The NHS schedule - in detail
The team at Informing Consent is currently researching the individual vaccines on the UK childhood NHS schedule.
We are digging deep into each of the childhood vaccines – one at a time. We'll share what we find, such as:
- the health conditions that vaccines have been produced for
- vaccine ingredients – what exactly is in each vaccine vial?
- patient information leaflets
- vaccine trials and their results
- data on safety and efficacy
Plus anything else that we think is relevant to informed consent.
While you wait...
You can start your research now, however.
Our ‘Calling the Shots’ overview is a great introduction to the topic of vaccines.
All of the Informing Consent website, and particularly our Learning Library, is packed with information for you to review and consider.
Develop your knowledge further with these additional resources:
The Electronic Medicines Compendium contains ‘up to date, approved and regulated prescribing and patient information for licensed medicines’. You can access Patient Information Leaflets, Summary of Product Characteristics and more. This could be particularly useful in any discussions with your doctor.
The Green Book has the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK.
The Informed Parent newsletter is no longer published, but the website remains a valuable resource.
Health Freedom Ireland, while not UK-focused, may be of interest to parents and carers researching vaccines - particularly their very detailed Vaccine Booklet.
The Vaccine Papers website 'provides detailed, science-based and objective information'. Their goal is 'to explain the science and make it accessible'.
Vitamin K: your baby's first intervention?
In the UK, within the first 24 hours of giving birth, you will be offered a Vitamin K injection.
Find out more about Vitamin K, why it's recommended, what the research says and what your options are.