Guidance

Immunisation by nurses and other health professionals: the green book, chapter 5

Information for public health professionals on immunisation.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 20 March 2013

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Immunisation by nurses and other health professionals: the green book, chapter 5

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The preferred way for patients to receive medicines is for trained healthcare professionals to prescribe for individual patients on a one-to-one basis. However, in some circumstances, it may be more appropriate for a patient to receive a medicine, including a vaccine (i.e. have it supplied and/or administered) directly from another healthcare professional. Unless covered by exemptions to the Medicines Act 1968, there are two ways of achieving this: either by Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or Patient Group Direction (PGD). This chapter describes what PSDs and PGDs are and their use in immunisation.

Published 20 March 2013