Where to find it
Open the patient's record and click Immunisations in the Clinical section of the left sidebar (on a narrow screen it appears as a tab along the top instead). On the Immunisations page, click the Record Immunisation button in the top-right corner — the immunisation popover will open.
Tip — if the Record Immunisation quick-action is switched on in the patient sidebar, you can open the same popover straight from there without opening the Immunisations page first. It's configurable, so it won't always be shown.
Step 1 — choose the recording type
Three tiles at the top:
- Given today — default; a vaccine administered now.
- From history — recording a dose given elsewhere; skips batch / route / site details.
- Declined — patient refused; captures a decline reason.
Step 2 — search for the vaccine or brand
One search box handles both mental models:
- Type a vaccine name (e.g. mmr, flu, hpv) to find the concept. Pick it, then optionally choose a brand like Priorix or MMRVaxPro in the brand picker that appears below.
- Type a brand name (e.g. priorix, fluenz) to find the product directly. Selecting the brand sets the vaccine concept automatically — no second step needed.
Either path ends with a selection chip showing the vaccine and brand together (e.g. MMR vaccine — Priorix). Click Change on the chip to start over.
Tip — if a brand doesn't appear, the product index may still be warming up on your organisation; try the vaccine name instead, and the brand picker will list the options once the vaccine is selected.
Step 3 — administration details
- Date administered — defaults to today.
- Route & site — prefilled from the vaccine's typical values (e.g. Intramuscular + Left deltoid).
- Source — Practice stock, Patient supplied, or Other. If you have stock control enabled, the stock batch selector appears for Practice stock.
- Batch number & expiry — typed in directly, or auto-filled from the stock batch you selected. These fields are disabled until a vaccine is chosen — there's no need to type brand names into the batch field, because the brand is captured separately.
- Course & dosing — Dose number, total planned, booster toggle.
Step 4 — notes & consent
- Add clinical notes.
- Toggle Patient consent recorded.
- For declined vaccines, add the decline reason and any patient-facing notes.
Save the record and the immunisation is added to the patient's history. Safety checks (age, live-vaccine precautions, contraindicated allergies, and prior doses) run automatically while you're filling the form.