Summary
Some children in England from struggling families will receive vaccines at home to help protect them from diseases. The government's plan aims to improve vaccine rates by having health visitors provide the service to families facing challenges in accessing healthcare. Twelve areas in different regions of England will try this new approach over the next year.
Key Facts
- The program is for children from families who have trouble accessing healthcare.
- The goal is to improve vaccination rates which have declined in the past 10 years.
- Health visitors, who are trained nurses or midwives, will conduct the home visits.
- The pilot scheme will be implemented in 12 areas across different regions in England.
- Families that can regularly visit local surgeries will continue to receive vaccines there.
- The government is addressing issues like language barriers and travel costs that prevent access to health services.
- No childhood vaccines have met the 95% target rate for children aged five and under recently.
- There is an ongoing development of a workforce plan to tackle the decline in health visitors and community nursing.
