Schools opting out of HPV vaccination programme and subsequent procedure

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Dear Berkshire West Primary Care Trust (PCT),

Under the Freedom of Information Act, would you be so kind as to answer the below questions:

1) Do all girls aged 12 -13 get offered the HPV vaccine at school?
2) a) for girls accepting, do their GPs get notified of their vaccination?
b) for girls offered but not accepting the vaccine, do their GPs get notified of their non-vaccination?

If the answer to 1) is not a complete yes:

3)a) Have any schools in the area refused to allow clinicians to administer the HPV vaccine? b) If so, which?
c) If the answer to 3a) is yes, what are the reasons provided for this?
d) What is the policy/process for alternative arrangements for any schools that have opted out?
e) Please provide a copy of the official notifications, or record of that notification

4a) Have any schools in the area opted out of the HPV vaccine catch up programme at any point?
4b) If the answer to 4a) is yes, which?

Yours faithfully,

Michelle

FOI - Berkshire West PCT, Berkshire West Primary Care Trust (PCT)

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Good morning,
Please find attached letter in response to your FOI request.
Regards

Shameema Stalin
Governance Administrator
NHS Berkshire
West Berkshire Community Hospital
Rookes Way
Benham Hill
London Road
Newbury
RG18 3AS

Tel : 01635 273325
Fax: 01635 273793
Working days: Tuesday-Friday(8.30am to 12.30pm)

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I was asked to clarify what was meant by a copy of official notification relating to the policy or process for alternative arrangements. Please disregard this question; the answers provided to the other questions were suitably satisfactory.

Yours sincerely,

Michelle