The Immunisation Program is designed to play a role in reducing the local incidence of vaccine preventable diseases and complications within the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith local government areas by:
- providing relevant and timely support to primary health care immunisation providers
- promoting immunisation benefits to the local community
- liaising with immunisation stakeholders.
Immunisation Support to General Practice
Access updated immunisation resources
We work to keep you updated about immunisation through:
Support around cold chain management
We provide:
- appropriate advice from Strive for 5
- a data logging service (for General Practice accreditation and after a cold chain breach)
- a recommendation that practices purchase and use their own data logger for best practice and to provide supporting data in the event of a power out.
Read more about data logging and cold chain management.
Support with immunisation queries
General Practices are encouraged to call the Immunisation team at Nepean Blue Mountains PHN on 4708 8100 or contact us online if you have any questions in relation to Immunisation or the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Public Health Unit on 4743 2022.
Support with nurse Immunisation training
By promoting Immunisation updates and courses for local nurses.
Resources from the latest Immunisation Update
Copies of the Nepean Blue Mountains Immunisation Report Card 2018 and the Nepean Blue Mountains Report Care 2018 are available to download from the 'workforce section' of the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District website.
Resources from the 16th National Immunisation Conference 2018
Copies of the presentations from the (PHAA) 16th National Immunisation Conference 2018 can be found on online.
Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy
Vaccination remains the best protection pregnant women and their newborn babies have against influenza.
Despite influenza vaccination being available free to pregnant women on the National Immunisation Program, vaccination rates remain low with only 1 in 3 pregnant women receiving the influenza vaccine.
Influenza infection during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery and even death in newborns and very young babies.
Pregnant women can have the vaccine at any time during pregnancy and they benefit from it all through the year.
More information for healthcare professionals
More information for patients
The following videos provide more information about flu vaccination during pregnancy.
For further information visit:
Contact
To find out more information about the Nepean Blue Mountains PHN Immunisation Program, call your NBMPHN Primary Care Support Officer on 4708 8100 or contact them online.
To find out more information on immunisation, contact the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Public Health Unit on 4743 2022.