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Opportunistic immunisation in schools may be more effective than immunisation in hospital
  1. RICHARD J ROBERTS, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control
  1. Department of Public Health
  2. North Wales Health Authority
  3. Hendy Road, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1PZ, UK
  4. dr.richard.roberts@nwales-ha.wales.nhs.uk
  5. Conway and Denbighshire NHS Trust
  6. Royal Alexandra Hospital
  7. Marine Drive, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 3AS, UK
  8. North East Wales NHS Trust
  9. 16 Grosvenor Road, Wrexham LL11 1BU, UK
  10. Department of Public Health
  11. North Wales Health Authority
    1. SARAH HORROCKS, Consultant Community Paediatrician
    1. Department of Public Health
    2. North Wales Health Authority
    3. Hendy Road, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1PZ, UK
    4. dr.richard.roberts@nwales-ha.wales.nhs.uk
    5. Conway and Denbighshire NHS Trust
    6. Royal Alexandra Hospital
    7. Marine Drive, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 3AS, UK
    8. North East Wales NHS Trust
    9. 16 Grosvenor Road, Wrexham LL11 1BU, UK
    10. Department of Public Health
    11. North Wales Health Authority
      1. ADELE KELLY, Consultant Community Paediatrician
      1. Department of Public Health
      2. North Wales Health Authority
      3. Hendy Road, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1PZ, UK
      4. dr.richard.roberts@nwales-ha.wales.nhs.uk
      5. Conway and Denbighshire NHS Trust
      6. Royal Alexandra Hospital
      7. Marine Drive, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 3AS, UK
      8. North East Wales NHS Trust
      9. 16 Grosvenor Road, Wrexham LL11 1BU, UK
      10. Department of Public Health
      11. North Wales Health Authority
        1. SUE WILLIAMS, Epidemiology Assistant
        1. Department of Public Health
        2. North Wales Health Authority
        3. Hendy Road, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1PZ, UK
        4. dr.richard.roberts@nwales-ha.wales.nhs.uk
        5. Conway and Denbighshire NHS Trust
        6. Royal Alexandra Hospital
        7. Marine Drive, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 3AS, UK
        8. North East Wales NHS Trust
        9. 16 Grosvenor Road, Wrexham LL11 1BU, UK
        10. Department of Public Health
        11. North Wales Health Authority

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            Editor,—We support Conway's call for immunisation to be given greater emphasis during medical training, and for opportunistic immunisation in hospital to be more widely practiced.1 However, even in the context of that study, only 43 of 183 eligible children (23.4%) were offered immunisation before discharge. The reasons for this are not stated, but the pressures on the junior …

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