User guide Recording a vaccination (or non-vaccination)

To record a vaccination (or a vaccination that didn’t happen), follow the instructions below.

Select the child and programme

  1. Go to Sessions.
  2. Go to the Today tab.
  3. Click on the name of the school you’re attending.
  4. Click on Record vaccinations under the relevant programme.
  5. A list of children’s names is displayed - you can filter the list by name or year group.
  6. Click on the name of the child in front of you.
Information:

If you’re offering more than one vaccination programme at this session, make sure you select the relevant programme tab, near the top of the screen.

Screenshot of programme tabs on the patient session page.

Review the child’s details and do pre-screening checks

Once you’ve reviewed the information on the page, you’ll need to confirm the child’s identity and carry out pre-screening checks.

  1. Select the relevant radio button to state whether the child or someone else confirmed their identity.
  2. If it was someone else, enter their name and relationship to the child.
  3. Run through the pre-screening checks and confirm you’ve checked the statements are correct. You can add notes if you want to.
  4. Indicate whether you think the child is ready to vaccinate using the radio buttons at the bottom of the page.
Screenshot of pre-screening questions on a patient record.
Mavis will ask a series of pre-screening questions before you record a vaccination.

Record the outcome

If the child was vaccinated:

  1. Use the relevant radio buttons to record how the vaccination was given.
  2. Record the batch you used, then click Continue.
  3. Check and confirm your answer, and add notes if you want to.
  4. Make any changes (if necessary) and click Confirm.

If the child was not vaccinated:

  1. Use the relevant radio button to record why the vaccine was not given, then Continue.
  2. Check and confirm your answer, and add notes if you want to.
  3. Make any changes (if necessary) and click Confirm.