"Children Jabs "

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience, and for your kind words about our team. We’re delighted to hear that you found our nurse helpful and gentle during what can be a challenging visit.

You make an excellent point about how four separate injections can feel overwhelming for the little ones, however under NHS Immunisation Guidance, whilst a child can receive more than one vaccine in the same visit, they should not be injected by two different nurses at the same time for reasons of safety, consent and record-keeping.

For each injection, one trained vaccinator must be responsible for:

- checking consent

- drawing up the correct vaccine and dose

- identifying the right site

- administering the injection; and

- completing the patient’s record

Having two nurses inject simultaneously risks confusion over which vaccine went where and complicates the monitoring of immediate adverse reactions

That said please rest assured that we’re always looking for ways to make immunisation visits as smooth and gentle as possible.

Patient feedback is exactly what we need to help refine our practice so if you have any other suggestions please do let us know :-)