NHS webinar on vaccinating children against polio, flu and MMR

Parents and carers of children aged 1-9 can learn more about the importance of vaccinations and have their questions answered at special webinars hosted by some of south east London’s leading NHS consultants and public health experts this month.

You are invited to join free online webinars and hear more about specific diseases and why vaccinations are being provided by the NHS to children this winter. Expert clinicians including doctors from one of the country’s top children’s hospitals will explain more about polio, flu and MMR, and answer your questions.

Please join us at these events by registering to attend here. We will send you a link to join the webinar via MS Teams before the event.

Our expert panel of speakers includes:

Dr Ronny Cheung, Consultant Paediatrician, Joint Head of Service, General Paediatrics, Evalina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Jonathan Cohen, Consultant in Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Sangeeta Leahy, Director of Public Health, London Borough of Southwark

Dr Angela Bhan, Director for Bromley - south east London Integrated Care System, specialist public health doctor

Hosted by: Dr Toby Garrood, Joint Medical Director – south east London Integrated Care System, Consultant Rheumatologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Vaccinations for children in south east LondonPolio vaccinations for 1-9 year old children in London: find out more including how to book polio vaccinations: https://www.selondonics.org/icb/your-health/polio-vaccination/

MMR vaccinations: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/09/nhs-urges-parents-to-book-children-in-for-essential-mmr-vaccination/

Winter flu booster vaccinations: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/

If you can't make this event, we are also hosting a webinar on Friday 21 October.