About us
Our friendly team of staff offer Immunisation training and the specialist expertise to advise and to support registered and unregistered healthcare practitioners in the safe and effective delivery of vaccinations.
We offer Immunisation and Travel Health Training at competitive prices.
In line with government recommendations, all vaccinators should receive Annual (1 day) update Immunisation Training, and all new immunisers require a 2-day Introduction to Immunisations course, based on Public Health England (2018) National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Registered Healthcare Practitioners and PHE (2015) The National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Healthcare Support Workers.
Our training team
Our friendly training team offer Immunisations training and the Specialist Immunisation Nurse expertise to advise and to support medical and nursing staff in the safe and effective delivery of vaccinations to the local community.
Hannah Taylor
BN (Hons) RN, DipTH, NISP (V300)
- Immunisations UK Ltd – Company Director
- NMC Registered
- Nurse Independent/Supplementary Prescriber (V300)
- Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) Degree
- Diploma in Travel Health (DipTH)
- Immunisation Specialist Nurse
- Immunisation/Basic Life Support/ First Aid Instructor
- Award in Education & Training (Level 3)
Hannah qualified as a Registered Nurse in 2001 with a Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Degree from The University of Nottingham (Queens Medical Centre).
After qualifying, Hannah spent 9 years on the paediatric wards at Northampton General Hospital, then moved to work in the community with Northamptonshire Healthcare (NHS) Foundation Trust (NHFT) in 2010. Hannah was NHFT Immunisation Lead for the 0-19 Team from 2012-2020. As an Immunisation Specialist Nurse she advised on best immunisation practice, developing the Trust Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on Immunisation, policies and was instrumental in the improved vaccination practice and vaccine uptake. Hannah was part of an Immunisation Team who facilitated the transfer of baby/preschool immunisations from Health Visiting Team to Northamptonshire Practice Nurses in the primary care setting in 2012. Hannah also worked with the hard to reach communities, vaccinating at home when appropriate. Hannah also developed and delivered the Immunisation Training for the 0-19 team Health Visitors and School Nurses. Hannah left this position in March 2020, and occasionally supports NHFT with vaccinations as a member of NHFT bank staff when not delivering training.
Hannah delivers immunisation training as Immunisations UK Ltd to Healthcare Practitioners (HCPs) from all over the UK; in addition to in-house immunisation training commissioned by Community (NHS) Trusts, Training Hubs, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), NHS Hospitals and private Occupational Health Companies.
Hannah is an Independent Nurse Prescriber (V300) and completed a Professional Diploma in Travel Health with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) in 2021. Hannah also runs a vaccination clinic in Northampton, offering travel health consultations and private vaccines.
Catherine Bailey
BN (Hons) RN
- Immunisation Specialist Nurse/ BLS/PBLS/First Aid at work instructor
- Registered Nurse (Child)
- Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) Degree
- Award in Education & Training (Level 3)
Catherine qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1995 with a Diploma in Nursing from Brunel University and completed Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Degree with De Montford University in 1997. Catherine has worked on the Paediatric wards at Stoke Mandeville, Bedford, Luton and Dunstable and Kettering General Hospital. She moved to a community-based role with the Health Visiting Teams at Northamptonshire Health Care Foundation Trust in 2010.
Catherine started her role in vaccinations working in General Practice supporting the delivery of the routine vaccination programme to the under 5’s. She has worked as an Immunisation Quality Lead Practitioner in School Aged Immunisation Services.
During the Covid pandemic she supported the programme as the Practice Educator and Clinical Lead for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, delivering training and advising on best Immunisation practice.
Catherine has also supported GP surgeries on an ad-hoc basis delivering routine childhood and adult immunisations, Covid and Flu vaccines. She is also trained in administering BCG vaccinations.
Outside of her NHS work, Catherine delivers immunisation training on behalf of Immunisations UK, in addition to in-house training for out of county School Nursing and Immunisation teams, Local Medical Committees, NHS Hospitals and private Occupational Health Companies.
Catherine is also a qualified instructor in the following courses: Basic Life Support; Anaphylaxis; Defibrillation; Oxygen Therapy Administration; and First Aid at Work.
Catherine’s next adventure is to complete her Nurse Prescriber Qualification and to train in Travel Health vaccinations.
Cathy O’Malley
RGN FFTM RCPS (Glasg)
- Registered General Nurse
- Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine
- Diploma in Travel Medicine
- Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
- Care of patients with HIV and AIDS
- Accident and Emergency Nursing
Cathy is a Travel Health Nurse Specialist and freelance Travel Health trainer. She has 14 years clinical experience in a private GP surgery and nurse led travel clinic in Harrow London.
She completed the Travel medicine diploma in 2013 and in 2018 was awarded Fellowship of the Faculty of Travel Medicine (FTM) at the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Glasgow (RCPSG).
She has taught on the RCPSG diploma course, Foundation course and been an examiner and question setter for the membership exam. Cathy was a member of the FTM’s Education Board for 4 years and a co-author of the RCPSG FGM e-learning.
In 2020 Cathy adapted her courses for live interactive online delivery and currently works full time delivering online travel health training. Cathy is an experienced trainer and is passionate about travel medicine and passing her knowledge on to others.