Vaccinations
The NHS Vaccination Schedule
Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the ages at which they should ideally be given.
If you're not sure whether you or your child have had all your routine vaccinations, please submit a online consultation using the Patient Triage Service. It may be possible to "catch up" later in life.
2 months
- 6-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) vaccine – this single jab contains vaccines to protect against six separate diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio, Hepatisis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b (known as Hib – a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or meningitis in young children)
- Rotavirus vaccine
- MenB
3 months
4 months
Between 12 and 13 months
2 to 10 years
3 years and 4 months, or soon after
Around 12-13 years
- HPV vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer – two injections given between six months and 2 years apart
Around 14 years
Adults
Pregnant women
