Where to find it
Open the patient's record, then click Record immunisation from the sidebar. The immunisation popover will open.
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.