Health services

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NHS England (Public Health, North Midlands) has commissioned a school aged immunisation service in Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin). The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year. The contract start date is 1.9.2019. NHS England have awarded a contract for a Single Immunisation Provider (SIP) for the immunisation of school-aged children in Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin). The immunisations to be included are: — Meningococcal C (MenC) — containing vaccine (Meningitis ACWY) Immunisation Programme, years 9 school cohort years. ‘This vaccine should be offered to older unimmunised school aged individuals who may self-refer’, — Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Immunisation Programme for girls, years 8 and 9 school cohort years, — Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Immunisation Programme for boys, years 8 and 9 school cohort years, — TD/IPV (Teenage Booster) Immunisation Programme, years 9 school cohort years. ‘This vaccine should be offered to older unimmunised school aged individuals who may self-refer’, — seasonal influenza immunisation programme for children (AGE) Reception to year 6 school cohort years, — possible MMR Catch up cohort programme to support the national strategy on elimination of MMR.