Chickenpox will soon become part of the NHS routine childhood vaccination schedule, a step health leaders are calling a landmark moment for public health. Officials say the decision will strengthen ...

When Laura Hamlin* received an automated text from her GP an hour before her son’s booster jabs, cancelling the appointment, ...

A second case of measles has been confirmed in the NHS Grampian area. It comes after the health board last month confirmed ...

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the first time. It will be offered alongside the MMR jab, which protects against ...

Parents are being urged to protect their children against preventable cancers. The call comes from the NHS South West as part of HPV Awareness Day, highlighting the importance of the HPV vaccine for ...

NHS England has delayed its plans to transfer responsibility for commissioning vaccination services to ICBs until next year.

A second case of measles has been confirmed in the Grampian region. Deputy director of public health with NHS Grampian, Chris ...

Public health officials are urging eligible adults to come forward for shingles vaccine after figures show fewer than half have taken up the offer.

NHS Grampian is urging everyone – adults and children alike – to ensure they are vaccinated against measles, as the board ...

The large measles outbreak is affecting unvaccinated children ...