Vaccination Information

Vaccination History/Status

 

The Practice Nurse or Doctor can only issue information concerning your vaccination history. Reception staff are not qualified to release this information to you. As your vaccination status/history is very important, your records require to be checked by a clinician. To obtain your vaccination history, please submit this request in writing to the Practice, Southbank Surgery, 17-19 Southbank Road, Kirkintilloch G66 2NH.

Please allow at least seven to ten working days for your reply.

Please note e-mail requests are not acceptable. For medico-legal reasons we require a signed mandate by the patient for our records.

 

Hepatitis B Vaccination

 

Patients should seek advice from their employer. Students requesting Hepatitis B immunisation for occupational purposes are advised to contact the occupational Health Department at the University where provision for any immunisation will be made.

GPs do not provide an occupational health service as part of their NHS responsibility. 

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Tetanus vaccination

 

A vaccination to protect against tetanus is given as part of the NHS childhood vaccination programme.

The full course of the tetanus vaccination consists of five doses. The first three doses are given during early childhood. This is followed by two booster doses. The first booster dose is given at around four years of age. The second one is given 10 years later. After the full course, you should have lifelong immunity against tetanus. However, if you or your child has a deep wound, it’s best to get medical advice.

If you are not sure whether you’ve had the full course, for example because you were born in another country, contact your GP for advice.

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Flu Vaccination

This year you may notice you're invited to a new location to receive your flu vaccination or the health professional giving your immunisation has changed. GP practice will NOT be involved in the flu vaccination program this year. This will be done centrally and you will be sent a letter from the health board with a designated time/date and location to receive this.  If the date/time on the letter does not suit then please follow the guidance on this to rearrange. DO NOT PHONE THE GP PRACTICE, the staff at the surgery are not aware of the appointment date/times.

Please check NHS inform (link below) for all details regarding the flu vaccine this year. 

https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation/vaccines/flu-vaccine

 

Pneumococcal vaccination

This is also known as the pneumo jab, provides protection against pneumococcal infections.

Pneumococcal infections are caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is sometimes referred to as the pneumococcus bacterium. There are many different strains (types) of the bacterium that can cause a number of conditions, including:

  • pneumonia – inflammation (infection) of the lungs
  • septicaemia – a form of blood poisoning from an infection in the blood
  • meningitis – an infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord

At-risk group

A pneumococcal infection can affect anyone. However, some groups of people have a higher risk of the infection developing into a serious health condition. These include:

  • children who are under two years of age
  • adults who are 65 years of age or over
  • children and adults with certain chronic (long-term) health conditions, such as a serious heart or kidney condition

Types of pneumococcal vaccine

There are two different types of pneumococcal vaccine:

  • pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV): this is given to all children under two years of age as part of the childhood vaccination programme
  • pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV): this is given to people who are 65 years of age or over, and people at high risk
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The HPV Vaccine for girls aged 12 &13

 

The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine is designed to protect against the two types of HPV than can cause 70% of the cases of cervical cancer. It does not protect you against all other types, so you will still need to start going for regular cervical screening when you are 25 years of age.

It is important that you get this protection early enough for it to be effective and the best time for that is in your early teenage years. The vaccine won’t protect you against other sexually transmitted infection. You will need three injections over a period of six months to get the best protection. You will be informed when your immunisation is due. The nurse will give you the injection in your upper arm

Call the free NHS helpline on 0800 22 44 88 (Textphone 18001 22 44 88).

 
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