Guidance

MMR: patient group direction (PGD) template

PGD template to support the national MMR vaccination programme.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
24 March 2016
Last updated
2722 NovemberDecember 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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MMR: patient group direction (PGD) template

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This patient group direction (PGD) template supports the administration of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, to individuals fromborn 1on yearor ofbefore age31 December 2019 requiring opportunistic catch up for routine immunisationimmunisation, or fromfor 6travel monthsto ofendemic ageareas ifor earlymeasles protectionoutbreak ismanagement.

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MMR vaccine PGD version 6.07.0 is valid from 1 January 2026 to 30 November 2028.

Practitioners must not use this PGD template until it has been authorised in Section 2. This is a legal requirement (see Human Medicines Regulations 2012). Practitioners should follow local policy and procedures to access authorised PGD documents.

This PGD template should be used with reference to current national guidance, the Green Book, and Summary of Product Characteristics for the vaccine.

Updates to this page

Published 24 March 2016
Last updated 2722 NovemberDecember 2025 + show all updates

  1. Added version 7.0, see page 3 for change history.

  2. Added version 6.0, see page 2 for change history.

  3. Added version 5, see page 2 for change history.

  4. Added version 4 (see page 2 for change history).

  5. Added V03.00 - routine review.

  6. Routine PGD update on expiry of v01.00.

  7. First published.

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