Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 25 October 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) declining rates of childhood vaccination and (b) anti-vaccine misinformation.
The Department is working with Public Health England (PHE), NHS England and NHS Improvement and other stakeholders to deliver a comprehensive vaccine and immunisation strategy this autumn. The strategy will set out a clear vision for maintaining and developing England’s world-leading immunisation programme over the next 10 years and beyond.
Actions planned or underway to increase the uptake of childhood vaccination include:
- Strengthening the role of local immunisation coordinators – healthcare professionals that promote vaccine uptake, particularly in under-served groups, by supporting areas with low uptake and tailoring specific local interventions to under-vaccinated communities;
- Updating NHS.uk to ensure availability of National Health Service-approved, evidence-based and trusted advice on vaccines; and
- A review of general practitioner vaccinations and immunisation standards, funding, and procurement to incentivise improved immunisation coverage.
Yes5 people think so
No4 people think not
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