This page relates to ADULT VACCINATIONS.
Routine Immunisation of Children and Young People are provided by Children’s Teams based in the 4 HSCPs and the Community Vaccination Team – please see:
Children and Young People Vaccinations
Important notice: Please note that GPs do not provide vaccination services and patients should not be referred to their GPs for these. Clinicians seeing patients should advise them of the following services.
NHS Lothian HSCP Vaccination Service – ADULTS
The Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Vaccination Service provides a variety of vaccination and immunisation services for adults in Lothian. These include:
Routine vaccinations:
- flu, pneumococcal, RSV and shingles.
- COVID-19 vaccinations.
- ‘Missed’ childhood vaccinations (up to the age of 25).
- Additional vaccinations for people with underlying medical conditions.
Services NOT provided by HSCP Vaccination Teams.
The HSCP Vaccination Teams do not provide the following services:
- Travel Vaccination: Offered by the Travel Service.
- Mpox Vaccination: Offered by the Sexual Health Service.
- Rabies Post-Exposure Treatment: Available by rabies pathway.
- Occupational Health or Private Vaccination Requests: Offered by private providers. Patients should seek advice from their employer.
- Pertussis, flu and RSV during pregnancy: Offered by Maternity.
- Hepatitis B for babies of mothers with Hepatitis B: Offered by 0-5 Vaccination Teams.
How to refer:
Additional Vaccines for Individuals with Underlying Medical Conditions
Clinicians can use the Non-Routine Vaccines Form to request vaccination for individuals who require:
- Expedited Vaccination
- COVID-19, flu, pneumococcal, RSV or shingles vaccinations may be expedited to coincide with other treatment such as chemotherapy, or to be administered before anticipated immunosuppression.
- Follow-up / Completion Doses:
- For individuals who have received emergency vaccination post-exposure (e.g. tetanus, Hepatitis B).
- Other non-routine vaccinations:
- For people with underlying medical conditions as per Green Book guidance (note: referral is not required for pneumococcal or flu for these patients).
- For women planning pregnancy who require MMR vaccination.
- Revaccination Programmes
- Following Stem Cell Transplant: As per agreed processes with the service, with Patient Specific Direction (PSD) in place.
Accessing Routine Vaccinations
- No Referral Form is Required for routine vaccinations (flu, pneumococcal, shingles, RSV and COVID-19). The service will contact patients directly if they are eligible.
- Eligibility is determined based on age or clinical coding. New files of eligible people are shared with the Vaccination Service regularly. If the patient’s clinical coding is correct, they will be called forward.
- Missed childhood vaccinations (up to age 25): Patients can be directed to call the NHS Lothian Vaccination Enquiries Helpline on 0300 790 6296.
Please see the Green Book for schedules for routine adult immunisations (chapter 11).
General Enquiries
Members of the public can make general enquiries regarding vaccination by contacting the NHS Lothian Vaccination Enquiries Helpline on 0300 790 6296 or loth.vaccenquiries@nhs.scot
Information can also be found online at www.nhslothian.scot/vaccinations
Colleagues can facilitate communication with the HSCP vaccination teams using the following contact details which are provided for professional use only and are not intended for public enquiries:
East Lothian: loth.elvaccinationenquiry@nhs.scot
Edinburgh: loth.ehscpctacvaccinationreferrals@nhs.scot
Midlothian: loth.midlothianvaccines@nhs.scot
West Lothian: loth.wlhscpvaccinationenquiry@nhs.scot
