Immunisation Update for HCAs

The National Standards of immunisation states that:
“Provision of a regular and ongoing programme of updates for those HCSAs who have completed the initial immunisation training should be seen as a priority. A minimum of once yearly updates is recommended”.

This half day session will provide evidence of a yearly update in immunisations and include a competency framework for your Portfolio. It will be interactivce and informative with case studies /an assessment quiz and certificate of completion.

Governance

This session will include:

• Current legislation for HCAs providing vaccinations
• Revisit PSD / delegation / competency / documentation
• Understanding the advancing HCA role and its limitations in practice
• Best practice (safe and effective / high standards of care)
• Revisit competency – National Immunisation standards – to include competency framework
• Accountability and responsibility

Vaccination Update

This session will include:

• An update of the current vaccinations being administered by HCAs in practice.

• The difference between innate, passive and active immunity
• The basic immune response to a vaccine
• The differences between a live and an inactivated vaccine
• Herd immunity
• Immunosuppression and its impact on the individual and the vaccination uptake
• Precautions that should be taken after administering a live vaccine

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