a children's mental health charity with over 25 years' experience, launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. Now in its eighth year, they hope to encourage more people than ever to get involved and spread the word.

This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is taking place on 7-13 February 2022 and the theme this year is Growing Together.

Some children and young people have enjoyed being off school, while others will have really struggled – with the Coronavirus outbreak keeping them at home and away from friends and family for so long.

Why raising awareness is so important…

- 1 in 6 children and young people have a diagnosable mental health problem, and many more struggle with challenges from bullying to bereavement.

- 50% of those with lifetime mental health problems first experience symptoms by the age of 14.

- 1 in 10 boys aged 5-19 with a mental health condition are excluded in some form from school.

Encourage children (and adults) to consider how they have grown and how they can help others to grow.

07/02/2022

HPV (Human Papillomavirus) causes around 9,000 cancers each year in the UK, most of which can be prevented by having the . HPV is responsible globally for 5% of all cancers.

More than 270 million doses have been given globally and up to 60 million doses were given in 2020 alone, with no serious adverse events linked to the HPV vaccine and with an excellent safety profile. Extensive data on the safety of HPV vaccines is available from clinical trials and population programmes.

The vaccine works best when given at age 12-13, when the immune system is strong and before your son or daughter becomes sexually active.

Only two doses are needed (instead of three) if the is given before the age of 15. Both boys and girls need to get this vaccine because HPV infection is so common and some types of HPV cause .

For more information click here: https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/hpv-vaccine

04/02/2022

It's been reported this week that are at their lowest uptake for a decade - the two doses of MMR that helps protect five-year-olds against , and is currently at 85.5%, the lowest for a decade, and well below the 95% target.

is highly contagious, even more so than Covid, and can cause serious illness. 9 in every 10 people can catch it if they are unjabbed and exposed.

More than one in 10 school entry-age children in England are at risk of measles because they have not had their jabs, data reveals.

Read the full article on the BBC website here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60200774

31/01/2022

Would you like to know more about the child nasal flu vaccine?

We will have vaccinated nearly 456,000 by the end of the 2020/2021 academic year, by the end of the next season, we will have offered more than 1.25 million children the flu vaccine alone

Find out more here: https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/nasal-flu

28/01/2022

🦠 Whooping cough (also called pertussis) is a bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. It spreads very easily. It is also known as pertussis or the '100-day cough', and is a highly contagious bacterial disease.

The good news is that It can be vaccinated against. Read more in our article here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vaccination-uk-schools_childrenshealth-vaccination-activity-6892855665178877952-92_t