Nasal Flu Vaccination

Procedure in SchoolsSeptember – December 2015

Intrahealth1st Floor, Barley Clough Medical Centre, Nugget Street, Glodwick, Oldham. OL4 1BN

Tel 0161 785 7912 Email flu@intrahealth.co.uk

Nasal Flu Vaccination

Intrahealth has been commissioned by the NHS as part of a national programme to deliver nasal flu vaccinations across your area with the overall aim of reducing the amount of flu across the population.

The flu vaccine for children is given as a single dose of nasal spray squirted up each nostril. Not only is it needle-free (a big advantage for children), the nasal spray works even better than the injected flu vaccine with fewer side effects.

It’s quick and painless and will mean your child is less likely to become ill if they come into contact with the flu virus. Its brand name is Fluenz Tetra.

Nasal Flu Vaccination

Stopping the spread of flu

The nasal spray flu vaccine will not only help to protect each child from getting flu, it also stops the disease spreading from them to their family, carers and the wider population. This is known as herd immunity.

Children are good at spreading flu, because they tend to sneeze everywhere and don't use tissues properly or wash their hands. Vaccinating them may also protect others that are vulnerable to flu such as babies, older people, pregnant women and people with serious long-term illnesses.

The flu vaccine for children is expected eventually to prevent at least 2,000 deaths from flu in the general population and lead to 11,000 fewer hospitalisations.

Working Together Protecting Children

• Intrahealth representative will make contact with each school. Please allow at least 15 mins for this telephone call and give consideration as to who will be your school representative for the project.

• Intrahealth will arrange for the delivery of school consent forms.

• Schools to hand out consent forms to all children that will be Year 1 & 2 school years from September

• Schools to text/email/newsletter parents to make them aware of vaccination consent form coming home and to support programme by putting information on flu vaccinations on web site (if possible) and by displaying posters promoting the campaign

Prior to the Vaccination

• Intrahealth will arrange to collect completed consent forms no more than one week from the delivery of the consent forms

• Schools to give thought to a suitable room that can be used on the vaccination day by Intrahealth nurses.

• Schools to provide IntraHealth with class lists for Year 1 & 2 as at September 2015

• Withdrawal form will be provided for schools to fill in if parents contact school. This must be completed if consent is withdrawn

• The Nasal Flu vaccinations are strictly for Year 1 and Year 2 pupils

Prior to the Vaccination

Day of Vaccine

•School to provide member of staff to act as link person (that can confirm names) and bring children to vaccination room

•Intrahealth to provide:Administration staff – (will give consents out checking correct child)2 nurses & admin staff per school depending on numbers.(Check full name & DOB , if child does not know this infoNurses to confirm with school link person correct identity of child)

•Each child vaccinated will be given a sticker

•To work as efficiently as possible with minimum disruption to the school and staff.

Flu Heroes – Nasal Flu Spray for Kids

Post Vaccine Day

• Meet with Local Authority to discuss the roll out of the Nasal Flu programme collectively along with data feedback

• Plan for next year from March 2016

Intrahealth1st Floor, Barley Clough Medical Centre, Nugget Street, Glodwick, Oldham. OL4 1BN

Tel 0161 785 7912 Email flu@intrahealth.co.uk

Thank you for your support with the Nasal Flu programme