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Shingles: Health Education

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 February 2025UIN 26711

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of shingles.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

To increase awareness of the shingles programme and of potential vaccination benefits amongst health professionals and the wider public, the UK Health Security Agency provides a comprehensive suite of public facing resources and assets, including information leaflets in multiple languages and accessible formats, like easy read, British Sign Language, and braille, and also provides guidance for healthcare professionals. Further information is available at the following link:

https://www.healthpublications.gov.uk/Home.html

In addition, further information on the shingles immunisation programme specifically is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shingles-vaccination-guidance-for-healthcare-professionals/shingles-immunisation-programme-information-for-healthcare-practitioners

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