Immunisation: rotavirus (24 weeks)
Indicator
The percentage of babies who reached 24 weeks old in the preceding 12 months, who have received 2 doses of rotavirus vaccine before the age of 24 weeks.
Indicator type
General practice indicator suitable for use in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
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Rationale
Rotavirus is highly contagious and leads to gastroenteritis. The routine immunisation schedule states that the rotavirus vaccine is due at 8 and 12 weeks old. The indicator supports vaccination with rotavirus vaccine according to the routine immunisation schedule. This indicator measures receipt of 2 doses of the rotavirus vaccine before 24 weeks to ensure inclusion of babies who had a delay to vaccination due to acute illness with fever but achieve immunisation against rotavirus before the vaccine is contraindicated.
Source guidance
Specification
Numerator: The number in the denominator who received 2 doses of a rotavirus vaccine before they reached 24 weeks old.
Denominator: The number of babies who reached 24 weeks old in the preceding 12 months.
Calculation: Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.
Exclusions: Babies with a rotavirus vaccination contraindicated or history of rotavirus vaccine allergy code. See Public Heath England's rotavirus: the green book, chapter 27b and NHS webpage on rotavirus vaccine.
(Taken from NHS Digital's business rules for vaccination and immunisation programmes 2021/22 rotavirus v11.0.)
Personalised care adjustments or exception reporting should be used if vaccination is declined.
Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to assess performance at individual general practice level.
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