Post Natal Checks - The Speedwell Practice

Mum and Baby

We offer routine mum and baby checks 8 weeks after the birth. One of our Administrators will contact you to book an appointment with a Doctor and Nurse on the same day for your child’s 1st set of immunisations.
If you haven’t heard by the time when baby is 5 weeks old, please contact the reception on 020 8445 7587.

Child Immunisation

Here is the updated list of vaccinations that are routinely offered to children in the UK for free on the NHS. This schedule shows the new changes that are being implemented from June 2013.

If a vaccine is given when a baby still has antibodies to the disease, the antibodies can stop the vaccine working. This is why routine childhood immunisations do not start until a baby is two months old, after the antibodies a baby gets from its mother have stopped working. This is also why it is important for parents to stick to the immunisation schedule, as a delay can leave a baby unprotected. A delay can increase the chance of adverse reactions to some vaccines, such as pertussis (whooping cough).

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

Vaccination Checklist

Here’s a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have them.

2 Months:

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or meningitis in young children) given as a 5-in-1 single jab known as DTaP/IPV/Hib
Pneumococcal infection

3 Months:

5-in-1, second dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
Meningitis C

4 Months:

5-in-1, third dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
Pneumococcal infection, second dose
Meningitis C, second dose

Between 12 and 13 Months:

Meningitis C, third dose
Hib, fourth dose (Hib/MenC given as a single jab)
MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), given as a single jab
Pneumococcal infection, third dose

3 Years and 4 Months, or Soon After:

MMR second jab
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio (DtaP/IPV), given as a 4-in-1 pre-school booster

Around 12-13 years:

Cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer (girls only): three jabs given within six months

Around 13-18 years:

Diphtheria, tetanus and polio booster (Td/IPV), given as a single jab

June 2013: Men C – Booster dose previously given at 4m now given at 13-18y

Rotavirus – Minimum age 6w, Maximum age for 1st dose 14w6d. Not to be started in infants 15w. Not for infants over 24w.