It is vitally important that everyone has their recommended vaccinations. DHSC is working with NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to encourage high uptake of all childhood immunisations, including in under-served communities and in groups with historically lower vaccination rates. Although annual data for April 2024 to March 2025 shows that vaccination coverage for children aged 24 months was stabilising, the latest quarterly data for July to September 2025 shows declines across the UK childhood immunisation programme are continuing. There is more to do to improve uptake. That is why we have set out actions to improve uptake in our 10 Year Health Plan and our Best Start in Life strategy. To emphasise the benefits of vaccination for both individuals and the wider community, and to strengthen confidence in immunisation, we are delivering a national communication campaign across 2025 to 2026, which proactively highlights the value of vaccines and the risks associated with vaccine preventable diseases and builds confidence in vaccine efficacy and safety. We are also exploring new ways of delivering vaccinations, including health visits and community pharmacy - with pilots for administering vaccinations as part of health visits stood-up also from January 2026. Government partners are also working with healthcare professionals to ensure they are adequately equipped to discuss immunisations with concerned patients, as we recognise that the best recourse for patients with questions on vaccination is local healthcare professionals. Finally, we are working to improve the consent process to help children get vaccines at school and, during 2026 to 2027, we will give parents access to their child’s vaccination health record through the My Vaccines hub on the NHS App.