Vaccine uptake in the general population [NG218]

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2022)

NICE - N/

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Evidence Categories

• Care setting: Secondary Care
• Care setting: Workplace setting
• Care setting: Other settings
• Care setting: Supported living/care homes
• Care setting: Prisons
• Care setting: Primary care
• Population group: Religious communities
• Population group: Adults
• Population group: People not registered with a GP
• Population group: Asylum seekers
• Population group: Pregnancy/ post-partum
• Population group: Prisoner/ ex prisoner
• Population group: Specific occupational group
• Population group: Intellectual disability
• Population group: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic populations
• Population group: Drug users
• Population group: Migrants
• Population group: People from non-English speaking families
• Population group: Housebound
• Population group: Gypsy, Roma and traveller communities
• Population group: Homeless
• Intervention: Other Intervention
• Intervention: Provider incentives
• Intervention: Reminder/recall (provider)
• Intervention: Reminder/recall (patient)
• Intervention: Health literacy
• Intervention: Provider education
• Intervention: Improving access
• Outcome: N/A

Type of Evidence

Guidance

Overview

This guideline aims to increase the uptake of all vaccines provided on the NHS routine UK immunisation schedule by everyone who is eligible. It supports the aims of the NHS Long Term Plan, which includes actions to improve immunisation coverage by GPs (including the changes to vaccinations and immunisations detailed in the 2021/2022 and 2022/23 GP contracts) and support a narrowing of health inequalities.

Recommendations

This guideline includes recommendations on:

• service organisation
• identifying eligibility, giving vaccinations and recording vaccination status
• invitations, reminders and escalation of contact