Updated guidance published for Shingles vaccination: guidance for healthcare practitioners

Published 5 April 2018

Last updated 23 August 2024 — See all updates

Shingles immunisation programme: information for healthcare practitioners

SNOMED codes

The aim of the herpes zoster (shingles) vaccination programme is to reduce the incidence and severity of shingles disease in older people.

The guidance for healthcare practitioners document includes information on:

• shingles infection
• programme delivery
• shingles vaccines
• vaccine eligibility
• vaccine administration

The SNOMED codes can be used to assist with identifying patients who are indicated for Shingrix® vaccine.

A training slide set for the shingles programme is available to download.

An eligibility calculator tool is available to download. Health professionals can enter a patient's date of birth into this interactive document to work out which vaccine they are eligible for and when to offer a second appointment. An accessible text version of the eligibility tool is available.

Shingles web and social media display banners are available to download.