Improving flu vaccination uptake for frontline social care workers
Getting the flu vaccine each year remains the best way to help protect health and care staff, their families, and the vulnerable people they support.
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Key resources
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Reminder: Fluenz® Tetra
The nasal spray flu vaccine offered to eligible children, contains porcine gelatine. Practices should ensure that an appropriate alternative flu vaccine is available for children where Fluenz is not suitable or is declined.
Pneumococcal Vaccination Programme Update
Pneumococcal vaccination programmes for infants, adults and individuals at increased clinical risk have new resources available, including the Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness Toolkit.
MMRV Vaccination Programme Update
Practices are encouraged to review the new MMRV catch-up resources , which are available to support the identification and vaccination of eligible patients who may have missed routine immunisations.
COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Update
Guidance for healthcare practitioners has been updated to confirm that Hipra BIMERVAX is supplied as a single-dose vial. Practices delivering COVID-19 vaccinations should ensure they are working from the latest guidance .
Flu Campaign
Please find the flu campaign toolkit here , which brings together a range of resources to support the 2026/27 flu vaccination campaign across Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull.
MMRV catch-up programme
Childhood immunisation indicators
Cervical screening: Mobile Health Hub and Mobile Screening Unit visiting communities
A Mobile Screening Unit continues across Birmingham and Solihull, and a new Mobile Health Hub tours the Black Country from 15 October, giving eligible people another way to attend cervical screening.
Flu resources toolkit for 2026/27
A cluster toolkit of social media posts, graphics, videos and links to national resources to promote flu vaccination to eligible groups.