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This document provides detailed guidance for healthcare professionals on administering the live varicella vaccine as part of a public health immunisation programme in response to chickenpox and Group A Streptococcus co-circulation.
Year:
2025
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Immunisation, Varicella Vaccine
Document type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organization / institution:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Christina Wilson, Dr Vanessa Saliba, David Green
Target audience:
Healthcare practitioners, Immunisation Programmes
Effective period:
5 January 2025 - 5 January 2027
Approval date:
5 January 2025
Review date:
5 July 2026
Expiry date:
5 January 2027
Version:
v2.0
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Year:
2026
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Vaccination
Document type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organization:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Christina Wilson, Dr Vanessa Saliba, David Green
Target audience:
Healthcare practitioners
Validity period:
20 January 2026 – 30 November 2028
Approval date:
20 January 2026
Review date:
31 May 2028
Expiry date:
30 November 2028
Note:
Change history
Year:
2023
Region / city:
Australia
Topic:
Vaccination, Immunocompromised individuals, Herpes Zoster
Document type:
Government recommendation
Organization:
PBAC (Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee)
Author:
PBAC
Target audience:
Healthcare professionals, Immunocompromised individuals
Period of validity:
From November 1, 2023
Approval date:
November 1, 2023
Modification date:
September 2023
Year:
2025
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Immunization
Document type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organization / institution:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Suki Hunjunt, Professor Shamez Ladhani, David Green
Target audience:
Healthcare professionals involved in immunization
Period of validity:
From 5 January 2026 to 5 January 2029
Approval date:
5 January 2026
Amendment date:
2 June 2025, 16 December 2025
Description:
A document detailing the administration guidelines for the pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (PCV13, PCV15) for children under 2 years old in the UK.
Year:
2025
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Influenza immunisation
Document type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organisation:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Christina Wilson, Jamie Lopez-Bernal, Greta Hayward
Target audience:
Healthcare practitioners, NHS organisations
Period of validity:
From 1 September 2025 to 1 April 2026
Approval date:
3 July 2025
Revision history:
Updated annually, latest update 9 July 2025
Reference no:
HPV (GBMSM) PGD
Version no:
v5.0
Valid from:
1 September 2025
Review date:
1 April 2028
Expiry date:
1 September 2028
Author:
Suki Hunjunt, Sharif Ismail, David Green
Region / city:
England
Target audience:
Healthcare practitioners administering HPV vaccine to GBMSM
Type of document:
Patient Group Direction
Organisation:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Date of approval:
17 July 2025
Date of modifications:
16 July 2025
Context:
A formal Patient Group Direction for the administration of HPV vaccine to GBMSM, detailing legal, clinical, and procedural requirements for healthcare practitioners in England.
Reference no:
Hib/MenC PGD
Version no:
v6.0
Valid from:
1 July 2025
Expiry date:
30 April 2026
Authorising organisations:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Target audience:
Registered healthcare practitioners
Responsible body:
UKHSA
Note:
Amendment history
v1.0 and v2.0:
See previous versions of this PGD template for details (19 January 2016 to 23 April 2018)
v3.0:
PHE Hib/MenC PGD amended to: include vaccination of individuals for the prevention of secondary cases of meningococcal group C disease (24 April 2018)
v4.0:
PHE Hib/MenC PGD amended to: remove reference to individuals with an underlying medical condition (5 March 2020)
v5.0:
UKHSA Hib/MenC PGD amended to: include minor rewording of standard text, layout and formatting changes (4 May 2022)
v6.0:
UKHSA Hib/MenC PGD amended to: include minor rewording, updated references, and changes to the childhood immunisation schedule (2 June 2025)
Developed by:
Christina Wilson (Lead Pharmacist), Professor Shamez Ladhani (Paediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant), David Green (Nurse Consultant for Immunisation Programmes)
Peer-reviewed by:
UKHSA Immunisations PGD Expert Panel
Date approved:
2 June 2025
Year:
2025
Region:
England
Subject:
Hepatitis B vaccination for renal patients
Document Type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Authorising Organisation:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Target Audience:
Registered healthcare professionals
Period of Validity:
28 February 2025 - 28 February 2028
Approval Date:
28 February 2025
Amendment Date:
21 February 2025
Year:
2024
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Vaccination
Document type:
Patient Group Direction
Organization:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Christina Wilson, Dr. Mary Ramsay, David Green
Target audience:
Registered healthcare practitioners
Period of validity:
10 October 2024 - 30 April 2027
Approval date:
4 October 2024
Amendments date:
9 October 2024
Note:
Year
Organization / Institution:
NHS Scotland
Author:
Dr Laura Ryan, Dr John McAnaw, Mr Jim Miller
Target Audience:
Qualified health professionals within NHS Scotland
Changes History:
Eligibility age extended, new conditions added, clarifications made
Clinical Situation:
Acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in non-pregnant females aged 16 years and over.
