For the latest updates on emergency CYP services, see the Emergency, Rapid Access & Urgent Care Services for Children topic page.
Immunisations and vaccinations
See the Immunisations and Vaccinations section under Related Resources for additional information.
The following immunisations can continue during Covid-19. When delivering the vaccinations, please triage and undertake the advised precautions for giving face-to-face appointments as per NHS primary care guidance.
Childhood immunisations
All routine childhood immunisations from birth up to and including vaccines due at one year of age should continue.
If people present for other scheduled vaccinations, the opportunity to provide these should not be missed.
Maternal and targeted vaccinations
Please ensure that pertussis vaccination continues to be offered to pregnant women. Where vaccination cannot be provided in maternity, please signpost pregnant women to their GP.
Please continue to offer and provide BCG vaccinations. Please risk assess and prioritise those infants aged up to one year who either reside in a borough of a TB incidence rate of >40 per 100,000 or live in a household with a parent or grandparent from a country with a TB rate of >40 per 100,000.
It is imperative that any infant born to a Hepatitis B positive mother receives a course of Hepatitis B vaccination as this is time critical. These infants must continue to be identified and called for vaccinations.
Area specific guidance for Camden
Dr Oliver Anglin is pleased to announce that the Integrated Paediatric Service (IPS) will be rolled out across Camden following the success of the IPS pilot. Triage is gradually being switched on and your practice will be contacted when it is your turn. If you have any queries about this please email Oliver at oliveranglin@nhs.net.
When considering the child, it is important to think of their health within the context of their family and their wider social circumstances. Over the last few years, the Camden CYP team has been working with the local authority, schools, mental health services, primary/secondary care and community health services and the voluntary sector to provide integrated services.
Advice and guidance is available and encouraged.
Area specific guidance for Islington
Advice and guidance is available and encouraged.
