Born in Aus, but due 6 month vaccines when in the UK

[Cazwilkins]

Hi all,

Hoping someone is able to give advice who may have been through this previously themselves.

Our son is 4 weeks old and we are due to head over to the UK for 6 months to spend time with family after he has his 4 month vaccinations here in Australia.

Obviously this means he will be due his 6 month vaccinations whilst we are in the UK. 

Has anyone been through something similar where their child(ren) have been due vaccinations whilst they have been in the UK and what is the process? We are aware we will likely have to pay privately as our son won't have an NHS number and even though we will apply for a British passport for him, I doubt we can then get an NHS number to get free treatment as we won't technically be UK residents.

I appreciate anyone's help on the matter.

 

PS I have checked and the 6 in 1 vaccine that is given in the UK is the same as the Australian scheduled 6 month vaccine.

[Tulip1]

12 hours ago, Cazwilkins said:

Hi all,

Hoping someone is able to give advice who may have been through this previously themselves.

Our son is 4 weeks old and we are due to head over to the UK for 6 months to spend time with family after he has his 4 month vaccinations here in Australia.

Obviously this means he will be due his 6 month vaccinations whilst we are in the UK. 

Has anyone been through something similar where their child(ren) have been due vaccinations whilst they have been in the UK and what is the process? We are aware we will likely have to pay privately as our son won't have an NHS number and even though we will apply for a British passport for him, I doubt we can then get an NHS number to get free treatment as we won't technically be UK residents.

I appreciate anyone's help on the matter.

 

PS I have checked and the 6 in 1 vaccine that is given in the UK is the same as the Australian scheduled 6 month vaccine.

You will have to pay but I can’t imagine it being much.  There are private vaccination places scattered about (there’s one in the town I work in) Probably easiest to look online to find them near where you will be staying and contact them to confirm they can accommodate what you need/what’s the process. 

[Loopylu]

On 05/01/2023 at 18:34, Cazwilkins said:

Hi all,

Hoping someone is able to give advice who may have been through this previously themselves.

Our son is 4 weeks old and we are due to head over to the UK for 6 months to spend time with family after he has his 4 month vaccinations here in Australia.

Obviously this means he will be due his 6 month vaccinations whilst we are in the UK. 

Has anyone been through something similar where their child(ren) have been due vaccinations whilst they have been in the UK and what is the process? We are aware we will likely have to pay privately as our son won't have an NHS number and even though we will apply for a British passport for him, I doubt we can then get an NHS number to get free treatment as we won't technically be UK residents.

I appreciate anyone's help on the matter.

 

PS I have checked and the 6 in 1 vaccine that is given in the UK is the same as the Australian scheduled 6 month vaccine.

Hi Caz

Not childhood vaccine, but I was in the UK in 2021 and was able to access a free Covid vaccine from the NHS without showing a British Passport or quoting my NHS number. The NHS was more than happy to vaccinate anyone who wanted it who was staying in the UK for a while. I was only there 2 months.  

Unlike Australian medical facilities that require sight of a Medicare card before treating you, NHS hospitals and GPs do not tend to turn people away who need treatment.  I suggest that you ask your family in the UK to make enquiries at their local GP as to whether your son can have the vaccinations he needs. If they are frequent fliers there then the GP will likely help out.   I would take your records with you so that the nurse or doctor administering the vaccine knows what your son has had to date and can sign off on the vaccinations.  You will need evidence of vaccination on your return from Australia to obtain any child related tax concessions. 

Hope this helps.

[Ausvisitor]

They might do it as Loopylu suggests but I suspect not.

COVID vaccines where basically a turn up and get (yes you should have had a NHS number but they ran a don't ask don't tell policy so we could vaccinate people in the country at the time)

To get the vaccination in the UK for a 6 month old you are invited you don't make the appt yourself so as they don't have you listed as residents you won't get called.

And the vaccinations aren't an emergency need, if you are a few months late it won't be an issue, so it won't be covered under reciprocal care 

[Loopylu]

10 minutes ago, Ausvisitor said:

They might do it as Loopylu suggests but I suspect not.

COVID vaccines where basically a turn up and get (yes you should have had a NHS number but they ran a don't ask don't tell policy so we could vaccinate people in the country at the time)

To get the vaccination in the UK for a 6 month old you are invited you don't make the appt yourself so as they don't have you listed as residents you won't get called.

And the vaccinations aren't an emergency need, if you are a few months late it won't be an issue, so it won't be covered under reciprocal care 

Actually I had to phone up the local health authority administration team for the vaccines and ask for an appointment at the mass vaccination hub. It was not a case of just bowling up and sticking my arm out. I had to give my name and show ID to security and be ticked off the list. Really no different to getting a GP appointment. It was not a free for all as you suggest. 
Unlike the vaccine fiasco in Australia, people with current NHS numbers were sent a vaccine appointment, starting with the most vulnerable first. If you couldn’t make your allotted date and time it was easy to rearrange to a convenient time. As I did not have an appointment in the post I had to arrange one as described. 

Edited January 18, 2023 by Loopylu

[Cazwilkins]

4 hours ago, Ausvisitor said:

They might do it as Loopylu suggests but I suspect not.

COVID vaccines where basically a turn up and get (yes you should have had a NHS number but they ran a don't ask don't tell policy so we could vaccinate people in the country at the time)

To get the vaccination in the UK for a 6 month old you are invited you don't make the appt yourself so as they don't have you listed as residents you won't get called.

And the vaccinations aren't an emergency need, if you are a few months late it won't be an issue, so it won't be covered under reciprocal care 

Well I certainly don't agree with your response about it not being an issue. It clearly states online (and I have yesterday confirmed with my GP when my little one had his 6 week vaccines) that anywhere up to a month late for the vaccines is fine but anything past this means you are not fully covered. And by the time we return to Australia our youngest will be about to turn 12 months which is when his next lot of vaccinations are due. 

The 6 month vaccine is the final in a 3 part series and the schedule is tried and tested. You ask any specialist immunologist about spacing out the vaccine schedule and they say absolutely not, the way the vaccine schedule is laid out is tried and tested and should not be delayed. So your advice is actually dangerous.

I am not expecting a vaccine for free. I am needing information on how to access it fully expecting to pay. 

Edited January 18, 2023 by Cazwilkins

[Nemesis]

7 minutes ago, Cazwilkins said:

Well I certainly don't agree with your response about it not being an issue. It clearly states online (and I have yesterday confirmed with my GP when my little one had his 6 week vaccines) that anywhere up to a month late for the vaccines is fine but anything past this means you are not fully covered. And by the time we return to Australia our youngest will be about to turn 12 months which is when his next lot of vaccinations are due. 

The 6 month vaccine is the final in a 3 part series and the schedule is tried and tested. You ask any specialist immunologist about spacing out the vaccine schedule and they say absolutely not, the way the vaccine schedule is laid out is tried and tested and should not be delayed. So your advice is actually dangerous.

I am not expecting a vaccine for free. I am needing information on how to access it fully expecting to pay. 

Does this help at all? 

https://www.babyjabs.co.uk/prices.html

[Ken]

We didn't move to Australia until our son was almost two years old, so not in the same situation, but it does mean I can tell you something about when you return to Australia. You'll need to take the evidence of your child's vaccinations to a GP. They can then upload that vaccination information on to the national vaccination database. It's not an issue for a vaccination to be given overseas when it's the same as the Australian vaccination.

[Tulip1]

16 minutes ago, Cazwilkins said:

Well I certainly don't agree with your response about it not being an issue. It clearly states online (and I have yesterday confirmed with my GP when my little one had his 6 week vaccines) that anywhere up to a month late for the vaccines is fine but anything past this means you are not fully covered. And by the time we return to Australia our youngest will be about to turn 12 months which is when his next lot of vaccinations are due. 

The 6 month vaccine is the final in a 3 part series and the schedule is tried and tested. You ask any specialist immunologist about spacing out the vaccine schedule and they say absolutely not, the way the vaccine schedule is laid out is tried and tested and should not be delayed. So your advice is actually dangerous.

I am not expecting a vaccine for free. I am needing information on how to access it fully expecting to pay. 

As I mentioned in my previous response, there are private vaccine centres across the UK.  A quick Google search will show you the nearest to where you are staying.  Contact them, get the low down on how to get the jabs, all sorted.

[Cazwilkins]

21 minutes ago, Nemesis said:

Does this help at all? 

https://www.babyjabs.co.uk/prices.html

Thank you, we are north west of England. I've searched for private vaccination hubs for childhood vaccines in Lancashire but so far the only ones I've found are down south which isn't the end of the world to travel down! 

[Cazwilkins]

20 minutes ago, Tulip1 said:

As I mentioned in my previous response, there are private vaccine centres across the UK.  A quick Google search will show you the nearest to where you are staying.  Contact them, get the low down on how to get the jabs, all sorted.

Yes I have been looking for private vaccination hubs near me but nothing seems to be coming up for Lancashire. Will keep searching. I have only briefly searched here and there.

Edit... Found one in Liverpool thank you

Edited January 18, 2023 by Cazwilkins

[Cazwilkins]

24 minutes ago, Ken said:

We didn't move to Australia until our son was almost two years old, so not in the same situation, but it does mean I can tell you something about when you return to Australia. You'll need to take the evidence of your child's vaccinations to a GP. They can then upload that vaccination information on to the national vaccination database. It's not an issue for a vaccination to be given overseas when it's the same as the Australian vaccination.

Thank you. Yes I believe it is the same 6 in 1 vaccine. Thank you for the heads up on what we need to do when we return.