Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle declining rates of the take-up of vaccines in England.
Public Health England, in partnership with NHS England and the Department, is undertaking many steps to improve vaccination coverage in England.
This includes initiatives to improve access to the immunisation programme; communication with the public; data to better identify underserved individuals and populations; and training for healthcare professionals. An example of this is the ‘Help Us Help You’ flu vaccination campaign which can be viewed at the following link: