{"id":4577,"date":"2025-11-03T14:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/?p=4577"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:20:37","slug":"flu-immunisation-of-school-aged-children-with-asthma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/2025\/11\/03\/flu-immunisation-of-school-aged-children-with-asthma\/","title":{"rendered":"FLU IMMUNISATION OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Please see the attached letter and details below from the NHS regarding<\/p>\n<h1><strong>FLU IMMUNISATION OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Our pupils are scheduled to be vaccinated on Wednesday 26th November, should any action be required, please contact the NHS at least three days prior to this date.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/ochiltreepssite2017\/uploads\/sites\/5345\/2025\/11\/03141847\/Letter-for-Parents-of-Asthmatic-Children-School-2025.docx\">Letter for Parents of Asthmatic Children School 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/2025\/08\/21\/flu-immunisation-consent-forms-return-by-friday-5th-september\/nhs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/ochiltreepssite2017\/uploads\/sites\/5345\/2025\/08\/21134441\/NHS.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NHS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/ochiltreepssite2017\/uploads\/sites\/5345\/2025\/08\/21134441\/NHS.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/ochiltreepssite2017\/uploads\/sites\/5345\/2025\/08\/21134441\/NHS.jpg\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4312\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/ochiltreepssite2017\/uploads\/sites\/5345\/2025\/08\/21134441\/NHS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/ochiltreepssite2017\/uploads\/sites\/5345\/2025\/08\/21134441\/NHS.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/ochiltreepssite2017\/uploads\/sites\/5345\/2025\/08\/21134441\/NHS-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Child Health Department<\/p>\n<p>Tel: <strong>01294 323466<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>September 2025<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Parent\/Carer<\/p>\n<p><strong>FLU IMMUNISATION OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><u>PLEASE IGNORE THIS LETTER IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT HAVE ASTHMA OR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>IF YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN CONSENT FOR YOUR CHILD TO BE VACCINATED<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Thank you for completing and returning the form consenting for your child to receive flu vaccination at school in the near future. This letter is for parents who have consented to their child\u2019s vaccination and indicated on the form that their child has asthma. You should have provided information about any medication (such as steroid tablets) your child may take for their asthma.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a parent\/carer of a child with asthma and have consented to their vaccination we are writing to request that you <u>contact us prior to their vaccination if there is any change to your child\u2019s asthma as this may affect whether your child can have the nasal flu vaccine or the vaccine by injection.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The changes you should tell us about are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A change in the type of inhaler, an increase in the strength or number of puffs your child takes each day within <u>three days<\/u> of school session<\/li>\n<li>If your child is now taking or has been prescribed steroid or other tablets since completing the consent form<\/li>\n<li>If your child\u2019s asthma has become worse in any way in the <u>three days<\/u> before your child\u2019s vaccination is due<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please contact <strong>01294 323466<\/strong> to tell us about any changes before the immunisation team visit your child\u2019s school.<\/p>\n<p>If your child has asthma and is unable to be vaccinated on the day of the school vaccination session your child will be able to receive the vaccine \u00a0if we are back in school for an absentee day or at a NHS clinic.. If you consented to their vaccination you will be sent a letter home with your child advising you what will happen next.<\/p>\n<p>More information on flu and the vaccine is available in the leaflet previously provided and online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/healthy-living\/immunisation\/vaccines\/child-flu-vaccine\"><strong>www.nhsinform.scot\/childflu<\/strong><\/a> or call the NHS inform helpline Freephone at <strong>0800 22 44 88.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yours faithfully<\/p>\n<p>p.p Susan Wilson, Health Board Immunisation Co-ordinator<\/p>\n<p>NHS Ayrshire &amp; Arran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please see the attached letter and details below from the NHS regarding FLU IMMUNISATION OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA Our pupils are scheduled to be vaccinated on Wednesday 26th November, should any action be required, please contact the NHS at least three days prior to this date. Thank you Letter for Parents of Asthmatic &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/2025\/11\/03\/flu-immunisation-of-school-aged-children-with-asthma\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FLU IMMUNISATION OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26346,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-and-wellbeing-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4579,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4577\/revisions\/4579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/ochiltreepssite2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}