Academic Year 2022-23

Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Vaccination and Immunisation Team
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR

6th December 2022

Blackpool Aspire - Children in Year 8

Dear Parent/Guardian,

YOUR CHILD’S HPV VACCINATION – Year 8 children

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals is delivering the school-age immunisation programme on behalf of NHS England.

Girls and boys aged 12 to 13 years (born after 1 September 2006) are offered the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as part of the HPV vaccine overview - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

The HPV vaccine helps protect against several types of cancer including cervical, mouth, throat (head and neck) and certain genital cancers. In England, girls and boys aged 12 to 13 years are routinely offered the 1st HPV vaccination when they're in school Year 8. The 2nd dose is offered in year 9.

Please click or visit www.bthimmunisations.co.uk/forms/HPV

The code for your school is BP141132

If you experience any problems accessing the form, please call Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre 01253 951984 or Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham, Carnforth & over Wyre 01524 519430

If you decide you do not want to vaccinate your child, please complete the consent form selecting the no consent option.

Yours faithfully,

School Age Vaccination Team
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
@BlackpoolHosp