Category Vaccinations & screening

Flu season 2026/27: training slide set

UKHSA's training slides on the national flu programme, eligibility and vaccines, for staff delivering it.

From 1 October 2026, rough sleepers and people in hostels and night shelters are eligible for pneumococcal vaccination.

All new arrivals should have their vaccination status checked and be brought up to date with the UK schedule.

From 1 July 2026 the East and West Midlands teams merged. Send routine immunisation queries and incidents to england.imms@nhs.net.

NHS England invited unvaccinated over-80s eligible since 1 April to contact their practice for RSV vaccination, digital-first.

Signing up on CQRS (participation only) confirms the practice will deliver the 2026/27 children's flu specifications. It's a new process this year.

NHS England is inviting 6–11-year-olds to catch up on missed MMR/MMRV doses at their practice, alongside the GP-led catch-up for ages 1–6.

UKHSA advice on pregnant women inadvertently given varicella, shingles or MMR vaccines.

The 2026/27 flu letter sets out three-year and annual uptake ambitions for the programme.