5 th Welsh Immunisation Conference Welcome Address on

5 th Welsh Immunisation Conference Welcome Address on behalf of CMO Wales Dr Sara Hayes Senior Medical Officer Eliesha 12 th March 2008 working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government

Setting the Scene Vaccine Uptake in Wales Commentary (Oct – Dec 2007 5 in 1 95. 3 PCV 2 94. 9 13 LHBs on or above 95% First reported rate since start of programme COVER report for quarter Oct – Dec 2007, NPHS Eliesha working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government

Epidemiology drives immunisation • Today’s conference covers: – HPV – BCG – Travel health – immunising the immunocompromised child Eliesha working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government

Quality of service delivery • We can all play our part by paying attention to the small details Eliesha working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government

MMR is still a challenge Commentary 971 (13 in Wales) Highest recorded since current surveillance scheme began in 1995 90 cases in babies under 1 year of age Mumps 1442 (15 in Wales) Wales had the lowest rates Rubella 27 5 occurred in women of childbearing age 190 Measles 81 Number of confirmed cases Source: HPA report on cases in England Wales 2007 Eliesha working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government

81 190 MMR is still a challenge Eliesha working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government

Maintaining a robust service • Programmes being discussed today are all routine programmes delivered by highly trained professionals • We also need to retain capacity to deliver large immunisation programmes at short notice to deal with localised, national or international outbreaks of disease. Eliesha working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government

Excellent progress • In summary: – The schedules are always under review and new candidates are always under discussion – Congratulations for improving uptake while coping with an increasingly complex schedule from the addition of further vaccines Eliesha working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government

Thank You – Diolch yn fawr Dr Sara Hayes Eliesha working in Partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government