Immunisation
This section is for members of the general public and public health staff who want up-to-date information about immunisation.
NHS Health Scotland works closely with partners such as Health Protection Scotland (external link) and NHS Board Immunisation Coordinators to provide up-to-date resources to support national immunisation programmes and to promote informed consent with regard to immunisation.
Our Vaccine Information page provides links to information on each immunisation and the diseases they protect against.
Information and resources on immunisations for each age group are available from the following pages:
Babies 0 to 13 months
Children from 3 years 4 months
Teenagers 12 to 18 years
Young Adults 20 to 24 years
Older Adults over 65 years
The HPV Immunisation Programme provides information on the vaccine that prevents infection with some types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that can cause cervical cancer.
www.fightcervicalcancer.org.uk answers an array of questions about cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine, as well as links to sites where you can find out more.
Contact
For general health care information you can contact
NHS Helpline
0800 22 44 88 (Textphone 18001 22 44 88)
or if it is an emergency
NHS24
08454 24 24 24
Page updated: 28 May 2009.