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In 2024/25 NHS Kent & Medway spent over:

£2.1 million on productsfor dry skin AND
£250,000 on bath and shower products

Moisturers and bath and shower products are available to purchase at supermarkets, convenience stores and local pharmacies. They do not require a prescription.

Immunisations from 1.7.25

NHS Vaccinations and when to have them

It's important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection but if you or your child has missed a vaccine contact the surgery to catch up.

NHS Vaccination Schedule as at 1.7.25

Vaccines for babies under 1 year old

Age	Vaccines
8 weeks	6-in-1 vaccine Rotavirus vaccine MenB vaccine
12 weeks	6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose) MenB (2nd dose) Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose)
16 weeks	6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose) Pneumococcal vaccine (1st dose)

Vaccines for children aged 1 to 15


Age	Vaccines
1 year	MMR vaccine (1st dose) Pneumococcal vaccine (2nd dose) MenB vaccine (3rd dose)
2 to 15 years	Children's flu vaccine (every year until children finish Year 11 of secondary school)
3 years and 4 months	MMR vaccine (2nd dose) 4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine
12 to 13 years	HPV vaccine
14 years	Td/IPV vaccine (3-in-1 teenage booster) MenACWY vaccine

Vaccines for adults

Age	Vaccines
65 years	Flu vaccine (given every year after turning 65) Pneumococcal vaccine Shingles vaccine (if you turned 65 on or after 1 September 2023)
70 to 79 years	Shingles vaccine
75 to 79 years	RSV vaccine

Vaccines for pregnant women

When it's offered	Vaccines
During flu season	Flu vaccine in pregnancy
Around 20 weeks pregnant	Whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine
From 28 weeks pregnant	RSV vaccine

Important

If you're starting college or university, you should make sure you've already had:

the MenACWY vaccine – which protects against serious infections like meningitis. You can still ask your GP for this vaccine until your 25th birthday.
2 doses of the MMR vaccine – as there are outbreaks of mumps and measles at universities. If you have not previously had 2 doses of MMR, you can still ask your GP for the vaccine.
the HPV vaccine – which helps protect against genital warts and cancers caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), such as cervical cancer.

Extra vaccines for at-risk people

Some vaccines are only available on the NHS for groups of people who need extra protection.


At-risk group	Vaccines
Babies born to mothers who have hepatitis B	Hepatitis B vaccine at birth, 4 weeks and 12 months
Children born in areas of the country where there are high numbers of TB cases	BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine at around 4 weeks
Children whose parents or grandparents were born in a country with many cases of TB	BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine at around 4 weeks
Children 6 months to 17 years old with long-term health conditions	Children's flu vaccine every year

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