The Prevention and Vaccination team have provided a few reminders and resources to support practices reach as many children as possible, including a Nasal Flu GP Toolkit, which has videos, posters and call/recall text and letter templates that practices can use to support to programme.

Increasing influenza immunisation uptake among children: Best practice guidance for general practice provides some helpful hints and tips, including:

• every practice should have a lead member of staff/practice immunisation lead with responsibility for running the flu immunisation campaign and keeping track of progress
• all staff should be involved in promoting the vaccine message to parents; every member of the practice should know their role and responsibilities
• staff should remain tenacious and re-run searches for eligible children; create IT system reminders so that opportunistic immunisation happens; be sure to Make Every Contact Count
• ensure that staff phoning patients have a script but are also able to answer questions and address concerns; this may be particularly useful for hesitant families
• you can order free Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) nasal spray and general flu resources to share with your patients (you may need to sign up).