Let's Talk About Vaccines Week
14-18th September ... WATCH THIS SPACE!
NHS Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB
Approaching vaccine uptake through ‘healthy conversations’ - 2.5 hour sessions
Let’s Talk About Vaccines (LTaV) is a training session to help build your confidence, skills and knowledge to open up discussions with service users about vaccination decisions in your local area.
This 2.5-hour online, interactive session is free to health, social care and voluntary sector staff within the NHS Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB footprint.
This training uses approaches from:
- Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
- Shared Decision Making
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Aims of the Training:
The training will explore the issues, myths and barriers around vaccine hesitancy, providing you with the techniques and approaches to help people make informed choices. These can be used in your everyday contact with patients as an opportunity to discuss vaccine uptake.
We acknowledge and understand that people may have a good reason not to have a vaccine. By listening to individuals and their concerns and discussing options in a non-judgemental way, the training aims to support you to improve people's knowledge and understanding.
Follow-on Support:
We understand that you don’t stop learning when the session finishes, so following the 2.5-hour session we will also be supporting those that attend with a bi-monthly community of practice (COP). The COPs will be hosted by an experienced coach trainer, who will support you with further skills to embed the training.
The training is available for booking below, and is also followed by a bi-monthly community of practice. Specific dates and times are listed in the application form.
The virtual (Microsoft Teams) training is currently available as a joint initiative between Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB and Kent & Medway ICB
Dates:
- Tuesday 28th April 2026, 13:30 – 16:00
- Friday 5th June 2026, 09:30 – 12:00
- Tuesday 22nd September 2026, 09:30 – 12:00
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- Tuesday 6th October 2026, 13:30 – 16:00
- Thursday 26th November 2026, 13:30 – 16:00
- Wednesday 13th January 2027, 09:30 – 12:00
Testimonials from attendees of the LTaV Champions Programme
"What has the most impact on me?"
"The opportunity to network, enhance my skills in coaching, and improve my day-to-day communication."
"The different models I can use to guide me in coaching, and the realisation that it is never too late to learn to help in the bigger agenda about vaccination uptake."
"Just planting a seed is already a win, it’s not my job to come up with the answer."
"I have been reassured by the tools I can use to promote positive conversations, and that they may have different end goals."
"How could others benefit from attending this programme?"
"The Change Coach Programme offers an opportunity for all health workers to improve their skills and increase uptake of vaccination."
"Others should attend this course to understand coaching and how to use this when supporting clients to make informed decisions and provide an increase in positive outcomes."
"This course improves confidence around vaccine hesitancy. It makes you evaluate your coaching style and adjust the way you have conversations with patients."
"Others should attend this course so we can have positive conversations with patients/carers about immunisation and its benefits, and to promote confidence in the staff members having these sometimes challenging conversations."
Feedback highlights -
Post training, on a scale of 1-10, how important do you think having a conversation about vaccination is for you in your role? (10 being most important)
- An average increase of 29% compared with prior to completing the training
Post training, on a scale of 1-10, how confident do you feel about having a conversation about vaccination in your role? (10 being most confident)
- An average increase of 31% compared with prior to completing the training
