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Written question asked by Baroness Greengross (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 12 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 April 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 21 March (HL7044), why the current section 7a public health functions agreement does not include key deliverables for the provision of pneumococcal vaccination to severely immunocompromised children aged at least five years and adults, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in July 2013.

Answer

The 2016-17 Section 7A public health functions agreement specifies key deliverables in relation to new or changed programmes that are being introduced within 2016-17.

The provision of pneumococcal vaccination to severely immunocompromised children aged at least five years and adults, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in July 2013, is reflected in the relevant service specification for the existing pneumococcal immunisation programme and within the document Immunisation against Infectious Diseases (‘the Green Book’). The Green Book is published on the GOV.UK website in an online only format.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7576
Session
2015-16
Related items
Vaccination
Monday, 21 March 2016
Written questions
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Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
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Subjects
Vaccination Pneumococcal diseases Immunosuppression
Link
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