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DrStuartHofer

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Project Evaluation Manager
 
 
 
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+44 (0)7894 473 482stuart.green

 
 
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Chelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Lwembe:2016:10.1186/s12875-016-0497-9,
author = {Lwembe, SC and Green, SA and Tanna, N and Connor, J and Valler, C and Barnes, R},
doi = {10.1186/s12875-016-0497-9},
journal = {BMC Family Practice},
title = {A qualitative evaluation to explore the suitability, feasibility and acceptability of using a ‘celebration card’ intervention in primary care to improve the uptake of childhood vaccinations},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0497-9},
volume = {17},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - IntroductionChildhood vaccination remains a primary mechanism for reducing the burden of infectiousdisease. In the United Kingdom, as in many countries, a sustained effort is required to ensurethat vaccination targets are met to afford protection to the whole population from vaccinepreventable disease. The Celebrate and Protect programme is a collaborative partnershipdeveloped to improve the uptake of childhood vaccination across a number of boroughswithin London through the use of a celebration card to encourage attendance for vaccinationand enhance relationships between general practices and the parents/carers of children.MethodsThis study was undertaken to assess the suitability, feasibility and acceptability of theCelebrate and Protect programme across nine boroughs in London. Data were collectedeither from telephone interviews (n=24) or from focus groups (n=31). A total of 55 keyinformants were included in the study, representing strategic, commissioning or policy leads,healthcare professionals and primary care teams delivering vaccinations and parents/carersof children under five.ResultsThe analysis of data identified that whilst parents/carers saw the celebration card positivelythis raised the issue of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ and the lack of information that parents/carershave to make informed decisions about vaccination. Similarly, healthcare professionalsviewed the programme positively and felt that it was deliverable within existing resourcesalthough they raised wider questions about on-going sustainability and about quantitativedata collection. In relation to the collaboration between primary care and a pharmaceuticalcompany in developing the Celebrate and Protect programme, it was generally felt that,provided appropriate governance is in place, it was a pragmatic approach in which thebenefits outweighed any perceived disadvantages.DiscussionThe Celebrate and Protect programme was seen as an innovative collaborative programmeto engage with parents
AU  - Lwembe,SC
AU  - Green,SA
AU  - Tanna,N
AU  - Connor,J
AU  - Valler,C
AU  - Barnes,R
DO  - 10.1186/s12875-016-0497-9
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 1471-2296
TI  - A qualitative evaluation to explore the suitability, feasibility and acceptability of using a ‘celebration card’ intervention in primary care to improve the uptake of childhood vaccinations
T2  - BMC Family Practice
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0497-9
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/37399
VL  - 17
ER  -
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