Flu Vaccination
Children’s Immunisation Team Bay Tree House
Enfield
EN2 6NZ
Tel: 0208 702 3499
Email: beh-tr.enfieldimmunisationteam@nhs.net
Dear Parent / Guardian,
Your child’s annual nasal flu vaccination is due
The Children’s Immunisation Team will be visiting your child’s school on Thursday 11th November 2021
Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccination (Flu Nasal spray)
Flu can be an unpleasant illness and can cause serious complications. Vaccinating your child will also help protect more vulnerable family and friends by preventing the spread of flu.
With COVID-19 still in circulation it is important to reduce the number of those becoming ill with flu this winter to help protect them, the NHS and social care. Research also shows that if you get both flu and COVID-19 at the same time you may be more seriously ill.
The vaccine is administered as a nasal spray is completely pain free for your child
More information: -
Flu Consent
We are now offering e-consent. Please access the online consent form at the following link:
https://www.enfieldhealthimmunisations.co.uk/Forms/Flu
The unique code for the school is ENF142874
Please note: The Flu Nasal spray contains porcine gelatine, there is an alternative available. Information on this can be found in the link above.
Vaccination information and consent forms
We would be grateful if you could complete the e-consent form for the vaccination as soon as possible. If you prefer your child not to be vaccinated, please complete the ‘no consent’ section and we will no longer contact you for consent.
Public Health England have a duty to protect the public from disease and this includes providing vaccination services which are fulfilled by NHS England working with Local Authorities and schools. This duty allows schools to share basic contact information with NHS England so they can monitor who has and who has not had a vaccination.
Whilst we strongly recommend every child has their vaccinations, we will not do so without the appropriate consent for each.
If you experience any problems accessing the forms, please telephone 0208 702 3499 and the team will be happy to help.
The information provided on the submitted form will be securely held on the child’s electronic health record until they are 25 years old.
The NHS Trust collects personal information to ensure that individuals receive appropriate care and treatment and to meet certain statutory obligations. This information is kept, together with details of the care provided, because it may be needed if you require treatment again. The Trust Privacy Notice provides more information relating to how your information is processed. Please see the following link http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/privacy-notice.htm
If you have any further questions or queries you can contact the Immunisation Team directly by phone or email, using the contact details at the top of this letter.
Yours sincerely,
CYP Nursing Care Group Manager