Sheffield Childrens NHS School Nursing Service
Who are the School Age Immunisation Service?
The School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) consists of experienced registered nurses and health care support workers who deliver the National School Age Programme of Immunisations in Sheffield. Our team have developed processes to ensure that our service is accessible to all eligible children.
The service engages with more than 200 mainstream primary and secondary schools, plus independent schools, special educational needs (SEN) schools, alternative education provisions, and supports young people who are home educated or not in education.
We work closely with other services and aim to provide education and understanding around vaccinations to make sure young people and their families have all the information they need to make an informed choice. We may do this by ensuring families can access information in their primary language or by attending schools and community venues to provide education around vaccinations and their associated public health issues. Our staff are very experienced in giving vaccinations in accordance with the NHS routine national immunisation schedule.