Immunisation Reviews

Immunisation Reviews are reminders at set ages to review which immunisations each patient has had, and what immunisations they are due.

At certain ages children and adults are due for sets of immunisations. For example at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 4 years, 12 years and 50 years.

At each Immunisation Review the health provider should review which immunisations each patient has had, give the patient the immunisations they are due, and record all immunisations given in Communicare.

For information about the current immunisation schedule, see National Immunisation Schedule.

Example of Immunisation Review Schedule

Use the following example protocol to ensure that, regardless of the age at which a patient is first added to Communicare, there will only ever be one overdue recall (the previous age review).

Note: Ensure that you complete and record the specific immunisations in a patient's clinical record before you complete the immunisation review recall item.
  • Review;immunisation;Birth - On Registration recall due at birth with a maximum age of 2 months.
  • Review;immunisation;2 month age - On Registration recall due at age 2 months with a maximum age of 4 months.
  • Review;immunisation;4 month age - On Registration recall due at age 4 months with a maximum age of 6 months.
  • Review;immunisation;6 month age - On Registration recall due at age 6 months with a maximum age of 12 months.
  • Review;immunisation;12 month age - On Registration recall due at age 12 months with a maximum age of 18 months.
  • Review;immunisation;18 month age - On Registration recall due at age 18 months with a maximum age of 4 years.
  • Review;immunisation;4 year age - On Registration recall due at age 4 years with a maximum age of 12 years.
  • Review;immunisation;12 year age - On Registration recall due at age 12 years with a maximum age of 15 years.
  • Review;immunisation;50 year age - On Registration recall due at age 50 years.
Tip: You can add immunisation reviews and recall rules for other milestones locally to suit your environment.

As a patient ages and is not seen the recalls are cleaned up automatically to make sure that unnecessary recalls are not left behind.

An immunisation review at a specific age should necessarily include a full review of the patient's immunisation history and catch-up immunisations arranged if required.