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This guide is for parents and carers of children up to the age of 3 years and 4 months. It provides information on the routine immunisations that are offered to help protect them from serious childhood diseases. It describes these diseases and explains why young children need protection against them. It also answers some of the most common questions about immunisations. The updated version illustrates the routine immunisation schedule for children born on or after 1 July 2024 and can be issued to parents from June 2025.

About this release This report describes the uptake of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines in adults under prison care in Scotland during the winter of 2024/25. Vaccine uptake by...

The MMR vaccine letters are aimed at parents and carers with children in primary and secondary school to raise awareness of the free MMR vaccine provided by NHSScotland. These letters can be translated into languages including Arabic, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Urdu.

The MMR vaccine letters are aimed at parents and carers with children in nursery to raise awareness of the free MMR vaccine provided by NHSScotland. On request, these letters can be translated into various languages including Arabic, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Urdu.

This specimen Patient Group Direction template has been produced by Public Health Scotland to assist NHS boards. NHS boards should amend/adapt this Patient Group Direction template and must ensure that the Patient Group Direction is considered and approved in line with local clinical governance arrangements for Patient Group Directions.

This specimen patient group direction (PGD) template has been produced by Public Health Scotland to assist NHS boards. NHS boards should amend/adapt this PGD template and must ensure that the PGD is considered and approved in line with local clinical governance arrangements for PGDs.

This specimen Patient Group Direction template has been produced by Public Health Scotland to assist NHS boards. NHS boards should amend/adapt this Patient Group Direction template and must ensure that the Patient Group Direction is considered and approved in line with local clinical governance arrangements for Patient Group Directions.

This specimen patient group direction (PGD) template has been produced by Public Health Scotland to assist NHS boards.

This easy read is for parents and carers of children up to the age of 5 years.

A leaflet with information about the flu, RSV and whooping cough vaccines that are available during pregnancy.