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Childhood Immunisation Statistics Scotland

Uptake rates of routine childhood immunisations, by 12 months, 24 months, 5 years and 6 years. The data are presented by NHS Board and local authority.

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Source Scottish Immunisations Call & Recall System (SIRS)
Author PHS Protecting Health - Analytics Team
Maintainer PHS Open Data team
Last Updated March 25, 2025, 11:34 (GMT)
Created December 16, 2022, 10:27 (GMT)
Contact Address Public Health Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB
Subject Childhood Immunisations
Frequency Quarterly
Time frame of data and timeliness Data up to 31 December 2024. Data for the quarter and year ending 31 December 2024 were extracted from SIRS in mid-February 2025 and published by PHS in March 2025.
Coverage The target population these statistics aim to cover are children reaching 12 months to 6 years of age for each quarter reported.
Completeness The data covers the entire child population in Scotland up to 6 years of age i.e. it is not a sample.
Accuracy "As the data are recorded on SIRS for the primary purpose of facilitating the invitation of children for immunisation, a high degree of accuracy of data recording by NHS Boards is required. Quality checks are conducted at data entry by NHS Boards. In addition, NHS Board Immunisation Co-ordinators have the opportunity to review figures for their area prior to publication, so that any issues affecting the reported rates can be highlighted to users as appropriate. Figures are compared to previous years' figures and expected trends by PHS. "
Continuity of data Data from quarter ending 30 September 2019
Concepts and definitions Further information about the current immunisation programmes in Scotland, the vaccines available, and the diseases they protect against, can be found via the NHS Inform website (https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation)
Disclosure PHS Statistical Disclosure Control Protocol (https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/statistical-disclosure-protocol/statistical-disclosure-protocol/) has been applied where appropriate.
Revision statement These data are not subject to planned revisions. The rates reported reflect immunisation uptake at particular points in time, based on the data recorded. Information for previous years and quarters remain unchanged in subsequent publications
Official statistics designation Accredited Official Statistics
Relevance and key uses of the statistics Making information publicly available for planning, epidemiology, provision of services and providing comparative information.
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