Year:
2024
Region / City:
Scotland
Topic:
Pharmaceutical Guidelines
Document Type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organization / Institution:
NHS Scotland
Author:
Dr. Ronald Cook, Dr. John McAnaw
Target Audience:
Community Pharmacists
Effective Date:
20th February 2024
Expiry Date:
19th February 2027
Year:
2026
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Vaccination
Document type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organization:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Christina Wilson, Dr Vanessa Saliba, David Green
Target audience:
Healthcare practitioners
Validity period:
20 January 2026 – 30 November 2028
Approval date:
20 January 2026
Review date:
31 May 2028
Expiry date:
30 November 2028
Note:
Change history
Year:
2025
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Vaccination
Document type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Issuing organization:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Christina Wilson, Dr. Vanessa Saliba, David Green
Target audience:
Healthcare practitioners authorized to administer vaccines
Valid from:
1 January 2026
Review date:
31 May 2028
Expiry date:
30 November 2028
Version:
7.0
Date of approval:
19 December 2025
Amendments:
Last amendment on 19 December 2025
Year:
2025
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Immunization
Document type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Authoring body:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Target audience:
Healthcare professionals involved in immunization programs
Period of validity:
17 December 2025 - 17 December 2028
Approval date:
9 December 2025
Review date:
17 July 2028
Expiry date:
17 December 2028
Year:
2025
Region / City:
United Kingdom
Topic:
Meningococcal Disease, Ciprofloxacin, Public Health
Document Type:
Clinical Guidance
Organization / Institution:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Shilan Ghafoor, Dr. Shamez Ladhani, Kate Wedgwood
Target Audience:
Healthcare Practitioners, Public Health Authorities
Period of Validity:
From 20 October 2025
Approval Date:
10 October 2025
Expiry Date:
19 October 2028
Review Date:
19 October 2027
Year:
2025
Region / city:
Wales
Topic:
Inactivated influenza vaccine administration
Document type:
Addendum
Organization / institution:
NHS Wales
Author:
Welsh Medicines Advice Service (WMAS)
Target audience:
Registered healthcare professionals
Period of validity:
01 September 2025 - 31 March 2026
Approval date:
05 November 2025
Review date:
01 July 2026
Version:
1.0
Approval body:
Vaccine Clinical Advisory Group (VCAG)
Expiry date:
31 March 2026
Additional references:
Welsh Government. Health circulars. Available from https://www.gov.wales/health-circulars
Note:
[accessed 22 September 2025]
Context description:
Addendum to the NHS Wales Patient Group Direction (PGD) outlining the guidelines for administering inactivated influenza vaccines for the National Immunisation Programme 2025-2026.
Year:
2025
Region / City:
England
Topic:
Immunisation
Document Type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organisation / Institution:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Suki Hunjunt, Rebecca Cordery, Greta Hayward
Target Audience:
Healthcare practitioners
Period of Validity:
From 1 November 2025 to 1 November 2028
Approval Date:
24 September 2025
Revision Date:
23 September 2025
Year:
2025
Region / city:
United Kingdom
Topic:
Immunization, Influenza Vaccine
Document Type:
Addendum
Organization / Institution:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Suki Hunjunt, Alex Allen, Greta Hayward
Target Audience:
Health professionals, Immunization Programs
Effective Period:
1 September 2025 - 1 April 2026
Approval Date:
6 August 2025
Modification Date:
23 July 2025
Background:
Live attenuated influenza vaccine nasal spray suspension (Fluenz®) updated formula
Contextual Description:
Addendum to UKHSA PGD v15.0 detailing updates to the influenza vaccine composition and active strains.
Year:
2018
Region / City:
Queensland
Topic:
Legal Procedure
Document Type:
Court Order
Organization / Institution:
Supreme Court of Queensland
Author:
N/A
Target Audience:
Legal professionals
Effective Period:
Until further order of the Court
Approval Date:
2018
Amendment Date:
N/A
Context:
A document outlining the terms and procedures for document management and disclosure in legal proceedings, as agreed by the parties in a case before the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Year:
2025
Region / city:
England
Topic:
Immunization
Document type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organization / institution:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Author:
Suki Hunjunt, Professor Shamez Ladhani, David Green
Target audience:
Healthcare professionals involved in immunization
Period of validity:
From 5 January 2026 to 5 January 2029
Approval date:
5 January 2026
Amendment date:
2 June 2025, 16 December 2025
Description:
A document detailing the administration guidelines for the pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (PCV13, PCV15) for children under 2 years old in the UK.
Year:
2025
Region / City:
[insert local health board name]
Topic:
Community Pharmacy, Common Ailments Service, Docusate Sodium
Document Type:
Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Organization / Institution:
Welsh Medicines Advice Service
Author:
Dianne Burnett
Target Audience:
Pharmacists working within the Common Ailments Service of the Clinical Community Pharmacy Service
Period of Validity:
01 November 2025 - 31 October 2028
Approval Date:
29 August 2025
Review Date:
31 July 2028
Expiration Date:
31 October 2028